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  1. Newsgroups: sci.energy
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!usc!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!agate!stanford.edu!leland.Stanford.EDU!leland.Stanford.EDU!ledwards
  3. From: ledwards@leland.Stanford.EDU (Laurence James Edwards)
  4. Subject: Re: More External-Combustion Info
  5. Message-ID: <1992Nov17.071642.22601@leland.Stanford.EDU>
  6. Sender: news@leland.Stanford.EDU (Mr News)
  7. Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
  8. References: <1992Nov13.125119.11873@bsu-ucs> <1e1eilINNbfb@gap.caltech.edu> <69578@cup.portal.com> <1992Nov16.215307.11973@bsu-ucs>
  9. Date: Tue, 17 Nov 92 07:16:42 GMT
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  12. In article <1992Nov16.215307.11973@bsu-ucs>, 01crmeyer@leo.bsuvc.bsu.edu (Craig Meyer) writes:
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  15. |> [....]
  16. |> > It will get off from a cold start in thirty seconds.
  17. |> 
  18. |> But is that just too long?  With an IC, it's a fraction of that.
  19. |> What can make from quiker startup?  How about an electric heating element?  
  20. |> Good insulation? Very low water volume might me the key.  Wouldn't a low-volume,
  21. |> high-temperature, high-pressure system (with less water to boil) 
  22. |> start up faster?
  23. |> [....]
  24.  
  25. Could always run off electric motor/battery for 1st 30 secs
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  27. Larry Edwards
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