Hello Paul

I am happy to have met you in Oxford and enjoyed talking with you.
I also just went through your website and enjoyed it very much too.
I like your copyright statements  :-)   But ehhh...  How about ??????????
?????????? ?

And then for the humorists note of today a saying from Karl Lagerfeld , a
German living in France
/The reason American cars don't sell anymore is that they have forgotten
how to design the American Dream.
What does it matter if you buy a car today or six months from now, because
cars are not beautiful.
That's why the American auto industry is in trouble: no design, no desire.
/
Very true today.

Kind regards

Randolph


This is typical of the response I received from the engineers attending
the symposium.
They immediately understood the advantages of turbo compounding and jumped
on it.
I would not be a bit surprised if Porsche, Renault and Audi have not
already started work.
Those are the three engine R&D  types I know about that attended the
symposium. You could see
light bulbs lighting up on faces all over the place.

This reminds me of the enthusiastic response the Wright brothers received
in Europe compared to
the tepid response they received in the U.S.. Europeans tend to be more
receptive to innovation.
I can't figure it out. Are Europeans better educated in technical matters?
I can see they have a lot more to gain as the price of fuel in Europe is a
lot higher than
it is in the US.

I am now working on a turbo compound  article to submit to Race Tech
magazine.

Paul Lamar

Paul,

Good to hear that!

And... Just to show our astronomical level of maturity and
responsibility.. and good manners... ;) why not... for completeness's
sake... just reveal those hidden compound horses on all of their glory
and variety..

The Non-Biased Turbo-Compounding 101:

[1] Poppets _should_ go! They're a drag. Just use a rotary engine!

[2] If still too nervous and green to try rotary right away, first find
a big wallet and then play with some high-flow valve trains first:

 2.1 Sleeve valves. They Rock! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleeve_valve
 2.2 Piston valves, e.g. Beare Head
    http://www.duccutters.com/BeareTechnology-6Stroke.tpl
 2.3 Ball valves, eg. http://www.coatesengine.com/technology.html
 2.4 Find a better valvetrain. First, try SETI.

[3] If still undecided, goto [1]


Cheers!!

Petri

[3] is echoed in the Wikipedia article about sleeve valve engines:

"Modern usage

The sleeve valve has begun to make something of a comeback, due to
modern materials and newer and dramatically better engineering
tolerances and construction techniques which produce a sleeve valve
that leaks very little oil. However, most advanced engine research is
concentrated on improving entirely different designs of internal
combustion engine such as the Wankel."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleeve_valve


Matt-