Neat stuff. I gotta QC you can adapt it to.
JB
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dick J" <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
To: <DrMayf@aol.com>; <OHFASTONE@aol.com>; <v4gr@rcn.com>;
<owner-land-speed@autox.team.net>; <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>;
<MikeJ@speedrecordclub.softnet.co.uk>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 1:44 PM
Subject: Re: compounding
> Check it out!
> http://hre.com/turbonique.html
>
> 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>>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ----------------------- Headers
> > --------------------------------
> > > R
>
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