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Steve Firth
 
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Default 'Steam' powered cars...

Doctor Drivel wrote:

"Clive" wrote in message
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In message , Capitol
writes
'The engine has a calculated 30% working volume efficiency compared
to the 10% of a Wankel, and 4% for a piston engine.'

All this means is the volume of the rotary unit to the volume of the
reciprocating unit for overall engine mass. It bears no connection
with the efficiency of the engine itself.


... confused.


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