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Article #334Re: The Compressed-Air Car--Possible?
From: Paul Broe
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 03:07
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 03:07
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In article <1992Nov9.153449.11656@bsu-ucs> 01crmeyer@leo.bsuvc.bsu.edu (Craig Meyer) writes: > I'm looking into the concept of running an automobile off of compressed air. > > According to my calculations (based on a Gast airmotor catalogue), such a > vehicle would require an air tank able to hold 100,000 psi of air. > > Is that at all possible? > I can think of one fairly big problem. If this high pressure tank is damaged badly enough such as in a collision, the resulting explosion would be rather dangerous. -- ---- Paul Broe Internet: broe@plains.nodak.edu UUCP: uunet!plains!prototype!k9!doctor (My Amiga 2500/20) AmigaUUCP 1.16D BIX: pbroe Compu$erve: too expensive. AmigaOS 2.05
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