Re: Rotary Vane Hero Engine

[RC Macaulay]

Fred wrote.. Kerosene or JP-4 will work at higher vane temperatures.   OTOH. If you heat the pool with a radioisotope "stove" to 1000 K or more using  mercury, potassium, or lithium, as a working fluid you can zip right up into the serious shaft power range with only one moving part.  :-)      Howdy Fred..   Makes sense when you think about it. The drawback is safety. With the proper luck you could blow the contraption over into the next county. County  Fairs have a popular show called the" anvil toss". We have just the county here in  Texas. Its near Texas A&M where a new military science and tactics school has been formed. For sure the US Army could use a few new ideas. Not even backward jungle guerrillas are using WW2 surplus equipment anymore.   Richard