Top Gear Season 17

[Billzilla]

Bill, I forget what exact pressures but it was farkin high and there was major issues with the amount of heat generated by the compressed air, spose you could use that heat for underfloor heating in winter.

You could use it for that, but I am pretty sure most people don't take their house for a drive.

[TonyJZX]

the difference is hydrogen is the smallest element so its molecules actually seep thru the metal or carbon of the tank

LPG is a relatively complex molecule so it cannot seep thru the tank material

[Peter...]

You could use it for that, but I am pretty sure most people don't take their house for a drive.

Caravannists? Winnebagans?

[Billzilla]

Caravannists? Winnebagans?

Well, I guess they're full of hot air ...


(says us, who own a Winnebago)

[Greg Rust]

Har har, I actually meant the heat generated by the compressed air that goes through a chiller to reduce the volume, surely that heat could be used for something else.

[John]

http://transmission.blogs.topgear.co...rges-answered/

Gear tends to not like alternate energy cars so go for the most ridiculous test just like the Tesla

What was wrong with the Telsa test btw?

[Billzilla]

Har har, I actually meant the heat generated by the compressed air that goes through a chiller to reduce the volume, surely that heat could be used for something else.

The problem is that it takes a lot of energy to cool that hot air, so you're losing overall efficiency that way.
I reckon you're better off trying to keep it hot so it keeps its energy, then use it again as quickly as possible.

[Road Warrior]

Rowan Atkinson is one of the funniest fuckers of the last 30 years, he's a genius.

Apart from when he ran the F1 up the arse of some old ladies car and ended up with her rear wheels up his windscreen

And the silly twat has done it again...

Rowan Atkinson reportedly spun his seven-figure supercar as he was traveling down the A605 near Peterborough in the UK. No other vehicles were involved in the incident. While the actor suffered no worse than a shoulder injury, the F1 restyled itself thanks to a lamp post subsequent fire. Atkinson was reportedly able to extract himself from the vehicle and stood waiting for emergency personnel to arrive before being transported to a local hospital. He's expected to be released today.

[number8]

And the silly twat has done it again

hes probably a better driver than you are

[number8]

Hydrogen is the way of the future (from both a sustainability and economic point of view)

hydrogen combustion doesnt produce enough byproduct to drive a turbo, therefore hydrogen = bad

someone will eventually make a decent battery or miniaturised source of electrical current such that electric cars will be a practical reality

electric motors have still got some ways to go yet also, afterall was only recently that brushless motors have become widespread, let alone had time to be developed in a suitable scale and output to suit an automotive application

[Road Warrior]

hes probably a better driver than you are

... and with a better command of grammar than you!

[XXX19X]

Top Gear India special is out and about

[Shitbreak]

Top Gear India special is out and about

Cheers for the heads up, downloading now.

[HAMMER]

+1

[Captiva Fan]

hydrogen combustion doesnt produce enough byproduct to drive a turbo, therefore hydrogen = bad

Not sure if serious ... plus thread-from-the-dead syndrome ... but is this cereal?
Innit the issue about expansion of gases, and the leftover wot comes outta the exhaust valves?
Howzit possible that burning H2 expends the majority of it's expanding-energy on the piston? Is that true?