Joe E. Dodson said the following to MIKE ROSS on the subject of
Re: ENGINE DESIGN (19 Oct 97  22:08:25)
 MR>Please, understand that we're not talking about putting a airplane
 MR>engine in a car but of a new adaptation of turbine technology to the
 MR>required application.
 JED> Turbines are used in many stationary applications.
Yes, but this application requires perhaps less than 50 hp at the most.
(Remember, the power losses in a hybrid are much lower than an IC car.)
Most stationary apps are for backup generation with thousands of hp's.
You aren't comparing these fairly. It's not the same power level at all.
Imagine adapting a steam system to a car. Your adapted engine would look
nothing like a steam locomotive's. What's really funny is that it was
tried way before rails ever existed. In a real sense you can say that
the steam carriage was the prototype.
 Mike
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