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Originally Posted by elhigh
they asked the same questions my dad and I did: how the hell does he get it to run reliably without melting?
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Put simply:
Fuel = Heat
Less fuel = less heat rise
Heat rise to a total net cylinder temp is needed to reach the melting temp.
In the racing world:
More air/fuel = More power
More power = more heat rise = melting parts.
Here:
Heated air/fuel = Less power = less effective displacement = Less heat rise
Less heat rise = the Higher the intake charge can be to net the same end temperature.
It gets a lot more complicated than that, but this is a simplified version for a psychologist.
1963 Chrysler Turbine: Ultimate Edition - Jay Leno's Garage - YouTube Info starts around min 13, but a fun video to watch.
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