On 06/19/2012 01:03 AM, Michael Madigan wrote: > You're probably right, I'm not sure what PSI they're using.
Hi Michael, That tidbit is probably secret. To store enough air for any kind of range they would need either huge tanks or tremendous pressure. Since the car is small that rules out huge tanks. Consider the air starters on the old Consolidated Freightways diesel tractors. http://www.hankstruckpictures.com/pix/trucks/dmckenzie/cf/cf_tag_tandem.jpg They always started, but look at the size of the tank. This was the energy equivalent to the battery pack of a golf cart. Enough for the golf cart to do 30 miles, maybe. > On 06/19/2012 12:02 AM, Michael Madigan wrote: >> It is for real. If they can get to work in the real world it will be >> something. No batteries, no gasoline, nothing flammable and air >> compressors are available in almost every gas station. > The air compressors in gas stations or even body shops could not > efficiently air up an air car. You would need as many horsepower of > compressed air to run an air car as you would need gas or diesel engine > horsepower. > > If you had fifteen cars lined up to be aired like these big gas stations > have for gas it would take a compressor the size of a locomotive. Not > only that, the pressure involved would require an engineering license > for each attendant, self service would be a no-no. > > You would need a tank capable of maybe 4000psi, which would have to be > certified every so often, at least in the US. In the far east the laws > might be different. Failures of these tanks would result in fatalities. -- Regards, Pete http://pete-theisen.com/ http://elect-pete-theisen.com/ _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
