. . . So I was thinkin
This seems like the best place to throw up my idea as it doesn't really fit in one category.
. . . so I was thinkin, internal comustion engines lose 75% or more of potential power in heat. Sooo what keeps me from turning that heat into steam energy and powering a steam piston that helps turn the crankshaft? Water boils @ 210 farenheit. Engines run at or above that temperature. A gain of even 10% would be huge!
I thought about experimenting with a little diesel generator, basically building a boiler around it and go from there. For simplicity's sake, maybe turn another generator with the steam piston so I can see exactly how much more power I'm producing and so I don't have anything sticking out my boiler, eliminating the need for high pressure seals and such. I've thought about using a turbine but as it turns out thats rather complicated.
Seems so rediculously logical to me, but ive never heard of anything like it. is there a reason?
Last edited by my name is mud; 05-01-2009 at 06:54 AM.
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