[BC] External combustion

[Ron Youvan]

>>Yet today, I see no advocates for the tried and true
>>external combustion steam engines !

> There are a lot of them in use at sea in ships and they are used in nuclear
> power plants and many conventional fired electrical power plants. I advocate
> them under certain conditions.

   (I can't figure out what thread the comment above came from.)
Locomotive engines had a power efficiency of 12%, with steam condensers 18%.
Diesel engines 35%, that is why the steam locomotives are now Toyotas and Nissans
and CAT power goes into ships.
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    Ron  KA4INM