If you can score this concept model off the showroom, it sounds pretty cool, if a bit gimmicky (solar panel on the roof?) https://auto.howstuffworks.com/diesel-hybrid3.htm > > The X3 is a nice car, but then there’s.. > > > > https://cleantechnica.com/2018/01/06/tesla-tech-conquers-great-small-towing-semi-trucks-wiping-windshields/ > > > > *From: *Friam <friam-boun...@redfish.com> on behalf of Frank Wimberly > <wimber...@gmail.com> > *Reply-To: *The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group > <friam@redfish.com> > *Date: *Friday, March 30, 2018 at 5:51 PM > *To: *The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group > <friam@redfish.com> > *Subject: *Re: [FRIAM] Diesel OK? > > > > If you want acceleration, get an X3 with the six-cylinder turbo > engine. At this point I think all BMWs have turbocharged engines, > diesel and not. > > > > > > ---- > Frank Wimberly > > www.amazon.com/author/frankwimberly<http://www.amazon.com/author/frankwimberly> > > https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Frank_Wimberly2 > > Phone (505) 670-9918 > > > > On Fri, Mar 30, 2018, 5:32 PM Owen Densmore > <o...@backspaces.net<mailto:o...@backspaces.net>> wrote: > > Wait! Your sports car (Porsche) would have a high compression > ratio, right?? > > > > My bias is away from diesel at the moment, simply because it costs > more and some of the benefits are no longer with us. No longer > cheaper etc. But they do have more pick-up, and apparently better > maintenance. > > > > Keep the cards and letters coming tho, very useful! > > > > -- Owen > > > > On Fri, Mar 30, 2018 at 5:02 PM, Eric Smith > <desm...@santafe.edu<mailto:desm...@santafe.edu>> wrote: > > Thank you Frank and Steve, both, > > > > On Mar 31, 2018, at 3:33 AM, Frank Wimberly > <wimber...@gmail.com<mailto:wimber...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > > > My petrol car has a 12.2 to 1 compression ratio and sparkplugs. > > Boy, I was way off. Thank you. > > Eric > > > > > > > ---- > > Frank Wimberly > > > > > > www.amazon.com/author/frankwimberly<http://www.amazon.com/author/frankwimberly> > > > > https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Frank_Wimberly2 > > > > Phone (505) 670-9918<tel:%28505%29%20670-9918> > > > > On Fri, Mar 30, 2018, 9:53 AM Steven A Smith > <sasm...@swcp.com<mailto:sasm...@swcp.com>> wrote: > > I just read up a little on Selective Catalytic Reduction > which seems to > > characterize Bruce's Urea-injection system. > > > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_catalytic_reduction > > > > Which is similar but different to Air Injection: > > > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secondary_air_injection > > > > both in various combinations with two-way and three-way > catalytic > > converters: > > > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalytic_converter > > > > > > I remember in the late 70s, early 80s when we imagined that > an ICE > > engine that could efficiently convert atmospheric oxygen and the > > hydrocarbons of fossil fuels into pure CO2 and H20 would > solve any and > > all "pollution" problems. Folks like Bill McKibbin were > already trying > > to alert us to Greenhouse Gas problems, but I know *I* > wasn't listening > > past my TechnoPhilic hearing aids. > > > > As for Ed's apocryphal "peeing in the gas tank", urine being > primarily > > H20... it seems highly unlikely that the <2% additive of > Urea or Uric > > Acid would be any benefit in emissions, though there have > been systems > > that injected water into the air-fuel charge which I believe > (under very > > limited conditions) increased power/efficiency by small > margins, but I > > think that was a result of cooling the incoming mixture > effectively > > increasing the difference between input/output temps > resulting in > > similar effects of increasing compression ration? > > > > > > - Steve > > > > > I seem to remember this as being associated with higher > nitrogen oxide > > emissions than richer-burning. Has that long since been fixed? > > > I believe that NO emissions are associated with the lean > burn of > > > Petrol... I'm not sure why Diesel is less apt to that... > perhaps the > > > longer chain hydrocarbons, the higher compressions (a > different > > > pointin the pressure/volume/temp space?) or the more > "natural" or > > > complete combustion conditions without a spark? > > > > > > > > ============================================================ > > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > > to unsubscribe > http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/by Dr. Strangelove > > ============================================================ > > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > > to unsubscribe > http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/by Dr. Strangelove > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe > http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/by Dr. Strangelove > > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/by Dr. Strangelove > > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove
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