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Old 03-30-2013, 03:40 PM   #6 (permalink)
Air-Hybrid
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Originally Posted by PowerPiston View Post
At the end of the muffler, we fix a exhaust turbine with a electric generator.
The generator charge a battery. So we thus use the exhaust energy.
10-20% better efficiency?
Discussed >here<:
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Originally Posted by Air-Hybrid View Post
"TIGERS (Turbogenerator Integrated Gas Energy Recovery System) is a water cooled switched reluctance generator coupled to an exhaust driven turbine. It is capable of operating in exhaust temperatures > 900ºC, at speeds up to 80,000rpm, delivering a shaft power of 6kW"

Controlled Power Technologies... TIGERS
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