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    Why are gas turbine engines not used in automobiles?

    No problem. Gas turbines have their niche. For power generation, they can't be beaten when run at high load (max effienciency) in combined cycle (with a steam turbine utilising the exhaust heat). Overall efficiencies can now exceed 60%. A small gas turbine in simple cycle (no steam turbine)...
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    Why are gas turbine engines not used in automobiles?

    I don't know where you're getting the idea that gas turbines are efficient, they're not. Small ones are especially inefficient. Gas turbines have several advantages: - Very high reliability / low maintenance - Very high power to weight ratio - Very high maximum power - Low capital cost per MW...
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