acbarnett
SAAB defector
- Joined
- Jan 29, 2005
- Location
- L-town in the M-hizzie
if you want to see a REALLY efficient engine, look up the napier nomad. It was a hybrid diesel-turbine engine that achieved almost 50% efficiency.
basicaly it used an axial-flow turbine as a turbocharger and used the exhaust gas from it to drive a free power turbine, so it got as much power from the combustion as possible, it was a VERY cool engine indeed.
basicaly it used an axial-flow turbine as a turbocharger and used the exhaust gas from it to drive a free power turbine, so it got as much power from the combustion as possible, it was a VERY cool engine indeed.