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November 4th, 2007 01:17 PM #1
http://crower.com/
"The future of automotive technology may lie in the past. Bruce Crower, 77, an auto-racing designer with a thriving business in San Diego, has invented a hybrid steam engine in which water is sprayed into a traditional gasoline-powered cylinder, turning waste heat into usable energy. How much energy? Enough to travel 40% farther on a gallon of gas."
http://www.popsci.com/popsci/technol...cbccdrcrd.html
http://www.time.com/time/specials/20...677973,00.html
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November 4th, 2007 10:32 PM #2
I hope the car manufacturers pick up on this. It'll lessen the demand on oil and is environment friendly.
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November 4th, 2007 10:47 PM #3
No way, the Crower of Crower cams?
Interesting... and a bit more direct than BMW's steam-turbine (which uses exhaust heat far downstream of the engine).
I wonder if you'd have to reinforce the engine, sort of like with diesels? It might raise the cost of the engine to that of diesel, but the fuel economy pay-off may be worth it.
Ang pagbalik ng comeback...
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November 4th, 2007 11:15 PM #4
Niky: Yup, if it wasn't for the Crower association, I would've ignored the news as well hehe
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November 5th, 2007 11:50 AM #6
Water goes through the combustion chamber all the time... corrosion isn't that big an issue.
Ang pagbalik ng comeback...
Eh ngayon BBM has just ordered the suspension of the fining of ebikes and calls for a grace period...
E-bike / E-trike ban details released by MMDA