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MercTech -> RE: Why is the head of the EPA Scott Pruitt? (6/5/2017 10:48:43 AM)
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ORIGINAL: WickedsDesire
What about Stirling?
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Who invented the steam driven car/engine again? I cam(e) across him in a book and his name escapes me but do you know i could find shag all about him online.
Now what was his name anyone - legend has it his patent was suppressed, and all mention of him erased from the internet....heh like my 40 foot cock guffaws
Stirling engines work fine for low load continuous load operation such as low voltage electric generators for lighthouses and other unattended remote locations. For a transport engine; not so much. A Stirling engine doesn't respond to changes in load requirements well at all.
The Stanley Steamer was the production steam powered automobile.
http://www.stanleymotorcarriage.com/
The steam automobile didn't sell well as it was more expensive than a Ford, took the better part of an hour to get up enough steam to operate, and had a tendency to explode. (safety steam relief valves were not very good then) So, steam power ended up the default for maritime use and not on the roads. Trivia: the tankless water heater owes its efficient burner design to original patents for the Stanley Steamer.
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