Steam power is poised to make a comeback using energy from exhausts
I found another article around using energy from exhausts.
It descibes how steam power is poised to make a comeback as a way of using heat wasted by car exhausts. anywhere where you are wasting a lot of heat, we can go in, capture the heat and turn it into energy savings
“A tank of petrol or a tank of diesel is such an incredibly good energy store that we have been able to afford to throw some of it away up until now.”
Of the energy in a car’s petrol tank, just 27% is converted into forward motion, while 36% is lost as exhaust heat. Of course the implications on exhaust systems within racing could be immense.
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