8th Generation Honda Civic Forum - View Single Post - Honda Recaptures Lost Heat, Blows Highway Hybrids Away

Fred S · 03-02-2008, 10:35 AM

The picture is a mock up done by some fanboy with time to kill. Honda's picture is not that. They said the thermal efficiency gains 3.8% which does not really sound worth much. Here's something I am a little confused about. If they are so concerned about getting more savings by recycling heat, why not create an ammonia loop for the air conditioning. You can run a freon replacement system with 0 mechanical work by switching to the ammonia setup, just like how a RV refrigerator can run off propane and no electricity necessary.

03-02-2008, 10:35 AM	#9 (permalink)
Fred S Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Coram, NY Age: 30 Posts: 46 Fred Schamberger	The picture is a mock up done by some fanboy with time to kill. Honda's picture is not that. They said the thermal efficiency gains 3.8% which does not really sound worth much. Here's something I am a little confused about. If they are so concerned about getting more savings by recycling heat, why not create an ammonia loop for the air conditioning. You can run a freon replacement system with 0 mechanical work by switching to the ammonia setup, just like how a RV refrigerator can run off propane and no electricity necessary.