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Originally Posted by MPREZIV
I'm kinda with Dean here. I've seen SO MANY "alternative fuels" and other such variations on the internal combustion engine, like this one, all of which have sounded great at first, and turned out to be nothing more than a big FLOP. In my head, the entire idea here is absolutely un-useable. I may know much more about automotive theory than I do Physics, but it just doesn't click that this thing would be 1. reliable 2. economical 3. more efficient than what we have already.
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Diesels and rotaries were new ideas once too. Hell, when the IC combustion was first introduced, I'm sure a lot of folks thought it copuldn't replace... the steam engine.
While I personally don't
expect the 6 stroke motor to work, I hope it gets a fair shot and fails due to physics rather than economics or naysaying.
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Originally Posted by MPREZIV
I recall an engine oil cap I showed Dean and Scott on Saturday, that had milky oil on it from the condensation known to exsist in Nissan motors, and it scared the crap out of all of us. I imagine cylinders FULL of water vapor blowing past rings producing effects 100 times what we saw on Saturday. Scary.
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That does suck! But I'm not so sure that the extra cycle with water vapor is going to be that destructive. Cylinder pressure will be no more than they already are, with no more than twice as much water in teh chamber. Worse, yes, but not phenominally so.
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Originally Posted by MPREZIV
Frankly, I think if there were more pessimists in the world, we could avoid SO many mistakes!  "Dude, a blimp full of highly explosive gas is not a good idea..." See: Hindenburg |
