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Dick J
--- DrMayf@aol.com wrote:
>
>
> Ahhh, Turbonique! Remember it fairly well. Was
> a device that could be added
> to the rear end/differential of a car. Cad a
> combustion chamber that whem
> propellants were added a high pressure high
> flow exhaust was generated. This
> was put across a turnine blade to drive/assist
> the normal engine at the rear
> end. Were truly amazing. I believe that some
> sort of interest is still
> around. Maybe a search on turbonique..
>
> mayf
> In a message dated 10/10/00 10:40:05 PM PDT,
> OHFASTONE@aol.com writes:
>
> > Ok, now is this what the Turbonique thing
> was?
> > Mike
> > In a message dated 10/10/0 4:37:09 PM,
> v4gr@rcn.com wrote:
> >
> > <<John; Turbo compounding in this case means
> having a turbine in the
> exhaust
> > system that is geared to the crank shaft.
> The exhaust pressure is used to
> > develop force to the crankshaft instead of
> driving the supercharger. In the
> > late 40s it was thought the engine would
> just serve as a gas generator and
> > the turbine would drive the prop. Than they
> realized that a compressor was
> a
> > better gas generator than a piston engine.
> In 66 they closed the piston
> > engine shop where I worked and I moved to
> the Jet Shop. Rich Fox>>
> >
> >
> >
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