I posted this a couple weeks ago, but got no replies. After much Googling, I have ...
Engine type Efficiency ignition IC 30% diesel IC 45% steam turbine 33-38% gas turbine 40% combined gas-steam 60%
While auto engines made major advances starting 25 years ago in the US, diesels advances occured in the last 10 years. I saw the claim diesel broke
50% recently.It's easy to see why the gas turbine didn't succeed in locomotives.
Any reason we can't use a small steam turbine powered by IC exhaust to power alternators?
Anyone want to speculate how efficient fuel-cell can be, making sure to include methane reformulation and motor+controller losses? Not the sort of thing hydrogen junkies want to admit.