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Originally Posted by skunkworks
Wouldn't time be better spent scavenging waste heat from the engine (radiator cooling/exhaust). Maybe a Stirling engine from the heat or boundary layer turbine run from the steam generated by the exhaust? Considering - on a good day your car approaches 30% efficiency.. Guess where most of the 70% waste goes?
Something that could actually increase the efficiency of a car more than 1%.
(bmw is working on this)
sam
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That does sound like a very interesting idea. I don't know much about the technology. Do you know of a setup that would work for our cars.
Also Quantum Sphere has put out some new technology related to this. They seem to be advancing the materials used quite a bit.
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