On Nov 11, 11:00=A0am, Bret Cahill <BretCah...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> > Lubricants in bearings and gear units ensure that not too much energy
> > is lost through friction. Yet it still takes a certain percentage of
> > the energy to compensate for friction losses. Lubricants made of
> > liquid crystals could reduce friction to almost zero.
> >http://www.getclub.com/Show/view.php?best=3DArticles&itemid=3D24
> > (Published at Sciencedaily)
> > With these Lubricants we may see more efficient cars and bykes. And
> > also it will boost all Machines used in Production. Saving lots of
> > energy. And Trans****tation costs will go down.
>
> Most bearings, gears, pistons/cylinders and other wear surfaces are
> designed so that fricition with conventional lubricants is < 5% output
> so there isn't much room for improvement as far as directly saving
> energy in conventional machinery is concerned.
Well, but that's why the super lubricants are mostly used by
people with A.I, RISC Computers, optic fibers, optical computers,
Holograms, USB,
lasers, masers, super printers, HDTV, CD, DVD, Refrigerators,
A/C, Satellites, autonomous vehicles, Pv Cells, On-Line-
Publi****ng,
and non-idiotc robots, rather than wanks from Detroit.
>
> If wind resistance is a factor then the advantage would be even less.
>
> The only way to get real energy savings from a super lubricant is that
> it could result in so much less wear than conventional lubricants that
> previously impractical designs, i. e., lighter gears made of softer
> materials, could suddenly become attractive.
>
> Bret Cahill
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