Mistral Yacht Yachts, Sailboats and All Things Boating

Gph Waste

What is your reaction if I say I have designed an engine that is 300% more efficient than the existing engineering

Automobile engine existing (Otto cycle) wastes 75% of thermal energy produced by burning fuel. A small to medium car gets about 25 MPG and the engine is developing about 20 hp, 2.5 GPH cunning consumption at highway speeds. The amount of thermal energy used of 2.5 x 2546 BTU / HP = 51.000 BTU consuming ruse 2.5 GPH to 120,000 BTU per gallon, for a total of 300,000 BTU. Certainly, these are approximations. Some performance figures Otto cycle is as high as 38% to work in pair Max. But most agree that 20-25% is normal. To restate, 50,000 BTU is used while 300,000 are being created. The 250,000 BTU of energy remaining heat is mostly dumped into the environment through cooling system or exhaust.

You are absolutely right that engine performance under normal conditions of typical Otto is about 25% of thermodynamic efficiency. 300% implies a thermal efficiency of 75%. I believe violates the second law of thermodynamics, which states that no heat engine can be more efficient than a Carnot engine operating temperatures between input and output even. Although I have no idea what you have in mind, I am skeptical at this point and would have to convince solid.

Pt 1/2 Eliminator Model 120 Waste Oil Burner, 120000 BTU, 115 volts, burns ¾ gph, Mfg by Aaladin

[affmage source="ebay" results="100"]Gph Waste[/affmage]