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Old 10-06-2009, 07:05 PM   #15 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by vtec-e View Post
This was discussed here before and there was talk of using a refrigerant as the working fluid. Getting that to turn a turbine with enough power to drive a generator to power the car...will be a whole other thing.
I suppose another benefit of this would be the condensing of particulates etc. from the exhaust. If it did happen then you would be reducing your emmissions! Not bad at all.

ollie
No, sir. The water and air never come in contact with each other in this setup.

The exhaust flows through a sort of radiator that is surrounded by water flowing. They're two different circuits.
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