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- From: sherwood@space.ualberta.ca (Sherwood Botsford)
- Subject: Re: More External-Combustion Info
- Message-ID: <1992Nov18.215046.17548@kakwa.ucs.ualberta.ca>
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- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 21:50:46 GMT
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- Carl J Lydick (carl@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU) wrote:
- : In article <1992Nov17.205149.18798@aio.jsc.nasa.gov>, mancus@zaphod.JSC.NASA.GOV (Keith Mancus/MDSSC) writes:
- : >> 3. Given a closed system is there a better choice of working fluid than
- : >> water (Something that wouldn't freeze, and could act as a lubricant.)
- : >
- : > For some applications, like these "commuter" cars that the electric crowd
- : >is pushing, you might want to keep the loop open and eliminate the radiator/
- : >condenser and associated weight.
- :
- : That's fine if you have LOTS of water to waste. In case you haven't heard, the
- : state that's pushing hardest for reduced emissions happens still to be in a
- : major drought.
-
- Wait a minute. Suppose the 10 mi/gal water is accurate. That would mean that
- water consumption would be on the order of three times gas consumption.
- Just how much gas do you guys burn in california compared to your water use?
-
- Remember too that water dispersed into the air is likely to recondense as dew
- or rain, unlike water that goes down the drain.
-
- Finally a compromise may be valid. Put a condenser on it, but don't worry
- about it if it is only partially successful. E.g. On 70 degree days, it all
- recovered, on 90 degree days, only 3/4 of it is recovered.
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