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... is a gas turbine anyway? A gas turbine is something like a smallscale jet engine. Air is compressed and is then heated by the burning fuel in the combustion chamber. There, hot gases expand to drive the turbine wheels and deliver power to the wheels of the car. (See Diagram.) How does it differ from the piston engine? For one thing, it's a much more simple engine. It has 80% fewer parts. The size is smaller, the weight lighter. Being air cooled, the gas turbine requires no radiator or liquid cooling System. The electrical System is extremely simplified with a storage battery, Starter generator, coil and only one spark plug. Questions and answers about the Chrysler Corporation Turbine Car How does it compare for performance? The lowspeed hightorque characteristics of the gas turbine give it unusually quick acceleration. As one automotive editor wrote after driving | one of these cars, “To go, you press on the gas pedal. If you press hard, hang onto your hat ... I caught my breath at the acceleration." A gas tur bine rated at 130 horsepower on the test stand provides performance comparable to that of a 200-hp piston engine. How about fuel economy? About the same milespergallon as you’d expect in a piston engine of the same horsepower, but with one big difference. The gas turbine will burn just about any kind of ...
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