GTP's "weekly" DC: We all go ecollogic and design a "green" car!
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Blake
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Well while I was staying up to watch the Champ Cars last night I decided to finnally start designing this thing. The drawing's pretty hideous But it got me some idea's going. At the front is a small solar panel that supplies some of the cars power and in the back is a small L4 that is tuned for maxiumum fuel economy. I'm also going to think of a way to incorperate a more hybrid-ish type system. NOT MY ENTRY
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This is what I have so far. It's just the engine design for a MR car; perfectly designed for the task at hand; creating an engine with as close to 0 (or 0) emissions as possible. This engine has no exhaust pipes sticking out of the back of the car, and functions very similarly to a normal engine (except that it can run seemingly limitlessly without the need to stop at a gas-station). Here it is; although slightly crapily drawn, along with a translation of my bad handwriting:
1. Fe + H2O Fuel Tank (Iron and Water)
2. H + O2 Fuel Mix
3. Pump
4. Engine
5. Steam
6. Cooling System
7. Water
D. System is based on electrolysis, in which water is split into Hydrogen and Oxygen. This runs to the engine, where it is combusted, sent through a cooling system, and back into the tank as water.
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1. Fe + H2O Fuel Tank (Iron and Water)
2. H + O2 Fuel Mix
3. Pump
4. Engine
5. Steam
6. Cooling System
7. Water
D. System is based on electrolysis, in which water is split into Hydrogen and Oxygen. This runs to the engine, where it is combusted, sent through a cooling system, and back into the tank as water.
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Blake
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Umm just quickly, what are you using to make the hydrogen combust? What is powering that? How much fuel/electricity/whatever does it take to combust the hydrogen?
On a side note isn't hydrogen slightly to explosive for a car engine?
But good idea:tup:
On a side note isn't hydrogen slightly to explosive for a car engine?
But good idea:tup:
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Blake
If you look at it, the water provides the oxygen for the combustion in a perfect mixture with the hydrogen; that's how it fuels the explosions. Sure, it does get a little hot for a normal engine, but that's why it has yet to be created (need a metal that can stand up to that as well as some kind of oil).
Blake
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OK, really poor scan. Anyway, It's the Iso Hybrid Concept. It's got an inline 4 in the front which produces about 60kW of power and is VERY fuel efficient. There is an electric motor powered by a generator which rubs against the wheel and uses the friction to power the 20kW electric motor. The electric motor does most of the work when cruising but under heavy acceleration the inline 4 does alot of the work.
ok ok, im kidding. You know suzie, you really should redesign the thing and make the front fender the same height as the rear one. that would look better. 
but aim gonna try to get one in 
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that is very cool, Id buy one XD
now, to hell!! here is mine. It's called the "Go" and its a study of design and how form could follow function and also, an absolutely zero emissions, very efficient and very fast car with room for 4. The design was all based on function, having an individual electric engine in each of its fenders, powered by a big high-efficiency battery mounted in the middle of the car. The thing is WIDE if you count the fenders (wich turn with the wheels) so it can seat four, and as 4 engines prople this thing, it can reach speeds of 120+mph. It has a rear-view camera and a titanium structure resitant to hits, wich shows in the interior as part of the decoration. The door over the rear camera is the pug where you connect the car for recharging its bat. The cabin tilts backwards and the runningboards are mobile, so there is no much difficult in getting in and out of the car. Xenon Ilumination and plane wheels with direct ventilation for the dics brakes, and colours limited to sahdes of gray and a very elegant dark green finish this thing off. Im crazy.
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Cano
now, to hell!! here is mine. It's called the "Go" and its a study of design and how form could follow function and also, an absolutely zero emissions, very efficient and very fast car with room for 4. The design was all based on function, having an individual electric engine in each of its fenders, powered by a big high-efficiency battery mounted in the middle of the car. The thing is WIDE if you count the fenders (wich turn with the wheels) so it can seat four, and as 4 engines prople this thing, it can reach speeds of 120+mph. It has a rear-view camera and a titanium structure resitant to hits, wich shows in the interior as part of the decoration. The door over the rear camera is the pug where you connect the car for recharging its bat. The cabin tilts backwards and the runningboards are mobile, so there is no much difficult in getting in and out of the car. Xenon Ilumination and plane wheels with direct ventilation for the dics brakes, and colours limited to sahdes of gray and a very elegant dark green finish this thing off. Im crazy.
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