Re: H2 burner

In article <RNCdnT0MPI-HtMnVnZ2dnUVZ_vzinZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxx>, Spaceman
says...

"Williamknowsbest" <William.Mook@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Please read the artice on Carnot efficiency. Temperature not timing
affect the the thermal efficiency of a heat engine. Your statements
make no sense scientifically - and cannot work.

Heat engine?
what heat engine?
I am talking about an Internal Combustion Engine that
has a much longer stroke and has no crankshaft.

Is an Ice a "heat engine" ??

Yes.

I never heard that before and it still doesn ot stop the
better design I have made..
Please see my website anyways and tell me what is wrong if
you can. (besides the wording for the prop being a prop)
:)

Don already pointed out the ineffiencies of using a fluid driving a
propeller rather than a direct drive. Note waterwheels are in practice
considerably less efficient than propellers. Why do you think paddle
wheels have essentially disappeared from commercial use?

The assertion that you will get multiple turns from a single expansion
appears to be without any foundation. Feel free to back it up with
detailed derivations.

Finally follow all the earlier advice and read up on thermodynamics and
it's applicability to heat engines. Especially since that is what you
are attempting to design.

You havn't shown a design, you have told "just so" story. Very similar
"designs" of cars running on gravity by using larger wheels on the back.
It might be possible with much effort to make a working engine out of
this (I don't see enough detail to tell if there is something that will
fundamentally keep it from turning).

You will, however, be limited by fundamental thermodynamic
considerations and I suspect the propeller idea is fatally flawed. You
need to do the math on that. The thermodynamic considerations though,
mean even if you were successful it's unlikely you would have much if
any efficiency advantage over a conventional ICE. And without a
significant advantage why would anyone switch from well established,
reliable technology?

Don's SAE comment, while cynical, is probably very close to the mark
where designs with minor improvements are concerned.

Robert
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