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Closed cycle rankine cycle engine using alternative fluid.
People who have built similar things have said not to use water because water will destroy the bearings and since ethanol will be part water you will have the same problem.- moffett8
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Closed cycle rankine cycle engine using alternative fluid.
If you convert an automotive compressor the version that uses a scroll design is probably the best you just have to run in reverse and remove a valve. When you run a scroll compressor in reverse it is then a scroll expander. I have been researching doing this my self. I will either do the...- moffett8
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- Forum: Mechanical Engineering