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oldcorollas Forums Junkie Location: Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan Registered: January 2003	Re: Still remember the "Bourke Engine"??? Sun, 23 October 2005 08:03 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 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? 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 [Report message to a moderator]

	Subject	Poster	Date
	Still remember the "Bourke Engine"???	86tt	Sat, 22 October 2005 15:42
	Re: Still remember the "Bourke Engine"???	oldcorollas	Sat, 22 October 2005 16:05
	Re: Still remember the "Bourke Engine"???	86tt	Sat, 22 October 2005 16:26
	Re: Still remember the "Bourke Engine"???	oldcorollas	Sat, 22 October 2005 16:40
	Re: Still remember the "Bourke Engine"???	oldcorollas	Sat, 22 October 2005 16:33
	Re: Still remember the "Bourke Engine"???	b1gb3n	Sat, 22 October 2005 17:18
	Re: Still remember the "Bourke Engine"???	oldcorollas	Sat, 22 October 2005 17:34
	Re: Still remember the "Bourke Engine"???	b1gb3n	Sat, 22 October 2005 17:36
	Re: Still remember the "Bourke Engine"???	shinybluesteel	Sun, 23 October 2005 01:58
	Re: Still remember the "Bourke Engine"???	86tt	Sun, 23 October 2005 05:51
	Re: Still remember the "Bourke Engine"???	oldcorollas	Sun, 23 October 2005 08:03
	Re: Still remember the "Bourke Engine"???	Hunty	Sun, 23 October 2005 08:34
	Re: Still remember the "Bourke Engine"???	oldcorollas	Sun, 23 October 2005 08:43
	Re: Still remember the "Bourke Engine"???	b1gb3n	Sun, 23 October 2005 07:01
	Re: Still remember the "Bourke Engine"???	h3ff44	Sun, 23 October 2005 08:43
	Re: Still remember the "Bourke Engine"???	kingmick	Sun, 23 October 2005 09:34
	Re: Still remember the "Bourke Engine"???	ed_ma61	Sun, 23 October 2005 10:02

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