Re: Any Engine Efficiency Contests?



"Bret Cahill" <BretCahill@xxxxxxx> wrote in news:1135911652.695535.27710
@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com:

> So far GE has the world record, 60%, but supposing you don't have 80
> billion dollars to develop something with 60% efficiency?


What kind of engine? Internal combustion, turbine, fuel cell?
No one spends 80 billion on an "engine".

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--Damon
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