TERS (thermal energy recovery system)

[pgfpro]

Originally Posted by Mutt_78

Rad, I went to a jazz festival a while back at the college up there. I'm on f1tech pretty often, and reddit/formula1 may times a day lol. Who's your driver?

Coeur d' Alene has some great Jazz spots.

Not to sure what the other site your talking about? I will have to check it out.

Driver wise I'm more into the engineering that is involved with these race cars. I would probably have to go with Kimi Raikkonen though as one of my favs. Hes very aggressive and seems to know how to keep the tire's from degradation.

I like Vettel also but I'm getting tired of seeing Red Bull dominating. I wonder who Honda will pick up???

[pgfpro]

Some more good F1 info.

Link
2014 engines: Heat management - F1technical.net

That was nothing to do with fuel saving; as of 2012 and 2013 the emphasis is on downforce. The point is that all Formula One teams will need to rethink their aero philosophy under the radically new conditions imposed by the revolutionary 2014 formula. However, equally important will be how they integrate that with the work of their engine supplier (or ‘Power Unit supplier’ as we need to call them from now on). As we shall see, there will be a baffling number of options for operating the new-generation Power Units, each with different implications in terms of overall car aero. The 2014 Power Unit won’t be simply a bolt-in item; more than ever it will be part of a complex juggling act determining overall car performance.

At the heart of the 2014 Power Unit will be a combination of internal combustion (IC) engine and electric motor, the latter powered primarily by energy captured from the exhaust stream of the former.

That stream will power a turbine that both supercharges the engine and drives a motor/generator unit (the ‘MGU-H’), which is permitted to supply electrical energy direct (and in quantities unlimited by regulation) to an electric motor/generator unit (the ‘MGU-K’) coupled directly to the crankshaft of the IC engine.

With its maximum crankshaft speed capped at 15,000 rpm but with plenum pressure unlimited, the direct-injected 1.6 litre V6 turbo is expected to produce in the region of 600 bhp, given a mandated fuel flow limit of 100 kg/h. To that is added a stipulation of 100 kg maximum per race. With races typically being 305 km then, going back to our Group C example, that amounts to 328 kg, or about 460 litres per 1000 km. Group C1 engines produced in the region of 750 bhp; pro rata that is 575 bhp given 460 rather than 600 litres per 1000 km. A quarter of a century on, we would indeed expect these new engines to be a little more efficient.

To the IC output the MGU-K will add (by regulation) a maximum of 161 bhp (120 kW). Its ability to create what is in effect (for the sake of argument) a 761 bhp engine will be limited by the amount of energy the MGU-H can harvest, supplemented by the amount of energy the MGU-K can itself harvest by acting as a generator under braking. That recovered kinetic energy, up to a maximum permitted 2 MJ per lap, will primarily be stored in an energy store (ES), which will normally be a lithium ion battery. Alternatively it can be fed to the MGU-H as a means of driving the compressor.

[Mutt_78]

Originally Posted by pgfpro

Coeur d' Alene has some great Jazz spots.

Not to sure what the other site your talking about? I will have to check it out.

Driver wise I'm more into the engineering that is involved with these race cars. I would probably have to go with Kimi Raikkonen though as one of my favs. Hes very aggressive and seems to know how to keep the tire's from degradation.

I like Vettel also but I'm getting tired of seeing Red Bull dominating. I wonder who Honda will pick up???

I'm into the engineering most as well, being a mechanical engineering student it lets me nerd out on awesome and I'm a kimi guy too, being a college kids, he goes FAST and parties hard lol

[NeilBlanchard]

Who is taking Mark Webber's seat at Red Bull; if Kimi is going Ferrari? Daniel Ricardo?

[pgfpro]

Originally Posted by Mutt_78

I'm into the engineering most as well, being a mechanical engineering student it lets me nerd out on awesome and I'm a kimi guy too, being a college kids, he goes FAST and parties hard lol

I totally understand the Nerd Out part. lol These new 2014 power units are going to be awesome!!! Hybrids from Hell

[pgfpro]

Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard

Who is taking Mark Webber's seat at Red Bull; if Kimi is going Ferrari? Daniel Ricardo?

I thought it was Daniel Ricardo also???

Driver's jumping around like a bunch of fleas. lol

[Mutt_78]

Yup it's richardo :]

[NeilBlanchard]

So, who is leaving Ferrari? Massa or Alonso?

[mechman600]

Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard

So, who is leaving Ferrari? Massa or Alonso?

Massa is leaving Ferrari.

While 2014 looks very exciting for F1 as far as technology goes, the critics of the new rules say that they will turn F1 into endurance style (AKA boring) racing, where teams are merely trying to make it to the end on the fuel they have without taking any risks. Reminds me of the Monaco race every year where everyone sand bags. Let's hope the critics are wrong....

[bryn]

not really applicable for f1 but for diy a sterling cycle engine run from waste heat could perhaps power alt. ac. ps. etc.