Gas turbine/electric hybrid?

the best inventions are results of mistakes
the yellow sticker is a result of a bad glue mixture

 

Not really. It was the result of specific experimentation. Spense Silver
was looking for improvements in the way 3M made tape adhesives and as part
of his experimentation, discovered this new glue with different properties.
Not really a bad glue mixture as much as experimenting.

Here's a link to the story off 3M's web site...

http://inventors.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://www.3M.com/about3M/pioneers/fry.html

 

I agree. (Good thing you didn't refer to bull shit, then I'd have been
offended.) After having thought about it after posting I realized a motor
can put out torque without turning. I thought of a drill with keyless chuck.
When the chuck tightens on the bit the motor is still putting out torque

Makes sense to me.

 

John Horner wrote:

I don't agree. High end vehicles such as Lambo, Ferrari, etc. do serve
a purpose and are interesting to watch.

 

You have done your homework very poorly and need to go to the back of
the class.

Chrysler Turbine Cars needed very little day to day maintenance
including in the dustiest environments. Usually they would not see a
mechanic in the three months the host family drove them.

The EGT at idle was so mild you could, as I actually have, put my feet
under the tailpipes and felt pleasant warmth at idle. Under power it is
hotter but never high enough to damage anything unless you tied the
rear axle to a light stand and tried to pull away at full power on
tarmac and even then all it would do is mush the tarmac a little. You
would probably run out of fuel or tear up the transmission first.

 

Filtered? Turbine engines don't typically need air filters unless run in
*very* dusty conditions. Too much silica in the air flow will abrade
the compressor blades and can even accumulate as "glass" deposits on
turbine blades after going through the combustors, but ordinary levels
of dust just pass right through turbine engines. Dust doesn't get into
the lubricating oil or get ground between cylinder walls and piston
rings the way it does in piston engines (or rotor tip seals in Wankels).