Isn't that the purpose of a hydrogen fuel cell? To turn gas into electricity. Would this be more efficient? I was thinking more along the lines of using it as an engine. Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
-----Original Message----- From: paul annen <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2011 10:35:12 To: <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Possible engine upgrade? if it was coupled to a generator and the actual drive was electric, then there would be no need for a clutch or trans... but again, it still burns fuel... On Sat, Apr 9, 2011 at 10:33 AM, Allen Thomas <[email protected]> wrote: > It would still need a clutch assembly of some sort in order to disconnect > the power. And it uses dry bearings, that I'm sure need replacing. Even > simple jet engines need periodic servicing, I have to imagine these would > too. It looks like it functions similar to a torque converter but with the > housing bolted to the chassis. In a direct drive config I can't imagine it > could produce much torque. Transmissions would probably be used for high > load applications. > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > > -----Original Message----- > From: Joey Kelley <[email protected]> > Sender: [email protected] > Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2011 23:06:54 > To: <[email protected]> > Reply-To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Possible engine upgrade? > > I'm with Kyle on this one - > I'm very much a 'believe it when I see it' type of person. > Not that the idea isn't cool - but it does have some obvious problems > - making it work for one. Another would be the complexity of this sort > of design - those of us who literally work on bikes and other things > in our back yards would be virtually extinct (yes I realize that with > the modern computers in most cars, we are already to a large degree) > that having been said - the model T was complex compared to a horse. > Speaking of revolutionary - anyone else ever drive a model > T? Its quite the experience! > -Joey > > On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 7:55 PM, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> wrote: > > I remember reading about something like this 10 yrs ago. It seemed > > promising then but I never heard anymore about it. Basically it's easy > > to talk about this revolutionary thing you invented, it's another > > thing to make it work. > > > > On Friday, April 8, 2011, Lie Njie <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42460541/ns/technology_and_science-innovation/ > >> > >> Anyone more mechanically inclined than me have any idea if this will > revolutionize motorcycle motors like they claim? 4x fuel efficiency > increase with "no transmission, crankshaft, pistons, valves, fuel > compression, cooling systems or fluids" sounds useful to me... > >> > >> Peace, > >> +Lie > >> > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > >> For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > >> > >> > > > > -- > > > > -Kyle > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > > > > > > > -- > -Joey Kelley > JoeyKelley.com - My Life Online > JoeyFixesComputers.com - Its What I Do! > JoeyKelleyPhoto.com - Photographing Today, For Tomorrow > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
