On Mon, 16 May 2011 07:33:53 -0400, Olin Lathrop wrote:
:: The problem is that air heats up as you compress it and cools when you
:: allow the pressure to reduce.

Which would bring us back to the idea of the steam powered car. Deutche=20
Welle TV motoring program featured a gentleman who has the last working=20
steam car in Germany. This is of course coal based, but I wonder if a more=
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modern equivalent using either electric heating or a petroleum product with=
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a more efficient boiler be viable.

Viable meaning 20 - 30 mile round trip for town use, low fuel cost compared=
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to 100% petroleum based car.

Colin




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