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- From: carl@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU (Carl J Lydick)
- Newsgroups: sci.energy
- Subject: Re: steam electric hybrid ...
- Date: 20 Nov 1992 21:57:39 GMT
- Organization: HST Wide Field/Planetary Camera
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- References: <1992Nov20.182634.18984@michael.apple.com>
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- In article <1992Nov20.182634.18984@michael.apple.com>, ems@michael.apple.com (E. Michael Smith) writes:
- >Efficiency? Fuel being burned external to the boiler will burn cleaner,
- >but do you loose too much energy in the boiler/turbine/generator/motor,
- >and occasionally battery charge/discharge, cycle? Would CAFE kill it?
- >Given that commercial power steam plants can get to very high efficiencies
- >I have trouble believing that this is a killer... but maybe it would
- >cost too much to make small plant that efficient?
-
- Commercial power steam plants make use of mutiple valve points and a number of
- other things that wouldn't be very feasible for a car (just how long are you
- willing to make the engine compartment, anyway?).
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- Carl J Lydick | INTERnet: CARL@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU | NSI/HEPnet: SOL1::CARL
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