https://www.lacar.com/lenfrank/volvoecc.htm
https://www.greencar.com/index.cfm?co...e-volvo-hybrid could have inspired gm to do the volt? "...you could VERY easily have..." if it's so easy ya better show us how |
One problem with turbines is that they have a narrow load range for efficient operation and are highly inefficient when idling. They are great on aircraft or ships where they can run most of the time at 95% full load, but more difficult to adapt to a car where much of the time is spent at much lower loads. You would have to add battery and/or ultracapacitor storage so the turbine could run at its otimum loading to recharge the batteries, then shut down until the batts need recharging. And since turbines are slow to start and to shutdown, the batts would have to have enough capacity so that the turbine wouldn't have to cycle on very often.
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And all of those are very small hurdles to work over. It shouldn't be too difficult to manage... And the results would be reliable and efficient...
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biff, the "run a turbine at a constant speed and drive a generator" concept is many decades old. Jet planes have a small turbine in the tail that is easier to start than the big turbines, it is then used for air conditioning on the ground and supplying enough power to start the larger engines. It's called an APU, or an Auxillary Power Unit. They are not magically efficient, and a hybrid would still have to run a generator and an electric motor for all its locomotive power. And gas turbines are not that much more efficient than diesels in practice anyway.
I think weary is the right word. It is retarded to go to all that expense to try and save gas then put it in a hummer anyway. Get a dirt bike if you want fuel efficient fun off the road. Small vehicle and thrifty engine, that is a formula for MPG success. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...54/M1030m1.jpg |
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My dad flew jets in the Air Force and I remember him being interested in the Chrysler Turbine car so I did a search:
https://www.turbinecar.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_Turbine_Car Also a turbine car was at Indy until they outlawed it because of its advantages over the rest of the field. The biggest advantage with a turbine is you could run just about any type of fuel without any changes...now that is cool. |
This one probably won't pass emission standards today.:p
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He can definately think outside the box....maybe he can get an "air car" design going on this side of the pond. |
Oh, and BTW...they had a shot of Neil Young's 1960 Lincoln sitting in Johnathan's shop. Supposed to be converting it to electric/hybrid or something.
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