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> Mazda already has a hydrogen powered rx8 with an electric turbocharger. They had
> it on their website and Paul Larmar posted pictures of it.
> BTW, what happened to Paul Larmar's email list? Is it shut down permanently?
> Marc Wiese
> >
> > From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net>
> > Date: 2005/06/02 Thu AM 09:01:46 EDT
> > To: "Rotary motors in aircraft"
> > Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Electric Turbo
> >
> > Would it be possible to build an electric turbo that could just be switched
> > on when needed? Would you need to vary the speed with the throttle or could
> > it just blow full force? Or would this idea simply take to much horse power
> > for an electric motor to handle?
> >
> > Hi Denny,
> >
> > There are a number of companies selling electric superchargers, but most of
> > these will require some imagination to see any actual results. There is one
> > I've seen, called the eRAM that looks like it could possibly do some good,
> > however, it also pulls 57 amps !!!! Eventually, when battery and motor
> > technology advances a bit, perhaps we'll see a day where these things might
> > work for us, but I don't think we're quite there yet.
> >
> > Anyone who saw the movie Mad Max saw the supercharger with an electric
> > clutch that could be turned on and off. It's my understanding that was just
> > something they did for effect in the movie, but I have wondered if it
> > wouldn't be possible to do something like that with a centrifugal
> > supercharger and bypass valve. It's probably not worth the extra weight and
> > effort though.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Rusty
> > Mazda 13B rotary powered RV-3 (flying)
> > Kolb Slingshot (Mazda single rotor project)
> > Sonerai-IIL ( just won't go away )
> >
> >
>
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