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Spaceman...
Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 7:29 pm
Guest
DB wrote:
Quote:
Robert Adsett wrote:

snip

You are trying to reason with a guy that has spent many years trolling
usenet with stupidity.

that is nice..
So, what is wrong with the engine DB?

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James M Driscoll Jr
Spaceman
Eeyore...
Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 9:57 pm
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Spaceman wrote:

Quote:
"Don Lancaster" <don at (no spam) tinaja.com> wrote

I strongly suspect the use of a "propeller" in your design will make the
results horribly inefficient.

It is just "like a propeller"
It is not near as flimsy of course.
and it is more like a sturdy water wheel with an angle that forces
the direction of motion to always be the same.

Bwahahahahahahahaaaa !!


Quote:
Ferinstance, a windmill can do no better than 42 percent. Not sure how
well boat or airplane propellers do, but yours clearly is in the wrong
place at the wrong time. Especially if there is turbulent flow.

Turbulent flow is not really an issue since the prop is more
like a water wheel like I said,

Too funny ! I wonder why they stopped making paddle steamers.

Here's a nice one btw. I've even travelled on her.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PS_Waverley


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The biggest loss in the prop chamber would be from tolerance space
in between the prop and walls of the chamber.

As a certain poster says in instances like this "we've got a live one here".

Graham
Eeyore...
Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 10:12 pm
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Williamknowsbest wrote:

Quote:
Spaceman, from your discussions you are clearly clueless .....

You could have easily stopped right there.

Graham
Spaceman...
Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 10:27 pm
Guest
Eeyore wrote:
Quote:
Too funny ! I wonder why they stopped making paddle steamers.

Too funny, an engineer talks about a paddle wheel,
when if anything it is more like a water mill wheel.
LOL
the water does the pushing in a closed encasement silly,
not the wheel pushing the water in the wide open seas.

You really are pretty silly to even compare such different
water wheels.
LOL

BTW: can't find anything actually wrong Mr Engineer huh?
LOL

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James M Driscoll Jr
Spaceman
Spaceman...
Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 4:39 pm
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Williamknowsbest wrote:
Quote:
On Jun 14, 4:47 pm, "Spaceman" <space... at (no spam) yourclockmalfunctioned.duh
wrote:
"Williamknowsbest" <William.M... at (no spam) gmail.com> wrote in message

news:fedcf48f-ddca-4682-8aaf-cae5bab246ea at (no spam) m73g2000hsh.googlegroups.com...

You make two statements - I ask you to explain why? Why is what you
say so? Perhaps if you think clearly about a subject you will learn
of shortcomings in your understanding.

I think the shortcoming are coming from a person
that has not even looked at the engine and has made
his own picture in his mind about problems it does not have.

The prop does not have "through space" like a ducted fan,
or boat prop has.
It has about 1/2 mm space around each blade only if made properly
like anything getting pushed by water would have for best output.
I suggest you think a little more and actually look at the site
and design.
I know for fact the "prop design" would not have close
to the losses you are talking about.
It is nothing like a ducted fan nor boat prop.
:)

--
James M Driscoll Jr
Spaceman

How did you come to know for 'fact' this particular article of
information?

Each and every part of it that is not already being used in current
automotive technology have been cheaply built as test prototypes.
and not one part had any problem in doing what was thought they
should do.

The final test is of course to build the entire thing.
But cheap, is not the way to do such.
sealed wood just don't cut it for an engine ya know?
:)

Let me explain the "prop chamber" a bit better,
It is simply a water wheel with an angle on the paddle
(the angle forces the wheel to turn in only one direction when
the pressure hits it.)
Both inputs hit from the same "side" so it will always turn
only one way.
and no pass through space except for tolerance between
the chamber itself.
It in no way loses anything close to a normal prop or paddle
wheel, and just like a water wheel that is run properly,
uses almost every ounce of force put into it
(except for the tolerance gap loss of course)

and yes, I should probably not call it a prop at all.

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James M Driscoll Jr
Spaceman
Spaceman...
Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 4:48 pm
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Williamknowsbest wrote:
Quote:
C.F. Taylor, The Internal Combustion Engine in Theory and Practice.
Volumes I and II, M.I.T. Press, 1966 and 1968.
Reissued in paperback in 1977, and in 1985 as
Second Edition with minor modifications.

I read it in school I am pretty sure
I went to automotive school for 4 yrs.
and not once did they ever call it a heat engine
and I don't think they cared about terms like such and
cared more about the students knowing how it worked
at all.

Quote:
So, how many engines did you build? Have you had them on
dynamometers? What are the results?

I built 2 from complete scratch.
Including a race engine that won 40 races at New England Drag.
I mostly just helped with many others


Quote:
Since you've read Taylor multiple times, obviously you know changing
the gear ratio has nothing to do with the thermal efficiency of an
engine right?

Yes, and of course..
That is not what I am doing.
no gear ratio changing here.
No transmission at all.
It is not for a car, it is to directly turn a generator.
and ...it works simply because of more spin from one bang.
When you say stuff like the above it makes me think
you have still not even looked at the design on the site.

Quote:
Wait I minute, I thought you've built dozens or hundreds of engines?
and read Taylor multiple times? Right? Why should others have to
build your engine if you've already built it?

I never said that I read Taylor at all til this post.
why are you now making up things I said?
I said I worked on cars for 23 yrs.
and fixed every problem possible.
and have rebuilt engines completely too.
and also built 2 from scratch


Quote:
Money isn't an issue. Where there's a will there's a way.
Certainly you're smart enough to figure that our right? I mean,
someone who's built dozens of engines, and thoroughly studied Taylor,
ought to be able to befriend a shop and help out, and get access to a
shop to build an engine right?

I am in the process of doing such but If someone else wanted
to build it also I posted it.
Sheesh!

Quote:
Engines are pretty efficient already.

No they are not.
a freaking powerful explosion that only turns a crankshaft 1/4 turn
(4 cyl) is far from effiecient.
Nevermind an 8 cyl (1/8 turn)
Wow.. you really do not want to think about it huh?

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James M Driscoll Jr
Spaceman
Robert Adsett...
Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 5:12 pm
Guest
In article <ruydnUMWZuX1_8nVnZ2dnUVZ_q7inZ2d at (no spam) comcast.com>, Spaceman
says...
Quote:
Robert Adsett wrote:
In article <6a-dnQmZIIJG28nVnZ2dnUVZ_h3inZ2d at (no spam) comcast.com>, Spaceman
says...
Heat engine?
Why?

It transforms heat from your fuel to mechanical energy. That's a
definition of a heat engine.

Okee dokee,
no prob then,
Heat Engine it is.
but that still does not stop it from being better than
a traditional ICE.

It places a strict upper limit on the efficiency. Now that you realise
you are dealing with a heat engine read up on elementary thermodynamics
and the Carnot cycle. You will find what that limit is and why it is
what it is.

While doing a little browsing I found that this engine has existed since
the 1930's

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free-piston_engine

Apparently fairly efficient as a compressor.

Robert
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Monkey Clumps...
Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 6:08 pm
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On Jun 15, 5:10 pm, Williamknowsbest <William.M... at (no spam) gmail.com> wrote:
Quote:
On Jun 15, 3:26 pm, Monkey Clumps <spacebrai... at (no spam) yahoo.com> wrote:

On Jun 14, 8:53 pm, Williamknowsbest <William.M... at (no spam) gmail.com> wrote:

On Jun 14, 6:51 pm, Monkey Clumps <spacebrai... at (no spam) yahoo.com> wrote:

On Jun 13, 10:31 pm, Williamknowsbest <William.M... at (no spam) gmail.com> wrote:

On Jun 12, 8:59 am, Monkey Clumps <spacebrai... at (no spam) yahoo.com> wrote:

On Jun 11, 9:55 am, Williamknowsbest <William.M... at (no spam) gmail.com> wrote:

On Jun 11, 12:02 am, "Spaceman" <space... at (no spam) yourclockmalfunctioned.duh
wrote:

"Williamknowsbest" <William.M... at (no spam) gmail.com> wrote in message

news:ebe75388-e9d6-466f-a157-e0c8a403b07e at (no spam) x41g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...

Anyone who visits my web site and fills out the contact information
may request information including such photos.
http://www.usoal.com

Nice business.
Must be raking in money.
:)

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James M Driscoll Jr
Spaceman

Its highly leveraged at present - so, like Churchill I find I must
rely on allies I don't particularly trust or like!  lol.  But we will
prevail, that's for sure.

Hey William, have you seen this paper?

http://www.hionsolar.com/n-hion96.htm

Please check out a more reliable source

http://gcep.stanford.edu/pdfs/hydrogen_workshop/Schultz.pdf

Thanks.  Thats a very interesting link.

And accurate.

They describe a direct-thermal solar to hydrogen process where they
achieved 1 to 2% efficiency.  

Interesting.  Thermal cycles using nuclear or solar sources have
demonstrated over 60% efficiency.  I have a hybrid cycle using sulfide/
sulfate - that is 55% efficient.

The interesting part was the section
near the end talking about efficiencies of various methods.

The Stanford paper is a more reliable source of information.

Probably more up to date.  I don't remember seeing a date on the one I
posted a link to, but apparently the state of the art has progressed
since.

Obviously.

Apparently, the solar-to-hydrogen efficiency obtained using silicon
photovoltaic cells and an alkaline electrolyzer is about 6%.  

That efficiency has been achieved certainly.   Is it the highest
efficiency possible?  No.   As I said, I have a hybrid system that is
55% efficient, which is less than the peak of 60% - however, my system
is the lowest cost per watt.

The
conversion efficiency for a solar dish Stirling generator combined
with an alkaline electrolyzer is 19%.  

Stanford and General Atomics report 60% efficiency - my system is only
55% efficient, but has the lowest cost per watt of any other system.

The long term solar-to-hydrogen
efficiency goal established by the National Renewable Energy
Laboratory is 25%.

This was true 20 years ago.  That value has been exceeded recently by
more than double.

Now you come along and say you can achieve 55% thermodynamic
efficiency

Yes.  Its a hybrid cycle - involving BOTH eletrolytic process and heat
with a sulfide/sulfate process.

with a device that is relatively inexpensive to boot.  

Yes.  The MEMs PV/Electrolysis 'dot' unit is 0.775 cents  per square
millimeter ($547 per 300 mm wafer) and operates at 2500x solar
intensity -which means a square meter of collector contains 400 sq mm
and  adds $3.10 per square meter to panel system cost.

How much precision do you need to get the 2500X light beam to hit
right on the little dot?  

I'm at about 16% of the limit for this material.

How much precision is possible with a PET
hot press molded shape?  

Well, one can go through the relevant optical calculations, but since
we can't even get heat engines right, around here, lets take another
route.

This isn't an optics issue its a manufacturing issue.

When you manufacture an optical device, its an optics issue.  You
don't know what you're talking about here.   Think clearly about your
objection.

 What kind of
tolerances do you need and what kind of tolerances can the process
provide with mass production.

Optical tolerances - surfaces accurate to a quarter wavelength of
light - these are routinely mass produced with PET - lens covers, for
automobiles, reflectors for flashlights, packaging that looks shiny
and bright.

I suggest reading Optical Manufacturing by R. M. Scott  specifically
Applied Optics and Optical Engineering, Volume III. of that set,
edited by Rudolf Kingslake. Published by Academic Press, Inc., a
subsidiary of Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, New York, 1965

Please understand, we are use about 1/6th of the tolerances we are
capable of to matain a 2400x increase in solar intensity from the
solar disk.

Consider a hot press molded package, or a blow molded water bottle.
They're both very shiny, and smooth and attractive as packaging
material because of that.  PET is a preferred packaging material
because of its optical qualities.   This derives from their optically
smooth surface.  Plain polyethelyne is dull by comparison - that's
because the surface is not optically smooth.   Obviously, they're
precise enough.

I don't know the answer but that sounds like
a potential design challenge.

Because you don't know, you can't really say - you are merely looking
for roadblocks in an effort to sound smart - as a consequence you
reveal your ignorance.  On the positive side, you openly admit your
ignorance which makes you easier to take than others who don't admit
such, or worse yet, aren't even aware of what they do not know.

The lenses consist of 2 sheets of 100 micron thick PET hot press
molded into lens shapes - and bonded together in a water bath to
encase water - which is the lens medium.   The focal point is inside
the lens medium.   The water also reacts at the dot when illuminated.

A square meter of two PET films each 100 microns thick  contains 200
cc of PET massing 350 grams costing 0.15 cents per gram totalling
$0.53 per square meter.   Water cost is nil.   Total cost is $3.63 per
square meter.   At 1,000 watts per square meter solar influx, and 55%
efficiency, this generates 550 watts for $3.63 - which 0.726 cents per
peak watt.

This is just the cost of the solar panel.  The entire system - runs on
average $0.07 per peak watt - which is expected to drop to $0.02 per
peak watt as volume increases.

Your
efficiency is more than double the long term goal.  

Long term goal 20 years ago has been doubled recently - you are
absolutely right.   I would suggest you read a more current, and more
reliable source of information - such as Stanford and General Atomics
and current DOE literature.

This seems like a
huge breakthrough.  

It builds on a number of improvements.

As long as you have your designs protected by
patents, why don't you publish some results in a peer-reviewed
journal?  

They already have been published as you can see in my reference.

You say you don't like the allies you have to rely on.  

They're the best ones I have - hell, sometimes, I don't even like my
kids - that doesn't mean I don't love them and cherish them.

If
this breakthrough is real

Fuck you.

Easy killer.

No, fuck you for gratuitously calling me a liar.  

Bill what crawled up your ass?  

You gratuitously stating I was a liar.

When did that happen?
Quote:

Qualifying my statement with an "if"
is not calling you a liar.  

In the context of your discussion, yes it is.   Its like calling a
black man by the n-word and preceding it with the statement 'with all
due respect sir, you are a' - qualifying the statement doesn't make it
any more palatable.  

Now you're just being silly. "If" is hardly insulting in this or any
other context. If this really bothers you (which I doubt) grow some
thicker skin.

Quote:
Fact is you don't know one way or the other, so
to say any more than that is an error for you.

Right, and normal sane people use the word "if" to qualify such
statements.

Quote:
Obviously erring in a
way that impunes my honesty is gratuitously calling me a liar.

"erring in a way that impunes my honesty"? What the fuck are talking
about? If I was calling you a liar I would tell you your claims are
impossible. It seems many in this group have staked out that
position, but I am not one of them.

Quote:
It is just reflecting the fact that you
have *not* provided proof

Bullshit.   Patents, prototypes,

where?

Quote:
photos by filling out a contact card,
and test results by filling out a contact card, is far from providing
zero proof.

Whether you have proof or not, it has not been provided to me at this
time, therefore I qualify my statements with an "if". Deal with it.
Quote:

that what you invented is real.  

Screw you.

Now you're just being a dick.

Quote:

Calling you
a liar would be stating that I *know* you did not invent what you say
you did.

Yes.

 I am not making that statement.  

Yes you are.

Ahh yes, the classic strawman argument. Falsely attribute a statement
to me and then knock it down.
Quote:

If you can't see that then
you are just a belligerent ass who is sorely lacking in people
skills.  

Fuck you again.   Look sweetheart, making the following pair of
statements;

   If you have no proof then you are a liar

A statement which I never made. Another strawman.

Quote:
   You have no proof

Is logically equivalent to saying

    You are a liar

If you can't see that, then you are sorely lacking in logical and
language skills.

Dude you can shove your strawman. Its just lame.
Quote:

You just asserted (wrongly and against copious evidence to the
contrary) the second part of the syllogism, after repeating the
first.  So, fuck you

Starting in with the "fuck you" is pretty damn immature and
does not help make your case.

Fuck you.

 I have given you
quality references and valid logic for every step along the way I have
published in patent form much of my work and you out of the blue call
me a liar.   The only appropriate response to someone who gratuitously
calls me a liar is fuck you - I mean you don't have evidence what I
say isn't real.  You feel discomforted by my claims.   That's
understandable.  That's your problem not mine.

I like your claims.  

They're far more than claims, calling them claims after constructing
your syllogism is impuning my honesty - needlessly so - since
Obviously one does not obtain patents or bank financing for projects
that are mere claims.

See, now you're just trying to pick a fight for your own amusement.
Taking offense to me using the word "claims?" You just used the very
word in the paragraph before.

Quote:

They would make the world a better place.  

They are making the world a better place.

You are merely attempting to denigrate my efforts here.  You are not
being fair or open minded, or even acknowledging the references I did
give -

It
nice to see that someone has the vision and skills to pursue such
things.  

Paying lip service after constructing a syllogism that repeats the
canard that I am lying is a way of defusing the negativism inherent in
what you are saying - but this is merely a tactic to make your
syllogism more palatable to the kind-hearted.   Unless and until, you
disavow your syllogism in light of my accomplishments, I will continue
to say fuck you sweetheart.

Since the alleged "syllogism" is nothing more than a lame strawman
argument put forth by you, it seems pretty clear that you have nothing
to be upset about.
Quote:

When I see third party verification that your claims are true
I will feel better still.

How is the USPTO not a third party?

Wow, look at this; another stawman argument. I made no such
statement.

Quote:

 You haven't provided any third party confirmation that
your claims are true.

I have patents.  How is the USPTO not a third party?

They might be a third party, but I am interested in a third party that
*verified* your claims. The USPTO is therefore not really relevant
here.

Quote:

Bill, I am an engineer and I have a patent (hopefully the first of
many) so I am well aware of what the USPTO requires.  

So, now you say the United States Patent Office cannot be trusted as a
third party.

Strawman. The USPTO does not verify claims. They won't accept them
if they are clearly impossible, but they don't verify them.
Quote:

They don't
require a working prototype.  

Neither do reporters.

Probably depends on the reporter, doncha think?

Quote:
  The patent office though requires by law that
something actually work as advertised.  

They don't have the time or manpower to verify claims. Thats why they
don't require a working prototype.

Quote:
In a comparison between
reporters and patent reviewers who do you think is more qualified to
determine this?   Why?

Irrelevant question. The reporter may be looking to verify claims.
The USPTO is not.

Quote:
They don't require test results.  

Nor are test results rejected.  Have you even seen my patents on this
subject?   The test results are included as part and parcel of the
patents.  If you would trouble yourself to actually look at the
patents, before denouncing the patent process, and impuning the
strength or validity of my patent, you would see test results are
included.

Very well. I haven't looked with that level of detail.

Quote:
They
care if the idea is unique.  

Its also a requirement that it work as advertised to deliver the
claims made for it.   If you can show that a patent does not work as
advertised or deliver the benefits claimed for it, then the patent is
perforce null and void.   Of course this is hard to do if you have
valid test results from third parties - which I do.

Well that's the beauty of it. Inventions that don't work are
inherently worthless. That is why the USPTO doesn't waste the time
and manpower on investigating whether or not it actually works. If
they did, you would be required to demonstrate your invention with a
working prototype, and that is *not* a requirement.

Quote:
They don't make sure it works as
claimed.  

Yes they do.  Patents must have utility.  That means they must a
useful purpose.   This reduces to claims made for a patent.  Those
claims must be accurate.  Proving that a claim is not accurate voids
the utility of the patent, and excludes that patent from patent
protection.  

That is correct but it doesn't change the fact that the USPTO does not
verify a given patent works as claimed. If someone can prove a given
patent doesn't work then whoever paid for the patent wasted their
money, but its not the USPTO's problem.

Quote:
Reviewers are trained engineers who are very sharp.
Einstein reviewed patents for the Swiss patent office.  Reviewers for
patents are sharper than most reviewers in a peer reviewed publication
like Nature or Science.   They spend more effort and time than most
magazine reviewers and take longer to review the claims more
thoroughly.  They get paid more too.

I've researched patents in areas where I have some training and from
what I have seen there are a lot of very stupid and worthless patents
out there. Unless you are clearly breaking some fundamental laws of
thermodynamics or physics they are not going to reject you because "it
can't work." They are more concerned with whether it is actually a
new and unique idea.

Quote:
Having a patent means *nothing* in terms of proving whether
your invention works.  

Interesting conclusion.  

Is it really? If you call up the USPTO office and ask them if they
can guarantee that given patent can meet all its claims, the answer
will be no.

Quote:
You ask for an independent third party - I
give you one -and without even looking at my patents - you deconstruct
and attempt to destroy faith in the third party I name.   Obviously,
you are not a fair minded unbiased observer.  You have an axe to
grind.

I have no axe to grind. I want you to be right. But I also know that
a patent is no guarantee that something works as claimed. Its as
simple as that.

Quote:
No, you are wrong in your assertion.  Dead wrong.  Plainly, having a
patent means that the invention works as advertised to provide the
utility claimed for it.   This is a legal requirement for the patent
to be in force.

Yes, a patent doesn't offer legal protection for an invention that
doesn't work. That doesn't mean the USPTO has verified that it works.

Quote:
 More effort is spent, more time is spent, and more
money is spent, reviewing patents for issue than is spent on an
article that appears in a peer reviewed publication such as Nature or
Science.

I doubt highly that, but if you have some relevant cites i would be
happy to look at them.
Quote:

Of course you already knew that.

Nonsense.  You speak as if they give away patents for the asking.
Nothing is further from the truth.   So, I know nothing of the sort
you describe.

Like I said, unless your claim flies in the face of some basic law of
physics or thermodynamics they aren't going to argue with you. I know
because no one asked me for any proof that my patented invention work
as claimed, yet they awarded the patent. I am now in the process of
making it work.

Quote:
I spent 3 years and $20,000 for each of my patents, for US coverage,
and another $30,000 and another 2 years for PCT coverage in ALL OTHER
patent offices throughout the world.  It is quite an ordeal, and the

That's great. Your intellectual property is protected. So why are
you so unwilling to share real proof with the unwashed masses?

Quote:
 All we have is you saying that you invented
this device that can do these things,

I have patents.  Go to the USPTO web site type in Mook and Solar and
see.

Thats great.  Now how about something that proves the idea works.

If you would take the trouble to actually read the patent, you would
see that NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland verified the
operation of high intensity PV devices at 2,400x solar intensity in
their space environment chamber.  This was instrumental in getting a
patent.

Can you provide a link where I can see the patent without paying a
service?

Quote:
but there are no photos,

go tohttp://www.usoal.comandfillout the contact information and
ask for photos I will send you some.

I might do that but I'm not sure why you don't just put the photos up
for all to see.

I have my reasons.  I want to know who has them, and I want to mark
each photoname uniquely so I can track where they end up - until my
reasons change.

no test
results,

I will send these, or you can review my patents which include test
results of test units.

no articles anywhere.

Please see the 7th article from the top - I don't know why news
organizations ignore me while giving obvious charlatans top billing -
that's not my problem, and fortunately, I'm not dependent on publicity
to fund my projects.

I would be a fool not to be somewhat
skeptical.

You worry about being made out to be a fool - this is a common concern
when dealing with new ideas.  This is your problem, not mine.

I am not worried about being a fool.  

You said you would be a fool not to be somewhat sceptical after
attempting to say things that show you are sceptical -despite them
flying in the face of facts-  following a story that you were
originally enthused about my efforts, but after speaking with experts
you respect, you wish not to be seen as uncritically naive.  You said
all this, not me.  To my mind that tells me you are worried about
being perceived as a fool.  This is a reasonable concern among those
who don't really understand a thing.

Nevertheless, maybe you should be concerned that someone like me, a
trained engineer, who likes your ideas, who wants you to succeed,
doesn't feel particularly *certain* that that your inventions are
everything you say they are.

Quote:

I am justing pointing out that
only a fool would not be skeptical.  

After saying you were insufficiently skeptical before - to my mind
that tells me - along with your lame attempts at sounding sceptical -
that you are worried about being percieved as a naive fool.

Whether or not I am fool is irrelevant to this discussion. What is
being debated is whether your shit works like you say it does and
whether you have provided indisputable proof that it does. Just
having a patent doesn't cut it.
Quote:

But you already know that.

This is another propaganda technique - gratuitously changing the focus
of attention from your thought process to my thought process - to
avoid embarassing attention on you.

I'm sure you know plenty about such techniques, since the strawman
argument seems to be your favored tool for debate. I prefer the more
straightforward approach.

Quote:
Obviously, me having patents that include test results from NASA, show
that products were built and tested and that they work.   The fact
that some patents in the past have not worked, out of the millions
issued, the fact that design patents - ones that do not look at
functionality - have broad utility claims - aren't germaine to my
patents which are recent, and are issued on the basis of functionality
which REQUIRES specific utility claims that are quite solidly based in
a working prototype that was tested.

Who is talking about design patents? The USPTO is not going to
guarantee that any particular utility patent works. Period. Are you
going to argue that point? If not, shut the fuck up about it.

Quote:
Clearly, if you took the trouble to read my patents before attempting
to deconstruct and diminish my accomplishment, you would see the
fool's errand you are setting yourself up for.   Obviously, you care
little for the truth here.   Had you taken care to be fair and honest
you would have at least glanced at my patents and the claims made for
them, and the evidence I cite for my claims.

I have read the some abstracts that came up on quick google searches.
If you want to provide links to the full patents I will be happy to
look at them. But once again, a patent doesn't in itself prove
something *works*. If you included test results verified by someone
other than than the claimant, that's another story.
Quote:

 That said, I *hope* your claims are true.

I understand, but just because you lack the innate capacity to figure
this out for yourself
Spaceman...
Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 6:20 pm
Guest
Robert Adsett wrote:
Quote:
In article <ruydnUMWZuX1_8nVnZ2dnUVZ_q7inZ2d at (no spam) comcast.com>, Spaceman
says...
Robert Adsett wrote:
In article <6a-dnQmZIIJG28nVnZ2dnUVZ_h3inZ2d at (no spam) comcast.com>, Spaceman
says...
Heat engine?
Why?

It transforms heat from your fuel to mechanical energy. That's a
definition of a heat engine.

Okee dokee,
no prob then,
Heat Engine it is.
but that still does not stop it from being better than
a traditional ICE.

It places a strict upper limit on the efficiency. Now that you
realise you are dealing with a heat engine read up on elementary
thermodynamics and the Carnot cycle. You will find what that limit
is and why it is what it is.

While doing a little browsing I found that this engine has existed
since the 1930's

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free-piston_engine

Apparently fairly efficient as a compressor.

I have read all that,
and if you read more it is also for consideration in
hybrids of today.

It is a very possible engine and the super stroke
makes a big difference compared to limited stroke
engines.
the problem is, not many drawings are posted on the net
so I posted mine.
Sadly I got all sorts of shit (from people that did not even look
at the design at all and just babbled along without
thinking about each and every part
so that did not matter especially since
I know every concept of the thing works not only in theory,
but in real world applications today,
and in some cases.. carnot efficiency might even be wrong.
so..
We will see, but for now
Carnot is not a problem except maybe to itself.
:)

--
James M Driscoll Jr
Spaceman
Eeyore...
Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 11:10 pm
Guest
Spaceman wrote:

Quote:
Williamknowsbest wrote:
C.F. Taylor, The Internal Combustion Engine in Theory and Practice.
Volumes I and II, M.I.T. Press, 1966 and 1968.
Reissued in paperback in 1977, and in 1985 as
Second Edition with minor modifications.

I read it in school I am pretty sure
I went to automotive school for 4 yrs.
and not once did they ever call it a heat engine

So you went to a crap shool.

NO surprise there ! You are the living evidence.

Graham
Williamknowsbest...
Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 11:52 am
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On Jun 11, 12:02 am, "Spaceman" <space... at (no spam) yourclockmalfunctioned.duh
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"Williamknowsbest" <William.M... at (no spam) gmail.com> wrote in message

news:ebe75388-e9d6-466f-a157-e0c8a403b07e at (no spam) x41g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...

Anyone who visits my web site and fills out the contact information
may request information including such photos.
http://www.usoal.com

Nice business.
Must be raking in money.
:)

--
James M Driscoll Jr
Spaceman

Its highly leveraged at present - so, like Churchill I find I must
rely on allies I don't particularly trust or like!  lol.  But we will
prevail, that's for sure.

Hey William, have you seen this paper?

http://www.hionsolar.com/n-hion96.htm

Please check out a more reliable source

http://gcep.stanford.edu/pdfs/hydrogen_workshop/Schultz.pdf

Thanks.  Thats a very interesting link.

And accurate.

They describe a direct-thermal solar to hydrogen process where they
achieved 1 to 2% efficiency.  

Interesting.  Thermal cycles using nuclear or solar sources have
demonstrated over 60% efficiency.  I have a hybrid cycle using sulfide/
sulfate - that is 55% efficient.

The interesting part was the section
near the end talking about efficiencies of various methods.

The Stanford paper is a more reliable source of information.

Probably more up to date.  I don't remember seeing a date on the one I
posted a link to, but apparently the state of the art has progressed
since.

Obviously.

Apparently, the solar-to-hydrogen efficiency obtained using silicon
photovoltaic cells and an alkaline electrolyzer is about 6%.  

That efficiency has been achieved certainly.   Is it the highest
efficiency possible?  No.   As I said, I have a hybrid system that is
55% efficient, which is less than the peak of 60% - however, my system
is the lowest cost per watt.

The
conversion efficiency for a solar dish Stirling generator combined
with an alkaline electrolyzer is 19%.  

Stanford and General Atomics report 60% efficiency - my system is only
55% efficient, but has the lowest cost per watt of any other system.

The long term solar-to-hydrogen
efficiency goal established by the National Renewable Energy
Laboratory is 25%.

This was true 20 years ago.  That value has been exceeded recently by
more than double.

Now you come along and say you can achieve 55% thermodynamic
efficiency

Yes.  Its a hybrid cycle - involving BOTH eletrolytic process and heat
with a sulfide/sulfate process.

with a device that is relatively inexpensive to boot.  

Yes.  The MEMs PV/Electrolysis 'dot' unit is 0.775 cents  per square
millimeter ($547 per 300 mm wafer) and operates at 2500x solar
intensity -which means a square meter of collector contains 400 sq mm
and  adds $3.10 per square meter to panel system cost.

How much precision do you need to get the 2500X light beam to hit
right on the little dot?  

I'm at about 16% of the limit for this material.

How much precision is possible with a PET
hot press molded shape?  

Well, one can go through the relevant optical calculations, but since
we can't even get heat engines right, around here, lets take another
route.

This isn't an optics issue its a manufacturing issue.

When you manufacture an optical device, its an optics issue.  You
don't know what you're talking about here.   Think clearly about your
objection.

 What kind of
tolerances do you need and what kind of tolerances can the process
provide with mass production.

Optical tolerances - surfaces accurate to a quarter wavelength of
light - these are routinely mass produced with PET - lens covers, for
automobiles, reflectors for flashlights, packaging that looks shiny
and bright.

I suggest reading Optical Manufacturing by R. M. Scott  specifically
Applied Optics and Optical Engineering, Volume III. of that set,
edited by Rudolf Kingslake. Published by Academic Press, Inc., a
subsidiary of Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, New York, 1965

Please understand, we are use about 1/6th of the tolerances we are
capable of to matain a 2400x increase in solar intensity from the
solar disk.

Consider a hot press molded package, or a blow molded water bottle.
They're both very shiny, and smooth and attractive as packaging
material because of that.  PET is a preferred packaging material
because of its optical qualities.   This derives from their optically
smooth surface.  Plain polyethelyne is dull by comparison - that's
because the surface is not optically smooth.   Obviously, they're
precise enough.

I don't know the answer but that sounds like
a potential design challenge.

Because you don't know, you can't really say - you are merely looking
for roadblocks in an effort to sound smart - as a consequence you
reveal your ignorance.  On the positive side, you openly admit your
ignorance which makes you easier to take than others who don't admit
such, or worse yet, aren't even aware of what they do not know.

The lenses consist of 2 sheets of 100 micron thick PET hot press
molded into lens shapes - and bonded together in a water bath to
encase water - which is the lens medium.   The focal point is inside
the lens medium.   The water also reacts at the dot when illuminated.

A square meter of two PET films each 100 microns thick  contains 200
cc of PET massing 350 grams costing 0.15 cents per gram totalling
$0.53 per square meter.   Water cost is nil.   Total cost is $3.63 per
square meter.   At 1,000 watts per square meter solar influx, and 55%
efficiency, this generates 550 watts for $3.63 - which 0.726 cents per
peak watt.

This is just the cost of the solar panel.  The entire system - runs on
average $0.07 per peak watt - which is expected to drop to $0.02 per
peak watt as volume increases.

Your
efficiency is more than double the long term goal.  

Long term goal 20 years ago has been doubled recently - you are
absolutely right.   I would suggest you read a more current, and more
reliable source of information - such as Stanford and General Atomics
and current DOE literature.

This seems like a
huge breakthrough.  

It builds on a number of improvements.

As long as you have your designs protected by
patents, why don't you publish some results in a peer-reviewed
journal?  

They already have been published as you can see in my reference.

You say you don't like the allies you have to rely on.  

They're the best ones I have - hell, sometimes, I don't even like my
kids - that doesn't mean I don't love them and cherish them.

If
this breakthrough is real

Fuck you.

Easy killer.

No, fuck you for gratuitously calling me a liar.  

Bill what crawled up your ass?  

You gratuitously stating I was a liar.

When did that happen?

When you implied for absolutely no valid reason that I didn't do the
work I said I did.

Quote:
Qualifying my statement with an "if"
is not calling you a liar.  

In the context of your discussion, yes it is.   Its like calling a
black man by the n-word and preceding it with the statement 'with all
due respect sir, you are a' - qualifying the statement doesn't make it
any more palatable.  

Now you're just being silly.  

No I'm not. Obviously you know what a syllogism is - you constructed
one that concluded I was lying based on faulty and incomplete analysis
of what I said here.

Quote:
"If" is hardly insulting in this or any
other context.  

Not true. Consider the following syllogism;

1) If [X] then [something highly insulting]
2) [X]

Implies

3) Therefore [something highly insulting]

Replace [X] with 'skin color less than 0.5 albedo'
Replace [something highly insulting] with 'then you are a dirty n-
word'

So me carefully constructing a syllogism like this, and then saying
your skin albedo is falls below 0.5 - is highly insulting - because
this use of the n-word is perforce highly insulting in ANY context -
even one using 'if'

This demonstrates logically that your assertion that any use of the
word 'if' cannot be highly insulting.


Quote:
If this really bothers you (which I doubt) grow some
thicker skin.

I'm not saying the things I'm saying because it bothers me, I am
saying the things I'm saying to point out that you are going out of
your way, against the facts, against logic, and against common sense
to say highly charged uncharitable, and insulting things about me for
no damned good reason. You claim to be the soul of reason and
fairness - when you say these things - obviously, this is not true -
and needs to be pointed out.

Quote:
Fact is you don't know one way or the other, so
to say any more than that is an error for you.

Right, and normal sane people use the word "if" to qualify such
statements.

Abnormal insane people like you use 'if' to create highly charged
unfair, and abusive syllogisms to make it seem their flawed logic
seems to have a logical form. I mean

If X then Y
X
therefore Y

follows the form of logic - but if X is flies in the face of reality
and Y is a highly charged abusive conclusion - you are being abusive
and illogical regardless of your adherence to form.

Consider

If you float on water then you are a witch
you float on water

there fore

you are a witch

follows the form of logic to conclude that you are a witch - even
though floating on water is a natural outcome for most people, and
even though witches don't exist outside the fantasies of enthusiasts.

Quote:
Obviously erring in a
way that impunes my honesty is gratuitously calling me a liar.

"erring in a way that impunes my honesty"? What the fuck are talking
about?

I'm talking about you calling into question the veracity of my
statements without one tangible reason for doing so.

Quote:
 If I was calling you a liar I would tell you your claims are
impossible.  

This is logically inconsistent and is not what you in fact did. One
can be a liar even when claims are possible. Which is what you did -
you questioned the veracity of my direct statements that I have built
units and that they function as I have indicated. At first you cited
the fact that 55% was impossibly high efficiencies. After I quoted a
United Atomics and Stanford study that achieved 60% routinely - you
then continued your argument saying there was no proof I did what I
said I did - not even acknowledging your error. Obviously you wish
to deprecate my efforts no matter what evidence is presented. Clearly
you are continuing this argument for no other purpose than to cover
with a flurry of angry words the clear accomplishments I have made.

Quote:
It seems many in this group have staked out that
position, but I am not one of them.

That's because such a position is indefensible, in light of not only
my work, but the work of others in the field.

Quote:
It is just reflecting the fact that you
have *not* provided proof

Bullshit.   Patents, prototypes,

where?

http://www.freshpatents.com/Solar-panels-with-liquid-superconcentrators-exhibiting-wide-fields-of-view-dt20060824ptan20060185713.php

Quote:
photos by filling out a contact card,
and test results by filling out a contact card, is far from providing
zero proof.

Whether you have proof or not, it has not been provided to me at this
time,

It has been offered to you, yet you have gone out of your way to say
damning things despite the easy availability of the very things you
ask for. Obviously, you are not the fair honest and balanced observer
you pretend to be.

Quote:
therefore I qualify my statements with an "if".  Deal with it.

No, you created the syllogism

If Mook doesn't have third party confirmation or photos on his
website then he must be lying given the tremendous advances he has
made (I'm paraphrasing)

then after establishing this to your satisfaction you continue by
saying

Mook doesn't have third party confirmation or photos on his
website,

then you conclude

therefore, one must conclude Mook is a lair

Its the second and third steps I am objecting to. Its also your
pattern of ignoring reality merely to denigrate my efforts that I wish
to point out.

Remember, you started out saying that 55% was outrageously efficient
and could NEVER be achieved by any sort of system... remember that?

Then, I gave you unimpeachable evidence that 60% has been in the
literature for 5 years or more

what did you do?

You changed your syllogism from

If mook's system violates thermodynamic laws it must be a lie
Mook violated thermodynamic laws

Therefore mook is a liar


to

If mook doesn't have third party confirmation and photos given the
breakthroughs he claims then he's a liar
Mook doesn't have third party confirmation or photos

therefore mook is a liar


while deleting all references to your earlier syllogism and my
response.

when I said you can have photos and mpegs by filling out a contact
screen at my website, and you can look at my patents to find test
results and third party confirmation - do you apologize and announce
that Mook isn't a liar?

No.

Now you prefer to call me thin skinned, imply I'm crazy, rather than
deal with the reality of your behavior - so, even if I do have photos,
even if I do have third party test results that confirm my
achievements, you conclude based on my deconstruction of what you said
- that I'm insane - so, like I said before - fuck you sweetheart - you
are worthless to me at this point.
Quote:

that what you invented is real.  

Screw you.

Now you're just being a dick.

No, you're the dick sweetheart, I'm only giving you what you
deserve.

Quote:

Williamknowsbest...
Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 3:36 pm
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On Jun 15, 6:12 pm, Robert Adsett <s... at (no spam) aeolusdevelopment.com> wrote:
Quote:
In article <ruydnUMWZuX1_8nVnZ2dnUVZ_q7in... at (no spam) comcast.com>, Spaceman
says...

Robert Adsett wrote:
In article <6a-dnQmZIIJG28nVnZ2dnUVZ_h3in... at (no spam) comcast.com>, Spaceman
says...
Heat engine?
Why?

It transforms heat from your fuel to mechanical energy.  That's a
definition of a heat engine.

Okee dokee,
no prob then,
Heat Engine it is.
but that still does not stop it from being better than
a traditional ICE.

It places a strict upper limit on the efficiency.  Now that you realise
you are dealing with a heat engine read up on elementary thermodynamics
and the Carnot cycle.  You will find what that limit is and why it is
what it is.

While doing a little browsing I found that this engine has existed since
the 1930's

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free-piston_engine

Apparently fairly efficient as a compressor.

Robert
** Posted fromhttp://www.teranews.com**

Yes, the pulse jet which I mentoined at first is a good comparable
analysis. A double acting free piston thats a powerful magnet, with a
coil surrounding it, is also very interesting -

http://www.sunpower.com/lib/sitefiles/pdf/productlit/Engine%20Brochure.pdf

SunPower in Athens Ohio, makes a Stirling version of a free-piston
engine just like this. They also make a refrigerator that's driven
by an AC source - a very compact, quiet device.

A four cylinder system consisting of two opposed free pistons is
nearly vibration free - whether used in stirling form or internal
combustion form. A great power source for a hybrid vehicle.

As in all heat engines the temperature differences between the hot
side and the cold side, determine overall efficiency limits, and
engine speeds displacement and so forth, determine power levels.
Peak temperatures are limited by metallurgical considerations as well
as environmental concerns such as NOx production. Bottom temps are
limited by heat transfer to the ambient environment and the size of
radiators and so forth needed to efficiently achieve that.

A tuned electromagnetically coupled free piston system that operates
at a constant power output - to drive an electromagnetic flywheel -
that then drives an electric motor equipped with regenerative braking
- is a system that has the potential to be very efficient when
compared to existing ICEs - even existing hybrids.

http://www.hybridcars.com/related-technologies/flywheel-hybrids.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regenerative_brake

Of course powered roadways that supply power to electric vehicles
(think advanced slot cars)

http://www.osti.gov/energycitations/product.biblio.jsp?osti_id=5200862

make vehicles even simpler and more powerful. With an adequately
designed roadway system we wouldn't need fuels batteries or flywheels
at all! Which is why the oil companies worked with the automobile
companies to buy up and put out of business the the street car
companies in America.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_City_Lines

and why Europe still has a fabulous system of integrated trains and
street cars - and lower automobile ownership - and lower energy use
per capita.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trams

When I go to Bern, I arrive at the airport in Zurich, take a cross-
country train that stops right at the airport, for Bern, and at the
train station take a tram that goes right by my daughter's house.
Williamknowsbest...
Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 3:44 pm
Guest
On Jun 15, 7:20 pm, "Spaceman" <space... at (no spam) yourclockmalfunctioned.duh>
wrote:
Quote:
Robert Adsett wrote:
In article <ruydnUMWZuX1_8nVnZ2dnUVZ_q7in... at (no spam) comcast.com>, Spaceman
says...
Robert Adsett wrote:
In article <6a-dnQmZIIJG28nVnZ2dnUVZ_h3in... at (no spam) comcast.com>, Spaceman
says...
Heat engine?
Why?

It transforms heat from your fuel to mechanical energy.  That's a
definition of a heat engine.

Okee dokee,
no prob then,
Heat Engine it is.
but that still does not stop it from being better than
a traditional ICE.

It places a strict upper limit on the efficiency.  Now that you
realise you are dealing with a heat engine read up on elementary
thermodynamics and the Carnot cycle.  You will find what that limit
is and why it is what it is.

While doing a little browsing I found that this engine has existed
since the 1930's

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free-piston_engine

Apparently fairly efficient as a compressor.

I have read all that,
and if you read more it is also for consideration in
hybrids of today.

It is a very possible engine and the super stroke
makes a big difference compared to limited stroke
engines.
the problem is, not many drawings are posted on the net
so I posted mine.
Sadly I got all sorts of shit (from people that did not even look
at the design at all and just babbled along without
thinking about each and every part
so that did not matter especially since
I know every concept of the thing works not only in theory,
but in real world applications today,
and in some cases.. carnot efficiency might even be wrong.
so..
We will see, but for now
Carnot is not a problem except maybe to itself.
:)

--
James M Driscoll Jr
Spaceman- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Carnot is not a problem to itself - its merely a description of how
things are. If you are counting on violating Carnot efficiency, then
you are counting on things operating for your engine differently than
the real world operates. This is tantamount to saying your engine
doesn't work. When one learns that you haven't built the engine,
they don't need to look at drawings.

Look, if I said I can blow on my thumb and levitate 50 feet in the air
- you would rightly ask - have I done it. I said no, but I have
detailed descriptions of how its done and how it works. You wouldn't
have to see those descriptions to say - hey - you can't do it.
Someone extremely open minded would say - do it for me - and I will
believe. Others will write you off as a crank. See?

Same here.

When I carefully explain to you how heat engines work, and you reply
that your engine is not a heat engine - when in fact it is - I really
don't have to look at your drawings to know you are clueless about
heat engines. When you say a stream turns a fan multiple times per
stroke and that's why its more efficient I know you are clueless about
efficiencies and transmissions. I really don't have to look at your
drawings. When you say Carnot is a problem for itself, not your
engine - I really don't have to look at your drawings - to know you
are clueless about efficiency and all your claims about efficiency are
wrong.

A free piston engine is an efficient gas generator that is capable of
driving a fan. The fact that you cannot see that Carnot efficiency
applies to this engine as any other - says more about your ignorance
than anything else.

Please get a copy of Taylor and read it - doing the exercises - and
then rebuild an old lawn mower engine making it a gas generator along
the lines described in Taylor for a free piston engine - then, adapt a
turbocharger to operate as a fan. Its pretty simple. Then you will
see what we're talking about.
Williamknowsbest...
Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 3:58 pm
Guest
On Jun 15, 3:05 pm, Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelati... at (no spam) hotmail.com>
wrote:
Quote:
Williamknowsbest wrote:
The point is, ANYONE no matter where they start, what problems they
face, if they're healthy, can make it in America - haha

MORON


So, why is it you NEED to believe that its not possible for a healthy
person to make it in America? You need to blame others for your
unhappy condition?
Williamknowsbest...
Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 4:07 pm
Guest
On Jun 16, 12:10 am, Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelati... at (no spam) hotmail.com>
wrote:
Quote:
Spaceman wrote:
Williamknowsbest wrote:
C.F. Taylor, The Internal Combustion Engine in Theory and Practice.
Volumes I and II, M.I.T. Press, 1966 and 1968.
Reissued in paperback in 1977, and in 1985 as
Second Edition with minor modifications.

I read it in school I am pretty sure
I went to automotive school for 4 yrs.
and not once did they ever call it a heat engine

So you went to a crap shool.

NO surprise there ! You are the living evidence.

Graham

Really he says he read Taylor - but obviously doesn't understand it
based on what he says immediately after. An explosion turning a
crank a quarter turn has NOTHING to do with efficiecy. Put a gear
train on that crankshaft and you can turn a wheel as many times as you
like. That Driscoll cannot see that gear ratios have nothing at all
to do with thermal efficiency is obvious. Not so obvious is how to
teach him the realities of engines.

Even a crap school would impart some information. A free piston
engine is so simple to build, I gotta believe that if he's done all he
claims, he could build one from an old lanwmower or chain saw or
something - and hook up a junk turbo charger modified in a machine
shop in his spare time.

Lets say he's a good mechanic, but lacks the theory and math skills.
He should still be able to build a freaking free piston engine and
hook a fan up to it using junk parts - and play around with it until
he sees all the fan is doing is acting like a gear train - he hasn't
done even that. He hasn't done it because he's not even a mechanic -
that's the simplest answer.

Interesting that he says he's read Taylor - well lets go over it then
Driscoll. Set out the equations that compute the efficiency of your
engine - based on the worked examples in Taylor. Lets see it - then
compute the efficiency for me. HINT - it has nothing to do with how
many times the fan turns per free piston cycle.
 
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