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Originally Posted by sqidd
I heard that Formula 1 engines use 1/3 of the fuel energy for power, 1/3 goes out the exhaust as heat and 1/3 is radiated through the coolers.
That 2/3's is a lot of wasted energy.
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But if they didn't 'waste' that energy making the engine run, the engine would not be able to get that 1/3 energy out of the fuel.
A turbocharger sounds like the obvious way to recover exhaust energy and I wonder why this system is better?