Re: Car powered by compressed air ... is that for real?

From: Dave Sill (dsill@highland.net)
Date: Thu Oct 26 2000 - 10:46:59 MDT

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Doug Jones <random@qnet.com> wrote:
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> 1) Compressed air has poor end to end efficiency when used as an energy
> storage medium (typically less than 20%). This is due to the heat
> rejected during the compression process being lost.

Who says the heat has to be lost?

-Dave

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