Why don't they make compressed-air steam engine autos, trucks and etc?
Sep 08, 2007 by David S | Posted in Other - Cars & Transportation
This combines the ideas of the compressed air-car, multi-stage steam engine efficiency and regenerative braking. Electric power companies use steam engines to generate electricity because it is much more efficient. The efficiency of internal combustion
That would work and it would only take minutes to achieve full operating pressure. There are other drawbacks to using a steam engine as direct power to the wheels. If about to be hit by a truck, you push the throttle full on the steam pressure drops,
Taganan | Sep 12, 2007
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