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Old 01-11-2016, 07:12 PM   #3
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Heat lost is unused potential energy but it seems it would only be efficient if there was a large temp difference between the cylinder and the exhaust gasses.

Once the cylinder is heat soaked would efficiency drop to near nothing?
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