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> On Sep 19, 5:56 pm, Punjab The Sailor Man
> wrote:
>> We know the water in your engine is regulated to 180 degrees but could
>> easily be regulated to 212 degrees especially if the water flowed
>> through a jacket in the manifolds. Why not use the wasted heat energy
>> for a steam motor to supplement the gasoline or diesel engine similar to
>> the way electrics assist the gasoline engine. We know Stanley steamers
>> were very efficient and powerful. Utilizing the heat waste from an ICE
>> would increase the engine's efficiency greatly. Don't knock it unless
>> you built a working model and it failed.
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I'd just point out that they use waste heat form the exhaust in order to get
temperatures significantly above the boiling point. To get 550C (1022F) as
the article claims, means a lot from the exhaust and darn little from the
cooling water jacket. The article is dated 2005 as a 'concept'. Any idea
if it's gone any further than that?

The OP is trying to use 212 degree F water from the engine's cooling water
jacket alone. Not gonna happen...

daestrom