[rollei_list] Re: OT - "NIH Syndrome" (was: Liquid Lenses)
- From: Bob Shell <bob@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 04:57:59 -0500
On Monday, January 24, 2005, at 02:32 AM, Ardeshir Mehta wrote:
> Plus one idea for which I haven't yet filed any papers, a much more
> revolutionary one: a continuous-combustion turbine engine with a vaned
> combustion chamber made of ceramic - which would permit very high
> temperatures of combustion, far higher than achievable in metal
> combustion chambers - possessing very few moving parts (in its simplest
> form, the engine would possess just two moving parts). The idea,
> automobile-wise, is, of course, to generate electricity which would
> then derive the wheels - thereby resulting in a hybrid auto. But my
> engine would far lighter than a conventional reciprocating engine of
> the same power, and would moreover use low-grade fuel.
>
Chrysler's turbo car had one major problem, the exhaust was so hot that
it would cause severe burns if you walked behind the car. Cooling the
exhaust is a major problem with very high temperature turbines for
automotive use.
Bob
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