Hydrogen Power and Mazda 9 Rotary Engine

[manu1959]

mine works great......120,000 miles and going strong

[glockmail]

mine works great......120,000 miles and going strong

I didn't say that it didn't work, just that it's inefficient, as in consuming too much fuel and not burning it completely.

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Effeciency depends on how it's measured. 1.3L @ 215hp is pretty efficient. Now, 215hp for 21mpg (freeway) is NOT efficicent.

Wow- you need a LOT of education about engines (not to mention basic English). Efficiency is only measured one way: work done / heat energy of the fuel.

my son would disagree....he is rebuilding a 93 RX7 right now....

He can disagree all he wants, but he'll be driving fewer miles with his hard earned dollar.

Just as the shape of the Wankel combustion chamber prevents preignition, it also leads to incomplete combustion of the air-fuel charge, with the remaining unburned hydrocarbons released into the exhaust. …However, the less effective sealing of the Wankel is one factor reducing its efficiency, confining its success mainly to applications such as racing engines and sports vehicles where neither efficiency nor long engine life are major considerations…

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wankel_..._and_emissions

[darin]

Wow- you need a LOT of education about engines (not to mention basic English). Efficiency is only measured one way: work done / heat energy of the fuel.

Right....because cars/engines are NEVER judged for "FUEL EFFICIENCY"....or any OTHER efficiency.

wow.

Here's the deal - Based on Horsepower per Litre, the engine returns very nice gains. That's efficient. It's efficient in terms of weight and space-saving, too.


You are arguing because you can't be wrong. It's against your nature to be taught anything.

[glockmail]

Right....because cars/engines are NEVER judged for "FUEL EFFICIENCY"....or any OTHER efficiency.

wow.

Here's the deal - Based on Horsepower per Litre, the engine returns very nice gains. That's efficient. It's efficient in terms of weight and space-saving, too.


You are arguing because you can't be wrong. It's against your nature to be taught anything.

Wow Darin, you're really getting psychotic over this. You neg rep’d me for my thermodynamically correct assessment, now this. Did you name your girlie car “Christine”?

not to mention the turbocharger, etc. that he added to it......and I don't even want to know why he says it's top end is 150 mph......

Who pay's the insurance?

My 16 year old is driving my old "Exploder" with only the state mandated insurance and its still $1000/ year. I told him that if he crashes, he drives a dented car, fixes it himself or walks.

[glockmail]

As well as this one. Wow.

I didn't say that it didn't work, just that it's inefficient, as in consuming too much fuel and not burning it completely.

Wow- you need a LOT of education about engines (not to mention basic English). Efficiency is only measured one way: work done / heat energy of the fuel.

He can disagree all he wants, but he'll be driving fewer miles with his hard earned dollar.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wankel_..._and_emissions