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- From: ledwards@leland.Stanford.EDU (Laurence James Edwards)
- Subject: Re: More External-Combustion Info
- Message-ID: <1992Nov17.205320.3112@leland.Stanford.EDU>
- Sender: news@leland.Stanford.EDU (Mr News)
- Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
- References: <1992Nov13.125119.11873@bsu-ucs> <1e1eilINNbfb@gap.caltech.edu> <69578@cup.portal.com> <1992Nov16.215307.11973@bsu-ucs>,<1992Nov17.071642.22601@leland.Stanford.EDU> <1ebhauINNm1l@gap.caltech.edu>
- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 92 20:53:20 GMT
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- In article <1ebhauINNm1l@gap.caltech.edu>, carl@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU (Carl J Lydick) writes:
- |> In article <1992Nov17.071642.22601@leland.Stanford.EDU>, ledwards@leland.Stanford.EDU (Laurence James Edwards) writes:
- |> =In article <1992Nov16.215307.11973@bsu-ucs>, 01crmeyer@leo.bsuvc.bsu.edu (Craig Meyer) writes:
- |> =|>
- |> =|>
- |> =|> [....]
- |> =|> > It will get off from a cold start in thirty seconds.
- |> =|>
- |> =|> But is that just too long? With an IC, it's a fraction of that.
- |> =|> What can make from quiker startup? How about an electric heating element?
- |> =|> Good insulation? Very low water volume might me the key. Wouldn't a low-volume,
- |> =|> high-temperature, high-pressure system (with less water to boil)
- |> =|> start up faster?
- |> =|> [....]
- |> =
- |> =Could always run off electric motor/battery for 1st 30 secs
- |>
- |> How does the question of whether you're using electricity or fuel for heat
- |> make any difference to the question of how long you get that part of the system
- |> in which you produce steam up to operating temperature?
- |> [....]
-
- It doesn't ... I didn't say it did. I was just suggesting using an electric
- motor to *move* the car (not generate heat) until the steam engine could take
- over -- i.e. steam/electric hybrid. Since apparently the electric motor would
- only be needed for 30 secs I would think the battery requirements would be
- pretty small.
-
- Larry Edwards
-