Mileage Results You Won't Believe!!! - Wind Power on a CAR #5
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The real free energy is the friends we made along the way
The squids get it.
beautiful
We can spend our whole life looking for free energy, only to realize that free energy was inside us all along.
@@truejim Morpheus would like to know your location
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Doesn't matter what happens, what your doing for your son is fantastic, get that young mind thinking, fantastic, win win.
Thinking his dad doesn't get science
Srsly best dad ever
Fkk carcinogens, the money saved from no future mental heath therapy, can be invested for later chemotherapy if necessary.. 🤣🤣🤣
I loved seeing the curiosity in your son's face while watching the gauges. Parenting level 100. Great job explaining.
Why does everyone conjest the comments talking about his son
@@albyshinyfield8841 It is simple. With all the crap being taught to children today by "professionals" in school moving the concept of knowledge toward extinction level stupidity, it is more than refreshing to see someone, particularly a father (who is being told by society to shut up and let the "professionals" teach your children), imparting factual concepts along with demonstrating how to think outside the box to one of his children. That is by far the best part of this whole video. In my opinion.
I remember some time ago seeing a show on TV (4x3 format) which I think was called "Mythbusters". This was about why there were divots all over a golf ball. To prove if it made the ball fly farther, they assumed the divots reduced drag or added lift. The guys on the show who dug in to these mysteries decided to take a Ford Taurus, a very popular car at the time, and see if putting divots all over the car made it use less gasoline. ( they used about 600 pounds of clay to put proportional divots on the near horizontal surfaces of the vehicle) To shorten the story, IT DID. Divots reduce the wind resistance of the ball flying through the air, and the Ford got about 10% more mileage. (even with added weight) I have never figured out why this phenomena has not been adapted to large transport trucks or maybe even out-of-the-box type folks who would buy a vehicle that looked funny, but could get a boost in everyday driving.
I still think that you may have increased the aerodynamic efficiency of that brick of a truck. The fan spinning in front of the grill created a high pressure zone in front of the vehicle that helped divert wind more efficiently around the vehicle, thereby recouping some of the losses you experienced by increasing the drag with the windmill. That's my theory anyway. I'd love to see some wind tunnel testing to see if that's what's happening.
This could be tested without a wind tunnel by installing it on a highly aerodynamic car
@@why6212 and it would most probably have zero net gain or much more likely a loss I efficiency because efficient every efficient aero meaning clean laminar airflow around the car which a turbine will replace by turbulent air. if you wanna increase range on an EV its simple, you increase battery capacity, or you decrease drag/weight. loo at Tesla, lucid, aptera. everything else is BS. the eolo car mentioned in the video is a 60mph/60 miles range EV ("according to the people who make there car") which gets a claimed 10% increase in range from it's turbine...it's 20 yo tech that nobody wants.
No need of a wind tunnel. Let the car coast in neutral and measure the rate of speed loss. Not very accurate but enough to indicate a better or worse aerodynamic drag with or without the windmill.
Yeah - I agree. I'm pretty sure that's where the gains are from. It would be an interesting experiment to place a simple fairing in front of the vehicle. Rather than the alternator extracting 1600W from the airstream over the car, reduce the CoD with a fairing, and compare the reduction in fuel.
I mean....of course that is the goal?...right? I think that is exactly what he was asserting in the video. The windmill is somewhere between the ideal surface and the truck. So there is a lot of energy budget to play with there.
I like the math and it makes sense, but the part I'm most impressed with is a 1978 Bronco that gets 20 mpg!
LOL, keep in mind that didn't include acceleration getting up to speed. 😁
It's also a bronco he built using, if I remember right, an f150
Not a 78 Bronco powertrain
It's a F150 in a bronco shell.
@@ernestjorda2777 I was wondering where the new dash came from😂
I'm jealous of your son. Wish my dad had done stuff like this instead of drinking
Well it's not too late to be better
Drinking is science too
My dad did both.
Same
Wish I had a dad.
This is so inspirational, just cause people don't believe in your methods dosent mean you need to stop :)
I get and understand the general basics of things like this, but am envious of people like you who can build and design it. Very cool
I missed the part about why there's an oven in the car. But I like having this mystery.
Lmfao!!!! I thought the same thing initially. He uses the oven to measure output load.
@@charlieodom9107 hmmm that is a very interesting idea. A true variable draw is hard to come by.
I wonder in what strange way this could be used to solve the load test problem on computer power supplies. None of the PS testers actually simulate a load. People do stuff like stick in a galvanized paper clip to simulate a load.
@@janglestick I wouldn't have used an entire oven, but the idea behind it is to keep the heat inside the oven instead of heating up the cab. A heating element vented to the outside or in water can achieve the same result.
Thank gosh I’m not the only one. Looks like he forgot a clip in his edit. Man sounds like a mad man
I thought this couldnt be any more wrecklesd untill I saw the oven in the cabbin.
This project was So. Much. Work. THANK YOU for persevering through and taking us along with you!
I love that you included your son in this project, giving him awesome hands on learning. That alone is worth a lot.
Tweaking the aero dynamics on the vehicle might be an idea for a future video.
Why does everyone conjest the comments talking about his son
Wow! Started watching out of curiosity and ended up subscribing to you channel. Fantastic video. Very informative but I subscribed to support you because what you said about working hard and educating yourself. A concept that seems to be fading these days in our younger generations. Thank you for the hard work you put into this channel!
Dreamt of this exact idea as a child and was turned down for the same things you have been fighting against since your first video. Glad you believed in your ideas and yourself. These videos are like watching my childhood dreams turn into reality thank you.
Same thing here, I remember having this idea when I was like 12 or 13, was told on an online forum it’s completely pointless and completely forgot about it until this popped in my recs
you are a great teacher, even me, with language barrier can understand perfectly fine such a complex matter as physics
Love your content. Love what you said in the end. "What and where would we be if we didn't atleast try" I love seeing you try new things and hope you never stop. You inspire me to try new things.
"Expecting your fridge to work, without plugging it in"
My fridge isn't plugged into any outlets or cords. And it works great. So....
Granted the propane has to be refilled periodically, however... 😉
Doesn't your fridge need 12 vlts. to run also. My RV fridge is on propane and I have to have 12 vlts. also. Just asking. If it doesn't need any electric will you please let me know brand name and model. The Lord Jesus bless you and yours. Thks., J.C. Miracle
@@joemiracle4212 the 12v is only for the light & ignitor. Most gas fridges use ether a click sparker or a battery powered sparker, same as a gas grill. Campers also have a electric element that takes place of the pilot on electric use.
This is transfer of energy via increasing efficiency. The problem with saying you're getting free energy(and inherently causing a polarizing comment section haha), is that you're not, you're just increasing the aero efficiency of an already very inefficient design(which you talk about). I think a good parallel experiment would be to remove the turbine completely, design some giant fiberglass cone for the truck, and see if you can just increase the MPG in general at the same speed. Then do the math to see if that saved fuel is better "savings" than the power production from the turbine. The other issue is the turbine is only good if you're trying to burn an extra 2000W all the time. So when tesla designs a vehicle, they're already designing for the best Cd and capture those saving immediately. So you can't compare that to a Lada with a fan on the front, since the Lada will have a terrible Cd from the get go.
That's funny you mention doing a test with a big fiberglass aerodynamic nose.
I commented the EXACT same thing on the first video he did on this adventure (although I suggested making them weight the same).
Seeing which one yields the most energy from the fuel would be very interesting. He saw that comment and said that it would be an interesting experiment. :P
Yeah I still like the idea. Just trying to figure out the safest/easiest way to do it and still allow cooling air to the engine. But I'm very curious to know!
@@QuintBUILDs I can imagine it would be an even bigger project that building that CF turbine. Maybe some delicious CFD simulations. 😅
@@QuintBUILDs Since the optimum aerodynamic shape is a droplet shape (as far as I know), it would be interesting to see if a cone in the rear of the vehicle would help, and then you don't have to worry about engine cooling. I think you are getting a lot of turbulent airflow at the back end, so a cone there might help get a laminar flow around the vehicle. It would however probably stick out quite far back. Don't know how road legal that would be either.
Or alternatively, demonstrate the decreased efficiency by mounting the turbine on the roof of the truck, thus greatly increasing its wind resistance. The turbine would still get the same wind, thus would produce the same power, but the fuel consumption would increase instead of decrease.
Quint's neighbours pulling out of their drive to go to work in the morning. Glances over at Quint spraying a hose at a turbine made from rubber hands.
This is my favorite comment by far 😂😂😂
And speaking alone
Outstanding and nice to know there are followers out there who are interested in learning as well. This is turning into my favourite CZcams channel. Thank you for sharing.
I just found this channel and I love it! I like that you have your kids with you too! They will benefit greatly from your mentality. You have a real can-do attitude and that's what the world is all about! Good video buddy! I had a laugh when your oven overheated.
The difference between free energy and recovered energy. This was a cool way to learn about it.
There isn't any free energy, but there is free energy
@@tedarcher9120 defuq ?
@@snek9353 Which part of the video did he prove that? This is effectively energy recovery, it is reclaiming energy produced by burning gas that would otherwise have been lost. However it would be far better to approach this by working out how to minimise those losses in the first place so they don't need to be recovered.
@@ferrumignis splitting hairs. most of us separate recovered energy from "increased efficiency" so aero improvements would be increased efficiency while regenerative breaking would be lost energy recovery.
@@nerys71 By your very own definition this is energy recovery then. He is recovering lost energy, I am saying increased efficiency (better aero) would be a better way to approach this.
As a mechanic, where they make you do efficiency measurements in school, I gotta say this video was awesome! Love the “regenerative” ideas.
I was thinking how we can improve the range of the EV's and just thought of this idea. Seeing you attempt it makes me realize how much of learning and hard work involves into brining ideas to life. Thank you for making such great content!!!
So thrilled to find someone working on this idea. I've been joking about windmills on top of cars for decades, but secretly wishing someone would find a way to make it work. I wish you the best of luck and future in this worthy endeavor.
Imagine this guy getting pulled over and then offering the cop a homemade pie he made with his oven in the back seat
Imagine being an officer walking up to that vehicle with what totally looks like a ‘science experiment’ on the dash like that. It’d suspect without knowing, I’d initially have potentially ‘explosive’ thoughts. Lolz
@@audimaster5000 that's when you say Great scott what are you doing officer I almost made it to 88mph!
yes hello there officer... pie? 🥧👍sees all the severed hands spinning✋👀 runs away ... no tickets 😂
I'd bake donuts
Sorry, thought i smelled donuts...heres your ticket.
Kids are lucky to have a dad with the intelligence, willingness to learn, and drive to incorporate your ideas into reality. The most important part being that you're sharing that journey with them.
Don't forget the pie cooking.
Just discovered your channel and I'm amazed by your scientific approach regarding challenges you're overcome. That is wonderful to watch and your son is very lucky to be involved into this! Congratulations! And thank you for this great entertainment, it really made my day!
I absolutely love how you include your son in your learning. It’ll be essential and amazing knowledge he can take into his life as he grows up, whether he becomes an engineer or not. Also it’s so awesome that you aren’t just making stuff that would be interesting for viewers but also for you! Constant improvement and gaining of knowledge is the key to never be bored in life and I’m assuming you aren’t in the slightest. Keep pushing yourself and thanks for teaching so many people how to look at the world in a different way. Cheers from a broke engineering student with aspirations to lead a life like yours one day.
Why does everyone contest the comments talking about his son
You're one of my favorite science explainers on CZcams. I'm a linguist by profession with a strong foundation in the humanities, so I am, by definition, a scientific layman. Thank you for making your videos so easy to understand!!
You look tired of micromanaging the masses trying to cut you down Quint. Don't worry. there's plenty of people who appreciate you and your time!
It's not a matter of putting him down .. it's merely a matter of pointing out the obvious just because it disproves his point doesn't mean anyone hates him ... Lmao and he still gets the money he is tryn to make with the videos which is probly the real objective for him
@@jamesgibson7207 As a creator it drives you crazy, there's only so much time to prove people wrong.
@@jamesgibson7207 I mean he’s made it pretty clear he’s here for teaching. But if he should profit off that I say go ahead! Only encourage him to do more!
Awsom learning, questions, theory and testing. Best youtube of my life. Keep it up.
Just noticed that this video is 2 years old. Was thinking you were taking my advice. 😆 great group of videos and I've learned so much. Thank you.
I absolutely thought this couldn't possibly "create" energy. But your explanation of how the turbine reclaims that brute force air speed makes a *lot* of sense to me.
Thanks for a great series on the idea!!
You couldn't create energy from nothing, that is still true. His explanation is simply wrong. He burned 0.45 liters per 100 km of additional fuel because of the turbine. 0.45 liters of fuel contains 4275 Wh of energy and and he got back only 1354 Wh with his turbine. So he got back only one third of the energy. He didn't create energy.
@@mirkogruden8362 that amount of fuel might contain that much energy but it needs to be harnessed and he showed that the turbine was more efficient than the alternator at doing so.
@@guimauve522 Yes the turbine can be more efficient than altenator, because mass market altenators have very low efficiency. But he DID NOT create more energy than the fuel contains that he claimed!! He got back one one third of the energy that he spend from additional fuel consumed because of the turbine.
I saw a late 70s bronco on the thumbnail and I clicked. Now I’m getting free knowledge.
Awesome stuff. I don't work with mechanical or electrical engineering or anything like that, but I enjoy seeing things optimized and... numbers going up lol.
Its awesome to see that there was actually some gain, via recovering energy that was otherwise wasted. It's also cool that you made your own well designed
turbine specifically for this project, which performed far better than the ones you bought online.
Brilliant ways of explaining and demonstrating engineering principals.
I smiled and laughed watching the last video, and I'm smiling and laughing with this one. Incredibly educational, well explained and highly entertaining guys! We need more great streams/channels like yours.💪 Keep up the good work 😎
Brilliant, academic level of explanations - that's even disregarding the cape! Greetings from Latvia and keep up the work.
SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX TO CONTINUE PROGRESSING IN A POSITIVE DIRECTION, GREAT WORK, I LOVE THIS TUFF!!!
Wow, you got a sub from me for the dedication! Not too mention your son helps, amazing parenting and channel. God bless you and your family!
I'm really surprised by the results and am really glad you not only kept going after all the negativity, but also that you freely upload the process in more detail too. You're very inspiring to watch and you really encourage creative and challenging thinking.
Thank you so much!
Sorry to hear the algorithm is giving you a hard time. Don't worry about it! Your a sincere content creator and it shows.
Subscribed. Not too many interesting channels lately but this has definitely caught my attention.
Excellent. You answered one of the great "I wonder what would happen if..." questions by actually doing it. Thank you. One of my kids asked me this question fifteen years ago and I gave him the wrong answer. I'll have to correct that next time I see him.
I'm an energy efficiency specialist, one of my students sent me a link to your video. I can say you're pretty much spot on for a vehicle of this shape (aside considering all the safety laws.) There are a few other things that could be done with this project, however the gains are fleeting for the work required.
You ever seen that video of the wind propelled car that could go faster than the wind? Do you think it’s possible to have a compact version that would charge a car battery to power an electric car as it was moving? Theoretically it would take the energy from the air and transform it into electrical energy for the car to use
@@hungryhunter7158 that would not work for a motor vehicle. The setup you describe works in a very limited circumstance.
However what the guy did in this video, I've only seen in like, 5 other vehicles in my time...coolest one used a cage fan to greater effect.
@@hungryhunter7158yes if you drove on the wrong side of the freeway towards traffic head on then the wind the semi trucks produced would power your car 😂😂😂
Congrats, Quint! Great series
I feel sorry that i havent seen your channel sooner… You blow my mind!! Love Love Love this channel! Greetings from Argentina
Excellent video! I like your theory on how the turbine is essentially improving the drag coefficient of your Bronco! I might be able to flesh that out a tad more (AE here). If you look at the typical 3D flow field through and around a turbine, it's a diverging flow - it spreads out as the turbine smoothly slows it down. (The opposite is true for a propeller). I would bet that because of its location, your turbine is creating a flow field somewhat resembling what you would see with some kind of domed or conical fairing on the front of your truck! You've improved your aerodynamics by almost the same power as the turbine's output.
I'm quite sure if this turbine was mounted on a streamlined pylon on the roof, it would cause a more significant reduction in economy.
This taught me a good lesson though! I believe those explaining that you can't improve the efficiency of a vehicle by adding a wind turbine (I do it myself) have the overall thermodynamics right, but should keep this caveat in mind - that idea assumes the vehicle is already well streamlined, and that the natural flow pattern caused by a working turbine can't simultaneously be used to improve vehicle streamlining. Granted, a well designed fairing system is a far cheaper, lighter, and more effective way to improve economy, even in the case of an electric car where the turbine's power would feed back into the drive system. Lol!
Love it!
Fuel economy isn't the only useable energy to consider. Overall useable energy out any system or systems is ultimately the goal, so anywhere waste is harnessed or recaptured even if one system has a loss that improves the gain of another system. Together combined we want the best utilization of both or many systems.
The less aerodynamic a vehicle is, the more efficient this turbine will be. Teslas are the most aerodynamic cars in the world, so adding this turbine will probably just hurt. Adding it on an electric pickup will probably increase range though
@@snek9353 trains and trucks, for example
@@snek9353 it reduces drag on a boxy vehicle like a truck
or change out this brick on wheels
Not true. The only thing proven here (maybe) is sticking a wind generator out in the free airflow will charge the battery more efficiently than an engine driven alternator...at this vehicle speed. Let's see how much electrical power this contraption generates while you're idling in traffic. Hint: none.
@@snek9353 Nice to see there's one other person here who's as underwhelmed as I am. This "project" gives me a headache.
You’re a boss!
He’s a boss!
The basic point about becoming educated is fantastic. Every kid should see this. Nice job teacher!.
GREAT VIDEO! Very well layed out with lots of on point research to perform a good controlled experiment. As a 15 year Journeyman refrigeration mechanic I really appreciated the head nod to thermodynamics and refrigeration. I just found you today and now I am subscribed! Keep up the good work, this is what CZcams was built for!
Love this channel. Signed up for texts and looking forward to your posts! Awesome idea.
Such a great conclusion to a wonderful series! My 5yr old watched them all with me.
I've thought about this a bunch of times now your doing it! Awesome
Very interesting... glad there are people like you
Love it, thanks for the video and all the work behind it!
Screw all the people who unsubscribed, you just got a follow from me! Incredible work, the way that you test kind of reminds me of Project Farm’s tests. 👍🏼👍🏼
Keep doing what you're doing you obviously have a great mind!
Since I installed an oven in my Jeep I get much better mileage. Thanks for the tip!
I've been thinking the entire time about how you're spending quality time with your son. You're teaching him to think outside the box not just believe anything he's told. If nothing else were to come from these experiments they've been a hugely success. As parents we don't get our report card until they are grown but I think you're doing OK.
You have my approval Mr. Turd Ferguson
Sigh.. hes teaching his son to be an idiot. These are all well understood and proven principsls of basic science
I absolutely love this video. I get so irritated with those people who jump to conclusions and say things like got back to first grade when in actuality the information is going over their head. Also love hearing how much work you had to invest because it highlights just how much work projects like this take, its very inspirational. Thank you
I love that you involve your family in the pursuit of science, From a fellow engineer and dad.
Man i just get amazed from this first vid i watched from you. Course i suscribed !!! Thanks !
Being a pilot, I already knew how this was going to turn out. When doing engine out procedures during training I've done a glide both with the prop wind milling, and stopped, and the plane glides better with the prop stopped.
This would be great on a long haul semi!
Especially if you were making a pizza.
Mmmm pizza 🤤🤤🤤
@@bobafruti or refrigerating the cargo...
This is great... as an Applied Phys major (undergrad) of manybyears ago, the best part for me is that you brought the boy along!!!!lol. Awesome.
Glad to see someone having the same idea as me. I was thinking about this for a few months
For chocolate chip cookies go 60 mph for 4 miles....😆
Don't forget to pre-heat by driving around the block a few times. 😋
@@BRUXXUS 😆
You had me at co0kies
Oh he** yeah, that's hilarious!!
@@mikeobrien3744 😂
I can’t believe the amount of time that was put into making this video 😮 nice job 👍
THANK YOU!!!
Excellent video. I think you’ve got something there.
"better understanding includes learning and doing"
I love this. I might try my hand at some "magnifying glass wood burning" to make a sign for my workshop/shed with this quote on it.
Is there something about to change with the algorithm? You’re the second “smart person” I follow this week to announce the email list to unlisted videos project.....
GitHub Action 'Notify IRC' type old school notification might be better, no phone number required.
self hosted 'Matrix / Synapse: Open Source, Self Hosted, Federated, End to End encrypted communication server.' is another option
Quint, as you can now recover energy from the airflow, how about recovering some of the wasted 75,000 Watts from engine heat? There is a steep temperature difference between the temperature of the engine and the outer skin of the car. Surely a Seebeck generator could be utilised here?
Heck yeah.
Seebeck thermoelectric generators are pitifully inefficient. You are talking 5-15%. Yes, that is "free energy" you would be collecting that would otherwise be wasted, but the monetary investment outweighs the fuel savings so drastically, that the payback period is far too long to seriously consider. Especially when you factor in the inefficiency afforded by the additional weight of the TEG system.
Why not just don't produce the heat in the first place by going electric? "*Reduce*, Reuse, Recycle"
Is that similar to a sterling engine that generates motion using temperature gradients?
Wind and Solar, then Sterling and Seebeck. You want to start where the most gains can be made first and add the more expensive least gains last.
Great video, especially the discussion of the risks of science at the end. Thanks!
So excited for the text updates!
This is brilliant. Would have loved if you'd been pulled over. "Smoking? No officer its just a wind powered oven. Nothing unusual here." As for your science logic, its unquestionable. You're not trying to break the laws of thermodynamics. You're just capturing some of the energy you'd lose in drag. Your testing of this is so thorough its incredible.
All these special effects take so much time and effort to create. Your hard work is noted.
I knew that its possible to get more energy than out all the time. thank you for taking time to prove it to skeptics😊
Best of luck. And people like you are the reason science will never stop progressing.
The greatest inventions in history all started with "hmmm, I wonder..."
You get my vote, buddy
Fancy seeing you here.
Very good! Very thorough. I enjoyed it and it answered questions I had. Thanks!
Very interesting. I like to see practical examples of energy systems not just speculation. Thank yoy
We get sunlight half of the time almost every day and that's real free energy that we don't pay for.
That strongly depends on where you live and what season it is.
Geographic location can definitely make a huge difference re how much any given solar system will yield. Those in Sun (or sun & wind) challenged areas would likely want to consider a hybrid solar/wind system. If wind isn't an option (for whatever reason) those in sunshine-challenged areas could compensate with extra panels but that of course depends on how much space/property (and budget) one has to work with.
On a side note... while energy from such things as the sun, wind, hydro, geothermal, etc... are "free" from nature, they all require a device/devices to convert the "free" energy into electricity we can actually use and this (unfortunately) is where "free energy" ceases to remain free seeing how all energy conversion devices require things like: design engineers, mining/harvesting of raw materials, production facilities, spare parts, repair technicians, etc... which in turn requires capital/money and a workforce of 1000's upon 1000's of people, who btw, will expect to be paid a living wage for their time and effort. Regardless of "free" sun, wind, hydro and geothermal energy, etc... (or the invention of an impossible/mythical "perpetual motion" machine) nobody is ever going to build energy conversion devices and hand them out totally free of charge, as there will always be costs involved, thus eliminating any possibility of receiving energy for free :)
@@__WJK__ Not strictly true because you can get more free energy if you build your house in a better direction.
@@chrispollard6568 - Sure, building a house so that one's solar panels will (ideally) face South, will definitely help with efficiency but it will not provide "free" energy. Free energy, is a bit of a misnomer seeing how solar panels and storage batteries (along w/all the other parts required to complete a solar system) easily requires a couple $100+ dollars for very small systems, many $1000s of dollars for medium-sized systems and 10s of 1000s of dollars for extra-large systems. Plus, after about 12-20yrs of use, more money will be required seeing how the original panels and batteries will have reached the end of their life expectancies and will need to be replaced. Don't get me wrong, solar is great, especially when installed properly and used in areas that get enough sunshine... however, it's never 100% free. Peace...(!)...
Are you building a more efficient alternator next?
Great question, I'd be interested in seeing that!
That's what I thought alternators are very efficient at doing the job they are designed to do: charge the battery not run an oven. If you tried to charge a car battery(for a gas engine) with that generator it would over load it and cook the wires in his car. They are not meant to do the others job.
I get it. You are recovering energy that was spent generating the momentum of the truck. Very cool!
Wow your passion for learning is so helpful and inspiring. On any aspect of what someone would want to learn. Thanks God Bless
You have just “Won” my subscription, a tricked a few of the videos in the series plus your rain water energy recovery videos. Fantastic work!
Maybe the real treasure was the pie we made along the way
I love experiments! That's a fun one for sure. Good application of the scientific method.
Brilliant...at last we have someone who builds and cares...👍
The real free energy was the lifelong memories you made with your kids
This is no different than cooking a burrito on your engine block. You aren't getting "free energy", instead you are utilizing "wasted energy."
That makes me think... if an ICE is only 25% effective, most of that lost energy is actually going to go to producing heat (which we then spend more energy trying to get out of the system). How would you design a power recovery system that utilized this heat energy?
You can use a power recovery turbine like some powerful aircraft piston engines, or add a sterling engine on top of a diesel one
Its called a turbo charger. The waste energy in the exhaust is used to compress the incoming air, increasing the fuel/air load driving up the ability of the engine to make more power (but doesn't really increase efficiency, just improves the power to weight ratio.)
@@JR-yl8qi you can just use the output of the turbocharger to power a generator instead of compressing air and get a power recovery turbins
@@JR-yl8qi That is not really using the heat of the engine, but rather the compression of the engine.
@@BenKickert it uses waste heat to drive a turbine and compress intake air. I
You are totally right when you say it like "if you never asked, you will never know, so, do it if you dont know" that's how we got to where we are now. It's so hard to explain to folks "theres no free lunch", if it worked, all of our electric vehicles would have a gigantic fan on the front. Their "regenerative braking" does so much better than a big fan on the front. But, if no one like you never "asked", no advances would ever be made. Yes, your experiment was a "fools errand", (because too much stuff has shown It doesnt work), but that doesnt matter. Thank you for putting it out there by way of testing & proving it. The more people see "for free" doesnt really work, the better.
You and your content really hit the spot with me after just a couple videos.
Scientific method
Physics
Having fun
Options to consume without big data companies harvesting data more efficiently that capturing wasted energy!!
Well done sir.
I would love to see the results of adding an electric assist motor that uses the turbine power to help propel the vehicle. Then let's see the mpg figures and find out the true impact on vehicle efficiency
You and I both. I'd like to add solar and hydrogen as well. A multi-hybrid build that maximized the potential of every type of tech and tweaking each until the optimal efficency of each is all fitted in to harness all the energies available to maximize their potentials
@@terrafirma9328 If by 'hydrogen' you mean using the alternator for energy to split water into hydrogen that's injected into the engine, then I'll have to disagree with that one. After years of browsing an ecomodding community online, I still haven't seen a single person come up with information that satisfies all three requirements of "repeatable, objective, well-gathered data showing improvement; shows for certain that it's the hydrogen that leads to that improvement and explains exactly how; shows that the changes won't lead to damaging the engine or other severe problems long-term".
@@IstasPumaNevada There are other ways to add hydrogen than the alternator. A chemical reaction chamber for example. Like I said the optimal of each efficent way where each component becomes less efficent these gaps might be filled by a the optimal efficency of another tech.
If an electric vehicle would have small enough aerodynamic drag this wouldn't work.
I love this project. I considered\brainstormed something like this for train, trucks, and planes. Things that typically travel long distance at maintained speeds
That’s a great way to describe it as an energy recovery system. And a great demonstration that we must ALWAYS test our assumptions