> Barring some newly repeatably-demonstrated/proven physical/electrical
> properties of H2O/H2, I suspect a turbo compound is going to actually
> deliver higher overall efficiency improvements compared to any
> kind of
> hydrogen plant. Adding bottoming cycle recovery is probably yet even
> more efficient than trying to make hydrogen on board.
>
>
> Matt-
>
> I am working on a new HTML version of the turbo compound section
> of the
> web site. When I get that done I will make a pdf.
>
> Here is an excerpt of the text with the graphic.
>
> "Total fuel energy burned in a 200 HP rotary is about 760 HP worth.
> With exhaust valves you would have only about 6% or
> 45.6 HP available for the turbine."
>
> "Without exhaust valves you would have about 16.5% or 125 HP!!!!
> Almost three times the HP available to drive the turbine!!! No wonder
> you can boost a 13B rotary to 800 HP!! There is lots of kinetic
> HP to
> be had in the rotary engine exhaust. Much, MUCH more than I had at
> first thought. We always knew there was a lot of waste heat in
> the rotary exhaust."
>
> "The power in the Mazda Wankel rotary engine exhaust has been
> talking to us for
> 30 years. It has been saying. "Hook me to turbine, hook me to a
> turbine, hook
> me to a turbine." Anybody that has been around a Mazda rotary
> powered race car
> without a muffler can understand the tremendous kinetic energy
> in the exhaust.
> I have a race car driver friend by the name of John Morton who
> claims he
> has permanent hearing damage from driving rotary powered race cars."
>
> --
> Paul Lamar ...No rotor no motor.



Hi Paul and group,

I'm hooked :))  but not to a turbine yet.

Well I spoke to André Chèvrefils inventor from Pratt & Whittney.  You
sent me this question for him.  Quote from Paul:   Explain the kinetic
energy difference in the rotary as compared to an ordinary piston engine
with exhaust valves. End of quote.  I could feel the excitement in his
voice.  This is real.

Paul do you want me to try to contact the other inventor André Julien?
I only left one message which he did not answer.  I could try again :))

Thanks Paul

Marc J.
NexusMustang

Thanks Marc. Yes it would be nice if you spoke to the other inventor
as well.