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Old 07-26-2014, 02:04 AM   #65 (permalink)
Flyinghippo
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Originally Posted by smokey442 View Post
About 5 years ago I removed the radiator and substituted a heat exchanger. The hot water was then pumped into a water jacket around the exhaust producing steam. Steam powered the turbine side of a turbocharger that was mechanicly linked to the crank via belt. Worked real well for about 40 hours run time. Went from 30 mpg to 37mpg with a corresponding increase in power. the transient saturated steam eroded the turbine blades and performance degraded fairly quickly. I'd like to substitute a Tesla style turbine and change the method of getting heat out of the exhaust. Time and lack of$$$$$ are keeping this a dream at this moment.
Are Turbos ever made out of Stainless steel or aluminum? Or is there something they can be made out of that won't corrode? As a teenager in the 80s I thought of making steam just from running the exhaust through the insides of a long small round boiler to produce steam to make electricity. My brothers thought it was stupid. I think it was Volvo who posted a press release of the same idea in the 90s but I don't think anyone has done anything like that.
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