Combined Cycle Engines

In one of my old engineering books, there is described a way to augment the power of an internal combustion powerplant with a waste heat steam generator that absorbs heat from the water jacket and the exhaust. I have come to find that this principle is rather old, and works well IF implemented properly. I […]

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Solid Fuel Wood-Gas Canisters

[q]Fuel handling for a modern wood gas car is going to be the major issue for public acceptability. Ideally the fuel should require little or no human handling and the ash and clinker should be disposed of in a user friendly manner. Here is one idea which could help to implement such a scheme. Imagine […]

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