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Reusing Dynamic Braking Power on Dieasals instaed of Dispersing it as heat
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Well - my calculations showed about 5-10% reclamation considering 25% of energy being sent to on the resistor grids. There actually are working "hydrogen" engines, and I'm not talking about fuel cells - just plain old heat based motors. Explosion from hydrogen is similar in effect to explosion from burned diesel fuel. Besides - the oxygen alone would be enough to use it - simply to ditch turbo and use pure oxygen injected to the cylinder. <br /> <br />kevarc - anything is daangerous if not used properely. So is diesel engine. <br /> <br />csxengineer98 - it is about 76% efficient - or you need 1,3 Joules to get 1 Joule worth of hydrogen. <br /> <br />76% efficiency hydrogen/oxygen production -> 35% efficency in burning -> 85% efficency in motors motors. Total: 22% efficency. <br /> <br />So each 400 gals of fuel, of which 25% ends of the resistor grids, would mean 22 gallons saved. Or about 5,5% increase in fuel efficency. With 40% reclamation it is 10% increase in fuel efficency. <br /> <br />Overall - I deemed it "not worth the trouble"
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