Re: H2 burner

In article <ruydnUMWZuX1_8nVnZ2dnUVZ_q7inZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxx>, Spaceman
says...
Robert Adsett wrote:
In article <6a-dnQmZIIJG28nVnZ2dnUVZ_h3inZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxx>, Spaceman
says...
Heat engine?
Why?

It transforms heat from your fuel to mechanical energy. That's a
definition of a heat engine.

Okee dokee,
no prob then,
Heat Engine it is.
but that still does not stop it from being better than
a traditional ICE.

It places a strict upper limit on the efficiency. Now that you realise
you are dealing with a heat engine read up on elementary thermodynamics
and the Carnot cycle. You will find what that limit is and why it is
what it is.

While doing a little browsing I found that this engine has existed since
the 1930's

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free-piston_engine

Apparently fairly efficient as a compressor.

Robert
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