akshayxyz Posted August 16, 2011 Posted August 16, 2011 @Gunner i think the steam cars were powered by coal. they would have to be mini steam locomotives running on pneumatic wheels. I doubt they might be using coal for steam-cars. It seems so in-feasible to have a small steam engine that is powerful enough to carry the coal required to run it. May be they were using some other fuel to produce the steam.. like diesel or something. Interesting question though.. thoda google workout karte hain.
akshayxyz Posted August 16, 2011 Posted August 16, 2011 Wow. That the earliest cars were powered by electricity is news to me. Also makes sense that the car would have been used infrequently. Do you know what the fuel was being used for otherwise? no other vehicles obviously, the juhu airport came much later so probably from the port? use as the fuel is not the first and only use for petrol/crude oil etc. They might be required for other petro-chemical products.. good topic to research a bit.
Mariyam Posted August 16, 2011 Posted August 16, 2011 Snoop Do-double G is already an honorary Punjabi. Haven't you heard his title track for "Singh is King" ?
Holysmoke Posted August 16, 2011 Posted August 16, 2011 I can imagine the chain of events that led to you posting this pic:cantstop:
Mariyam Posted August 16, 2011 Posted August 16, 2011 I doubt they might be using coal for steam-cars. It seems so in-feasible to have a small steam engine that is powerful enough to carry the coal required to run it. May be they were using some other fuel to produce the steam.. like diesel or something. Interesting question though.. thoda google workout karte hain. My natural question: If a train with 50 bogies can run on coal, why can't a car? I'm not a science student, so this maybe a dumb qn
Prakat Posted August 16, 2011 Posted August 16, 2011 @akshay yes. they won't be making cross-country journeys. But technically speaking it would be easy to travel within south mumbai on a small sack. Also, coal would be available for refueling at all the market areas. It would be crazy hilarious though, steam billowing on one side, coal exhaust on another side. And you reach your destination with a facepack of fresh soot. By the time diesel came along, when people started separating that compound in the refining and extraction process from crude, it's economically unviable that the product would be shipped to all corners of the world without there being an actual demand for the stuff. And the spike in demand obviously coincides with the internal combustion engine. So I'm imagining, if diesel was available in a place, I'm pretty sure the internal combustion engine was too. Also, it would be a lot more energy efficient, for the car to be powered by the ICE than by steam that is generated by burning diesel (SAFETY HAZARD!!!) in an open flame (:woot:) under a boiler of water.
Holysmoke Posted August 16, 2011 Posted August 16, 2011 My natural question: If a train with 50 bogies can run on coal, why can't a car? I'm not a science student, so this maybe a dumb qn Train doesnt run on coal. It runs on the heat energy which the coal gives out. It's called a steam engine. Thats also how most of your electricity is generated.
Guest Gunner Posted August 16, 2011 Posted August 16, 2011 Snoop Do-double G is already an honorary Punjabi. Haven't you heard his title track for "Singh is King" ? Snoopinder "doggy" Singh!!! :icflove::icflove::icflove::icflove:
Guest Gunner Posted August 16, 2011 Posted August 16, 2011 I can imagine the chain of events that led to you posting this pic:cantstop: :hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical: :two_thumbs_up::two_thumbs_up:
Prakat Posted August 16, 2011 Posted August 16, 2011 use as the fuel is not the first and only use for petrol/crude oil etc. They might be required for other petro-chemical products.. good topic to research a bit. Yes. I don't remember off-hand any application of petro products before the ICE.
Holysmoke Posted August 16, 2011 Posted August 16, 2011 Yes. I don't remember off-hand any application of petro products before the ICE. Vaseline:agree:
Prakat Posted August 16, 2011 Posted August 16, 2011 Train doesnt run on coal. It runs on the heat energy which the coal gives out. It's called a steam engine. Thats also how most of your electricity is generated. Actually, the heat from burning coal in the furnace is used to boil water, the steam produced is then is used to drive turbines/pistons etc.
Holysmoke Posted August 16, 2011 Posted August 16, 2011 Actually' date=' the heat from burning coal in the furnace is used to boil water, the steam produced is then is used to drive turbines/pistons etc.[/quote'] Go argue with wikipedia. :finger:
Mariyam Posted August 16, 2011 Posted August 16, 2011 Actually' date=' the heat from burning coal in the furnace is used to boil water, the steam produced is then is used to drive turbines/pistons etc.[/quote'] :confused: There are turbines in a train??
Guest Gunner Posted August 16, 2011 Posted August 16, 2011 Yes. I don't remember off-hand any application of petro products before the ICE. Vaseline:agree: :hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical:
Guest Gunner Posted August 16, 2011 Posted August 16, 2011 :confused: There are turbines in a train?? Ek Zamane mein tha. :icflove:
Prakat Posted August 16, 2011 Posted August 16, 2011 Wikipedia also says the same thing. Take a look at the image. Notice the water being recycled as the steam condenses back to water in step 4. suck it. :finger:
Holysmoke Posted August 16, 2011 Posted August 16, 2011 Wikipedia also says the same thing. Take a look at the image. Notice the water being recycled as the steam condenses back to water in step 4. suck it. :finger: OK. Thank you for your time.
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