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To: Ditto
"I just have to wonder what the life of that mini-turbine will be in a vehicle. Perhaps they have some way to keep them in balance."

I wish they would have shown what was under the hood. I am curious how they vent the exhaust. Even if it's just a micro-turbine, you would think the exhaust would be significantly hotter and under more pressure than a combustion engine.

General Dynamics did a lot of research and engineering on engine stability when it (and Chrysler) was engineering the M1. Perhaps some of those principles would apply to a much smaller turbine.

106 posted on 06/12/2009 11:55:56 AM PDT by Big_Monkey
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To: Big_Monkey
Even if it's just a micro-turbine, you would think the exhaust would be significantly hotter and under more pressure than a combustion engine.

Probably higher pressure, but I doubt it is any hotter than an IC engine. You are burning a hydrocarbon fuel either way.

107 posted on 06/12/2009 12:05:51 PM PDT by Ditto
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