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Anyone that understands what Im saying (about the law), think of a way to use the wasted energy? Thats what we should be focusing on. The energies right there, lets harness it. I cant think of anything :(
i never really thought about it before but im thinking about it a lot now i understand it takes engergy to make it but i think mabey you end up with more usable energy than you had before especially with the chemicl yes you have to buy it but for only a few dollars compared to a few hundred for gasoline
i never really thought about it before but im thinking about it a lot now i understand it takes engergy to make it but i think mabey you end up with more usable energy than you had before especially with the chemicl yes you have to buy it but for only a few dollars compared to a few hundred for gasoline
have him prove it before you convert...hearing him say it isn't proof...
Just remember that you cannot create more energy.... you can only unlock the potential energy that is contained in the fuel or chemicals that are already there. I think that the best method would be, as mentioned earlier, finding a way to utilize the waste heat that comes from burning the fuel. All this is doing, though, is improving the efficiency of the engine/system.
How about this: using the exhaust stream to power a turbine that runs a generator to charge batteries or to provide power to an electric motor...kind of a hybrid concept. This way you are not creating generator-induced drag on the engine, and when the engine is under heavy load, the turbine and generator mechanism produces more power. It would be like a turbo... but without the fun. I wonder if the exhaust stream would have enough power to spin the turbine with a generator hooked up to it. Or if the blades would just stall or create too much backpressure to be feasible.
Just remember that you cannot create more energy.... you can only unlock the potential energy that is contained in the fuel or chemicals that are already there. I think that the best method would be, as mentioned earlier, finding a way to utilize the waste heat that comes from burning the fuel. All this is doing, though, is improving the efficiency of the engine/system.
How about this: using the exhaust stream to power a turbine that runs a generator to charge batteries or to provide power to an electric motor...kind of a hybrid concept. This way you are not creating generator-induced drag on the engine, and when the engine is under heavy load, the turbine and generator mechanism produces more power. It would be like a turbo... but without the fun. I wonder if the exhaust stream would have enough power to spin the turbine with a generator hooked up to it. Or if the blades would just stall or create too much backpressure to be feasible.
Might get something back, but I would think it would be more efficient to generate electricity by a mechanical coupling to the wheels or engine (like alternators already are). With a exhaust powered turbine, you would have losses in the form of backpressure slowing the exhaust and mechanical drag from spinning a turbine bearing at 20 kajillion rpms.
Just remember that you cannot create more energy....
How about this: using the exhaust stream to power a turbine that runs a generator to charge batteries or to provide power to an electric motor...kind of a hybrid concept. This way you are not creating generator-induced drag on the engine, and when the engine is under heavy load, the turbine and generator mechanism produces more power. It would be like a turbo... but without the fun. I wonder if the exhaust stream would have enough power to spin the turbine with a generator hooked up to it. Or if the blades would just stall or create too much backpressure to be feasible.
Finally someone is listening to me.
This is a cool idea. Say if you cars powertrain is ran by electric motor you could technically have a 2 cyl running the turbo. Just have to have the technology in the ALT. Which we dont :(
Your car would really still run off of gas. More peddle, means more spool, means more enregy for the ALT. If we just had the alt, I could see this working.
I still think it would be better to harness the HEAT energy. Remember ALL, we only use about 25% of the energy we get from gas. Imagine if we used even 40% of that wasted energy :cool:
have him prove it before you convert...hearing him say it isn't proof...
its not really converting it will be running on both hydrogen and gas at the same time all i would have to do is some wiring and mount it somewhere and run a hose into the intake
Might get something back, but I would think it would be more efficient to generate electricity by a mechanical coupling to the wheels or engine (like alternators already are). With a exhaust powered turbine, you would have losses in the form of backpressure slowing the exhaust and mechanical drag from spinning a turbine bearing at 20 kajillion rpms.
The turbine to generator link would have to incorporate some gearing to lower the RPMs and increase the torque. A good comparison would be a turboprop engine. However, this is what makes me wonder if the resistance to spinning the turbine would create too much backpressure.
I still think it would be better to harness the HEAT energy. Remember ALL, we only use about 25% of the energy we get from gas. Imagine if we used even 40% of that wasted energy :cool:
Coat the pistons and cylinders with ceramic. Won't have as much heat transfer and ceramics can have less friction and better wear properties.
the combustion process would probably shatter the ceramic pretty fast, and if it didnt, i guarantee you detonation would
Well, okay, but it's already being done. Use of ceramics is becoming more common as a better understanding is achieved in the material science behind the adhesion of ceramic to metal. http://www.gizmag.com/go/5101/ (Sorry for the article being so old).
Other non-automotive companies have begun using ceramic coatings on frictional surfaces for it's superior wear characteristics over metal on metal. I seem to recall seeing a car commercial claiming specially coated pistons and cylinders, but I had no luck finding that online, so I won't claim that anyone is doing that now, but Ford is working on it. http://www.greencarcongress.com/2008...eveloping.html
Well, okay, but it's already being done. Use of ceramics is becoming more common as a better understanding is achieved in the material science behind the adhesion of ceramic to metal. http://www.gizmag.com/go/5101/ (Sorry for the article being so old).
Other non-automotive companies have begun using ceramic coatings on frictional surfaces for it's superior wear characteristics over metal on metal. I seem to recall seeing a car commercial claiming specially coated pistons and cylinders, but I had no luck finding that online, so I won't claim that anyone is doing that now, but Ford is working on it. http://www.greencarcongress.com/2008...eveloping.html
thats kinda funny, is that a ceramic coating on the first article you posted?
those are sp pistons and i have seen their hyper pistons cracked and busted up all of the time.
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