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- From: ems@michael.apple.com (E. Michael Smith)
- Newsgroups: sci.energy
- Subject: Re: Turbine/Infinitely Variable Transmission
- Message-ID: <1992Nov22.034335.24492@michael.apple.com>
- Date: 22 Nov 92 03:43:35 GMT
- References: <BokLuB1w165w@netlink.cts.com>
- Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA
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- In article <BokLuB1w165w@netlink.cts.com> jim@netlink.cts.com (Jim Bowery) writes:
- >All this talk about turbine/electric hybrids seems a bit off
- >the mark given the fact that Epilogics up in Silicon Valley
- >has created a hard-geared infinitely variable transmission
- >with less complexity than a typical automatic transmission.
-
- An infinitely variable tranny does help some problems, but how
- does it help couple a 100,000 rpm small turbine? Or make external
- combustion engines more practical? Or solve the problems of
- range and weight in a pure electric?
-
- My point? That turbine/electric hybrids are only 'off the mark'
- if what you are trying to solve is the problem of an infintely
- variable transmission ...
-
- With that said, can you post a bit about the way the tranny works
- and the gear ratios it can achieve? It could be a real help in
- making some engines that want to run at constant speed more effective.
-
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