Speaking of cars, Toyota's Water Engine
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hawkdon
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mmmmm, wonder the costs of it tho....!!??
It sounds like a good idea but the tech and design aren't ready for mass deployment. I've seeing things about this tech for a while now. What makes me nervous is the heat involved. They even mention 'sophisticated cooling system'.
The more 'sophisticated' the more that can go wrong. Not necessarily catastrophic but the engine could shut down anytime a sensor is tripped.
Trying to deploy the tech too early could lead to other issues as with what happened with EVs. The battery tech neads way more development to lower costs, accessibility and become more repairable by mechanics and/or DIYers.
Same for the hydrogen tech.
Magna-Carta
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The article seems overly dramatic and very misleading. It seems to be hyping past technology as though its something new.
There’s no “water-powered engine” here, despite how the article presents it. "world’s first water engine". "the first of its kind". "the introduction of the water engine signifies a potential shift away from hydrogen". "Outperform hydrogen."
The article even says this, which is flat out wrong: "Traditional hydrogen engines are predominantly air-cooled".
Hydrogen internal combustion engines are not air-cooled -- they’re water-cooled, just like modern petrol and diesel engines. It is really badly written.
Its not a 'water engine', it's a hydrogen internal combution enigne using water injection into the combustion chamber to manage exsessive heat. Even water injection for cooling isn’t new -- Rolls-Royce and others were doing it in aircraft engines during WWII.
Hydrogen internal combustion engines appeared in the 1940s.
There’s no “water-powered engine” here, despite how the article presents it. "world’s first water engine". "the first of its kind". "the introduction of the water engine signifies a potential shift away from hydrogen". "Outperform hydrogen."
The article even says this, which is flat out wrong: "Traditional hydrogen engines are predominantly air-cooled".
Hydrogen internal combustion engines are not air-cooled -- they’re water-cooled, just like modern petrol and diesel engines. It is really badly written.
Its not a 'water engine', it's a hydrogen internal combution enigne using water injection into the combustion chamber to manage exsessive heat. Even water injection for cooling isn’t new -- Rolls-Royce and others were doing it in aircraft engines during WWII.
Hydrogen internal combustion engines appeared in the 1940s.
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Brookswood
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I thought the Stanley Steamer had the first water engine.