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Sent: 29 October 2008 01:06
To: vortex-l@eskimo.com
Subject: RE: [Vo]:Tata Motors - full of compressed air!
I'll work it out for you tomorrow after I've done some main work. I map out
how I will calculate in the morning.
It's not that trivial and runs
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To: vortex-l@eskimo.com
Subject: RE: [Vo]:Tata Motors - full of compressed air!
I take it none of you guys has been in Indian traffic or seen the typical
vehicle mix. A compressed air car would be perfect for India. Even on the
highways the speed limit is 60 kph, roughly 40 mph. It's never th
I take it none of you guys has been in Indian traffic or seen the typical
vehicle mix. A compressed air car would be perfect for India. Even on the
highways the speed limit is 60 kph, roughly 40 mph. It's never that high in
the cities.
Imagine the type of traffic you get when no one pays any
nks outside the box)
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From: Remi Cornwall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 28 October 2008 21:12
To: vortex-l@eskimo.com
Subject: RE: [Vo]:Tata Motors - full of compressed air!
It's obvious. The air is a storage medium which has been compressed
adiabatically then a
ir engines".
Piece of piss to do.
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From: Remi Cornwall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 28 October 2008 20:51
To: vortex-l@eskimo.com
Subject: RE: [Vo]:Tata Motors - full of compressed air!
Seriously about the ice...
Could not a form of regenerative braking be achieved?
Seriously about the ice...
Could not a form of regenerative braking be achieved?
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From: Terry Blanton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 28 October 2008 20:42
To: vortex-l@eskimo.com
Subject: Re: [Vo]:Tata Motors - full of compressed air!
I would like to suggest that we
I would like to suggest that we no longer refer to the infernal
combustion engine as an ICE. Water ice is such a marvelous and
beautiful material and is degraded by the acronym. I believe it would
be more appropriate to refer to the combustion engine as an IC engine.
"Icky" better describes the
Edmund Storms wrote:
> OK, perhaps I was too power hungry. However, my point is that the ICE in
> an air car would have to be more than a toy. If the ICE is equal to
> that of a Prius, which is big enough, why not buy a Prius or the cheep
> Chinese version?
I dunno -- I've never driven a compre
Edmund Storms wrote:
If the ICE is equal to that of a Prius, which is big enough, why not
buy a Prius or the cheep Chinese version?
Well, the air motor might be cheaper, and it has a remarkably long
range at low speeds. This kind of series hybrid engine design is
simpler than a parallel desi
> OK, perhaps I was too power hungry.
ROFL
You get lots of ICE when you release compressed air!
On Oct 28, 2008, at 2:13 PM, Jed Rothwell wrote:
> Edmund Storms wrote:
>
>> A normal car needs at least 100 hp to meet the needs of speed and
>> hills in the US.
>
> The Prius ICE delivers 70 hp
OK, perhaps I was too power hungry. However, my point is that the ICE
in an air car would have to be more than a toy. If the ICE is equal
to that of a Prius, which is big enough, why not buy a Prius or the
cheep Chinese version?
Ed
On Oct 28, 2008, at 2:13 PM, Jed Rothwell wrote:
Edmun
Edmund Storms wrote:
A normal car needs at least 100 hp to meet the needs of speed and
hills in the US.
The Prius ICE delivers 70 hp max.
As Stephen A. Lawrence pointed out, small cars such as the older VWs
had 35 hp motors, and kept up with traffic. However they were kind of
dangerous at
Edmund Storms wrote:
>
> ... A normal car needs at least 100 hp to meet
> the needs of speed and hills in the US.
This is a startling statement. I submit that the word "needs" is an
UNDEFINED TERM in the sentence, as is the word "normal".
Speed limits are no higher than they were a few decad
Ed sez:
As you say, it is another
way to build a hybrid. However, this one has two engines, one running
from compressed air and another running using gasoline to pump more
air into the first engine. Is compressing air more efficient than
putting electric energy in a battery?
On Oct 28, 2008, at 12:03 PM, Stephen A. Lawrence wrote:
Edmund Storms wrote:
I suppose a top speed of 35 mph on flat roads with a small car makes
technological sense and perhaps practical sense in India.
However, who
in the US would want such a toy?
First of all, if we can judge by t
Edmund Storms wrote:
> I suppose a top speed of 35 mph on flat roads with a small car makes
> technological sense and perhaps practical sense in India. However, who
> in the US would want such a toy?
First of all, if we can judge by the success of Zenn and a couple other
companies selling guss
I suppose a top speed of 35 mph on flat roads with a small car makes
technological sense and perhaps practical sense in India. However,
who in the US would want such a toy?
Ed
On Oct 28, 2008, at 11:19 AM, OrionWorks wrote:
See:
http://www.kiplinger.com/businessresource/forecast/archi
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