This is from the 1952 SAE Transactions.
Development of the R3350 Turbo Compound
Engine.

The last chart illustrates yet another advantage
of turbo compounding. It improves the power
to weight ratio of an engine.

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This power recovery heat balance chart knocked me out of my chair.
I had NO IDEA.... NONE WHAT SO EVER, prior to now, so much energy
was wasted by the exhaust valves in a piston engine turbo compounds.

Need I mention yet again THE WANKEL ROTARY HAS NO BLEEDING
EXHAUST VALVES!!!.

More evidence we will eventually get more than a 20%
efficiency improvement with a turbo compound rotary.

I am not making this stuff up folks.

--
Paul Lamar ...No rotor no motor.

Paul,
What is SENSIBLE energy and what is NON-USABLE sensible energy?
George (down under)

Sensible energy is heat or motion that can be sensed.
Non sensible energy is chemical or gas products I think.

Paul Lamar ...No rotor no motor.

Paul

Sensible energy is the energy that can be capture from a rotary engine:) .
The Connie example is a good one.  Mainly for inspiration though. We are
comparing apples and oranges here.  For the rotary we have to "Build it,
test it, and they will come.":)  This project is not a six month project.

I found a neat way to make the Jet Beetle turbine to work with the ROTREX.
Simply turn it around and insert the turbine shaft from the other side.

Exhaust gas goes down and through to the center.
Yes I actually am trying to draw it on Rhino:)

I'm trying to get the IGES file from Horace now.

Cheers

Doug F.

Yes apples and oranges. The rotary is twice as good
as the Connie example. No exhaust valves. Keep reading.

Paul Lamar ...No rotor no motor.

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