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Oh Lucy!
Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2011 6:29 am
by Rope-Pusher
Ricardo, the well-known powertrain development consultancy, announced this morning that it has come up with a breakthrough in flywheel technology to make hybrid cars. Flywheels store energy as kinetic power, in this case a flywheel that spins at 60,000 rpm sealed in a vacuum.
http://www.ricardo.com/en-gb/News--Medi ... echnology/
Re: Oh Lucy!
Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2011 9:10 am
by Squint
Whoa, whoa, whoa. I'm worried because of one phrase in that article. "... has resulted from a fast-track engineering development process..." Now I'm scared.
Re: Oh Lucy!
Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2011 7:04 pm
by Rope-Pusher
Squint wrote:Whoa, whoa, whoa. I'm worried because of one phrase in that article. "... has resulted from a fast-track engineering development process..." Now I'm
scare.
Fickset
Yes, good, fast, or cheap - choose two out of the three.
Flywheel energy storage can create unique vehicle dynamics unless maybe you run multiple flywheels rotating in opposite directions. Do it wrong and you'll change lanes as you crest a hill.