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Old 07-04-2010, 01:05 AM   #85 (permalink)
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Spiral wound tube boiler inside a pipe just after the cat.

Insulated spherical reservoir that can handle high pressure.

Engine like the previous link attached to the alternator like a pulley, with an electric clutch to engage a belt if you did not generate enough steam.

Use available heat from condenser to heat passenger compartment.

A small air grinder can spin a wheel up to 100 MPH so you might want to use the die grinder to spin up a flywheel then engage the field to place a load, and pulse and generate the system.

Get rid of cooling system operated heater core and hoses.

I doubt you can do it cheap with off the shelf parts, but if so a rotary vane pump would be your best bet. You would need at least 3 cylinders and pistons for it to be self starting.

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Mech
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