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user removed · 06-30-2010, 10:00 PM

Since exhaust temps are so high, why not use the type of system they use in solar setups.

A synthetic oil that can be heated to 800 degrees that transfers heat to a boiler in a small well insulated steam engine.

regards
Mech

06-30-2010, 10:00 PM	#14 (permalink)
user removed Master EcoModder Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 5,927 Thanks: 877 Thanked 2,024 Times in 1,304 Posts	Since exhaust temps are so high, why not use the type of system they use in solar setups. A synthetic oil that can be heated to 800 degrees that transfers heat to a boiler in a small well insulated steam engine. regards Mech