Elite Engineer

I think all the stirling engine (for car applications) needs is more research, and general knowledge of how it works so it would be more attractive to investors and the public. The MOD I and MOD II projects only had a couple of years to be developed before funding was cut, so of course they're not going to be perfect machines. I'm certain if we hadn't added the improvements (radiator, torque converter, etc) to the modern ICE it wouldn't be used as efficient as it is (you call 33% efficient..heh!). The ICE engine had roughly 100 years to be tweaked and developed. I believe the main issue is, the stirling isn't mainstream or understood enough by the public, sorta similar to hybrids. Its no secret that the stirling is more efficient (with a decent temp. differential) than a standard ICE. I hope to see these in generator applications soon.

wow 920 degrees Celsius! Looks as though electrohydrolysis is the better choice. Thanks for the help!

What would happen if you were to boil lets say a 1 liter solution of pure ammonia? Would it just become ammonia gas, or would the hydrogen bonds eventually break yielding gaseous hydrogen and nitrogen. (I'm trying to find a reltatively cheap way to obtain pure hydrogen gas without utilizing electrohydrolysis).

I could not see a virus that causes constant adrenaline release in a specimen by its own adrenal gland. However, I could see a virus that while in the host body controls the host to carry out particular motor functions. The Zombie-Ant parasite or "Ophicordyceps" fungus, when ingested by an ant, actually crawls into the ants brain and tweeks its brain/neurosn to make it crawl up a blade of grass, so it is eatne by a herbevoire, and then infects the larger animal.

In the late 1970's and early 1980's, NASA and the Department of Energy teamed up to make an alternative automotive engine due to the nation's oil dependcy scare in 1978. It was called the MOD1 and was quite successful in operation, however funding was cut in the mid 80's and the project never reached it's final phase. Here's an article from "Popular Science", from Jan. 1983 giving a very in-depth look into the application and research of stirling engines for automotive use. http://books.google.com/books?id=RN4_jLbVO3YC&pg=PA50&dq=Stirling+auto+engine+a+lot+of+progress,+but+Spirit#v=onepage&q&f=false