would it be economical to have a car run on compressed air?
askmike
19 years ago
this is my idea/invention but if it could do some good it would be worth it. wouldnt you only need a small engine to run an air compressor..?
Six answers:
anonymous
19 years ago
even if it did work...it was your idea ..someone just took it to the bank I'm sure ....lol never tell anyone your secrets!!!!
UC2007
19 years ago
You would need an efficient way to transfer the compressed air into usable horsepower, and you would need a HUGE tank to hold the compressed air. If you don't want a tank, you would need a HUGE motor to put out enough pressure to not require a tank. There is a reason no one has pursued this.
no_nonsense
19 years ago
It would take more energy to compress the air than you could get out of the compressed air. Net loss of energy.
anonymous
19 years ago
No becasue to use compressed air you need a propellant.
A can of compressed air contains half propellant.
?
19 years ago
If you only needed it to go about 50 feet or so then yes otherwise completely impractical
anonymous
19 years ago
Not even close! It would look very similar to a locomotive.See where this is going? Do you play paint ball is this where your idea came from?
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