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- From: tquinn@heartland.bradley.edu (Terry Quinn)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
- Subject: Re: Subject: Soviet Air-cooled diesel engines
- Message-ID: <9301101550.AA06603@heartland.bradley.edu>
- Date: 10 Jan 93 03:50:11 GMT
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- > -> "Adiabatic" is the correct term. It refers to a thermodynamic
- > -> assumption that the heat engine process has no external transfer of
- > -> heat. It is not really achieved in a real system, but
- > -> efficiency is gained if heat losses to a cooling system are
- > -> minimized.
- >
- > I guess I'm a little more stringent than you are. So instead of
- > rejecting the heat to the radiator, it joins with what's going out the
- > exhaust pipe. Big deal.
-
- You are technically correct about the definition of "adiabatic"
- but you are incorrect if you think that because heat is still
- rejected through the exhaust that the concept of a "near
- adiabatic" engine is not a "big deal."
-
- The point is that even though some heat is going to always be
- rejected through the exhaust in an Otto cycle (you need to reject
- heat to a colder sink for any heat engine to work), by reducing
- the heat that is being wasted by conduction through the cylinder
- walls and head into the cooling system, the overall cycle
- efficiency will improve.
-
- Of course, if you still believe you are correct, then perhaps you
- might want to write a letter to the various engine manufacturers
- who are spending $millions to find ways to reduce the heat
- transfer to the cooling system (such as ceramic coatings on
- pistons and heads). Obviously it is no big deal and they are
- wasting their money. They may be very greatful to you for your
- help. :-)
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- Terry Quinn
- Germantown Hills, IL
- tquinn@heartland.bradley.edu
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