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Old 06-20-2013, 04:26 PM   #57 (permalink)
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umm, while trying to sort out how semi-trucks do fuel injection, I saw this cummins ISX diagram, electrical power from exhaust is not a unicorn (but it is more complicated than that):
http://www.dieselpowermag.com/tech/g...e/viewall.html

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Where Will the Extra Energy Come From?
+6%from EGR energy

+2%from exhaust energy

+2%from the eliminationof parasitic accessories

=10%overall improvementthroughout drive cycle

Read more: http://www.dieselpowermag.com/tech/g...#ixzz2WmpoLkK7
they take heat, add fuel to make it hotter, run a turbine generator, ditch the mechanical accessories/alternator, and put some back with an electric motor.

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