# A question about my new fascination with Stirling Engines.

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 27, 2008, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-my-new-fascination-with-stirling-engines/435197 "2008-01-27T16:30:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2008, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-my-new-fascination-with-stirling-engines/435197/21 "2008-02-24T02:23:07Z")

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[QUOTE=enipla]  
That link broke for me **Tuckerfan** , though this one seems to get to it.

> **[BMW unveils the turbosteamer concept](https://newatlas.com/go/4936/)**
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> December 14, 2005 A large percentage of the energy released when petroleum is burned disappears out the exhaust system as heat. This has always been the case but the amount of energy released looks set to be cut by more than 80% thanks to a new...

The Beamer seams to be a IC engine and steam. Directly applying tractable power to the wheels instead of storing it.

IC engines and electric, the ‘common’ hybrid as we know it seems to work pretty well. The suggestion that I make, and Honda seems to be looking at, is a system that would use engine heat to charge batteries on a long trip. Or at all times. Put that waste heat to work.  
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Wel, BMWs doing the same thing, they’re just not charging hybrid batteries (not surprising, since BMW doesn’t build a hybrid).

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**Author:** ![Khampelf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Khampelf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khampelf)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2008, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-my-new-fascination-with-stirling-engines/435197/22 "2008-02-24T02:38:49Z")

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[QUOTE=Ins&Outs&What-have-yous]  
**Argent Towers** was probably referring to the ‘steely dan’ dildo in William S. Burrough’s novel _Naked Lunch_ which was the source of inspiration for the name of Fagan and Becker’s music group.

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TuckerFan knew exactly what he was on about, Burroughs spoke of Steely Dan III, the Lesbian in the quote had worn out the first two (bitten in half?).

Talk about your sterling engines!!

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