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Originally Posted by RustyLugNut
. . . provided a white paper calculating that the application of the Atkinson Cycle to a diesel engine could yield a tad over 60% thermal efficiency. Use of various materials in construction could pull out a few more percentages. Your 70% efficiency target is not that far off for the intrepid.
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There is a big difference between theoretical values, lab tests, and reality. A combined cycle gas plant is theoretically 95% efficient. The most efficient real combined cycle plant is the GE 7HA that is 63.8% efficient.
(I worked on the 7HA and 9HA programs at my first job out of university)