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Old 08-25-2008, 09:22 PM   #16 (permalink)
johnmyster
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Brown Bus - '98 GMC Sonoma X-Cab SLS
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Originally Posted by metromizer View Post
After than, I don't see in theory at least, why you couldn't 'on board' generate brown's gas on some small scale.
I'd rather used any energy recouped by a turbine (mechanical energy) to power things that presently place a mechanical load on the motor. Electrical, power steering, A/C, etc. Once you did this, you'd be far ahead of trying to convert your mechanical power source to electrical to chemical and back to mechanical.
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