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Re: Still remember the "Bourke Engine"??? Sun, 23 October 2005 08:03 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
86tt wrote on Sun, 23 October 2005 15:51

and yes to shinybluesteel, that's why I said it's too late such inventions come out, because we are starting to phase out of IC engines, which is ridiculously low at 20-30% efficiency, and we will move to fuel cells, electric and air powered, but this will at least take 5-6 years and if we are sucessful, demand for petrol will drop, and so will the price, then maybe, just maybe one day the oil company will have to come back and look at a more efficient oil burning IC engine (at least 60% efficient), so as to save their dying oil market... But if the oil war is real, and the price raise is artificial, we may see the oil price stablise and drop back to < $1 a litre within 2-3 years, so we may not completely phase out of petrol burning IC engine, just to take the world on a ride! You never know! Only time will tell.


fwiw, the most efficient electricity generators (Gas turbine with second stage heat reclamation) are only 50% eficient now.. and they have turbine inlet temps that are approaching 1600degC. how do i know? i'm involved in the next generation of blades for these turbine Wink

and as for oil companies...

you do realise that oil is not about petrol.
we could get rid of IC engines tomorrow and not make much of a dent in oil demand.

know why?

what clothers are you wearing now? any synthetics? Wink
look around your house... see any plastic?
have carpet?

etc..

oil demand is mostly NOT for cars.


and as for bourke engine, you have the concept wrong. the whole flame transfer chamber is for igniting the next charge, so theat after first ignition event, spark plug is not needed...

all you need is some chemistry and thermodynamics knowlledge, and you might understand better Wink

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