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Furthermore; I can easily see these being made much more efficiently with computer aided design; more efficient heat exchangers, air compressors, and computer controlled fuel delivery

>Could use any fuel as long as it combusts, jet fuel, alcohol, biodiesel.etc

No nowadays thanks to California and tree hugging fags all over we will be restricted.

>Less moving parts/simpler design

Problem is how and where you use the product. Yes turbines are efficient but now you'll cram them on the ground, in traffic jams with salt,rocks and other road debris plus constant spool up and down

>Remarkably efficient for its time

Again of you want be on par with today's technology you'll need to design accordingly. We have advanced from Idaho russet potatoes to red potatoes. And with the epa, ihis and manufacturers imposing strict regulations we will probably end up with some crazy nuclear backed system.

>no antifreeze

Well in a traffic jam and jammed inside a small space surrounded by insulation you'll need to cool that baby down

>no need for oil changes

Of course you do. With all the debris on the road plus the lighter weight material used in manufacturing oil will become saturated with contaminants more frequently.

Now I'm not saying it's a bad idea. But there's no demand for it. There's plenty oil, no need for more power and the EPA is happy with the 12 cat converters new cars come equpped with.

>>8195

>no antifreeze makes it run hot

what

>>8195

The air intakes usually include massive air filters to mitigate the debris problem , and treehugger fags will be more than happy to use alternative fuels like renewable biodiesel

And yeah, you're right, we do have plenty of oil (more reserves now than we ever had before in history in fact) and not enough demand, but with companies like Tesla comming out of the woodwork reinventing wheels in more ways than one, I think gas turbine engines would fair significantly better in this day and age than they did in the mid 60s, they need to make a comeback

>>8201

Tesla isnt really a game changer.

He makes high priced electric vehicles for the higher class middle class jew.

Real game changers are the manufacturers who target the entire middle class and manage to sell millions of camrys and malibus. If only tesla could just make a 60k luxury prius they would go places

Now if it makes you feel any better military tanks use turbines. And some newer tugboats too. Now those turbines take a huge beating but are more designed towards power output than efficiency.

>>8198

I never said that

Op said that those turbines dont use antifreeze I just said that in todays enviroment you will need to find ways to cool that turbine down.

>>8192

Do you know what a turbocharger is?

Do you know what happens if the tiniest piece of dirt gets sucked in?

Now imagine a turbocharger big enough to power your car.

Turbines are only efficient within a very narrow rev range near peak power, not all that suitable for cars that aren't driven as endurance racers 24/7