Re: Flywheel batteries as EV power source

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From: Phil Ngai
Date: Sat, 02 Jan 1993 05:32

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In article <30DEC199200153934@pierre.mit.edu> chuck@pierre.mit.edu (Chuck Parsons) writes:
>  Second mechanical strength of materials is _not_ greater than the
>strength of the chemical bonds forming the material. 

In a flywheel, there is a relationship between material strength and
stored kinetic energy, but it is hardly 1 to 1. This would be almost
like arguing that the kinetic energy of a bullet or meteor is limited
to its material strength.

-- 
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