> > All problems are not show stoppers. Adopt a positive attitude.
    > > Almost every idea that passes the physics test will work but
    > > there may be a few problems to solve.
    > >
    > > One can always cool the rotary exhaust by 100 or 200 degrees F with
    > > a heat exchanger and make steam. Then use the steam to drive
    > > the accessories with a tiny steam engine like BMW is working on.
    > >
    > > Even simpler... re-injected the steam into the turbine as is
   commonly
    > > done in power plants to cool the turbine and add to the kinetic
    > > energy.
    > >
    > > You still have twice as much kinetic energy in the rotary
    > > engine exhaust to drive the turbine than any piston engine has.
    > >
    > > Paul Lamar ...No rotor no motor.
    >
    > Paul,
    > What about the six stroke, which injects water every other event.
    > Apparently it doesn't take much water because of the very high
    > expansion rate ( 600% if I remember correctly). The water to
    > steam event also cools the engine i.e. no radiator.
    > George (down under)
    >
    > No doubt it works.
    > How are you going to deal with the rust and corrosion?
    > As I understand it it takes distilled water. How much
    > fuel do you need to distill water? In the US bottled water
    > is more expensive than fuel at four dollars a gallon.
    >
    > What is the matter with proven 50 year old turbo compound
    > technology? Thousands of turbo compound engines were
    > built and flown.
    >
    > Paul Lamar ...No rotor no motor.

   Paul,
   Not knocking the turbo compound concept.
   I wonder how soluble oil in the water would burn - must test that one.
   I have no answer to distilled water costs and I guess it's dearer
   than fuel
   at the moment - but what about later!
   We are at $1.43 a Litre here locally ( 3.6 L to the US gallon) and
   we are
   .77 cents in the US dollar = $3.96 a US gallon.
   I'm sure we have gone past the point where alternative fuels ( like
   hydrogen) aren't cost effective to manufacture.
   George (down under)

   George, et.al.
   Just read an article on methods of NOx reduction in ocean going
   diesel powered ships:


http://www.marad.dot.gov/NMREC/energy_technologies/images/Emission%20Reduction%20Technologies%20-%20Matson.pdf

   Some methods include injecting atomized water into the intake.  This
   is also beneficial in reducing air temp from in a super/turbocharged
   engine.  My thought is that impurity Corrosion is more of a problem
   in generating steam as apposed to running it thru the combustion
   process..  However, the impurities in the water injection may cause
   increased wear inside the engine, and, the article mentioned that it
   may have a washing effect on oil lubrication in 2 cycle engines.

   Disclaimer.  My only association with steam engines was to watch
   them go by the back of the house when I was a kid (WW-2).  That's
   also when I decided I wanted to be an engineer.  Then when I got to
   college, I found out they didn't have engines there, just math,
   chemistry and physics classes, ugh!
   Joel



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