Was this the setup that used 100% hydrogen peroxide across a platinum
catalyst to create high pressure steam or was that just the rocket cars?
Jim
----- Original Message -----
From: John Beckett <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>
To: Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>; <DrMayf@aol.com>; <OHFASTONE@aol.com>;
<v4gr@rcn.com>; <owner-land-speed@autox.team.net>;
<MikeJ@speedrecordclub.softnet.co.uk>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 5:16 PM
Subject: Re: compounding
> 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>>
> > > >
> > > >
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