Talk:Hydristor

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[edit] Written by inventor

This article about the Hydristor is apparently written by its inventor. Although this is a fascinating article in its current form, it needs to be edited into the standard Wikipedia article style. -- The Anome 08:30, 23 November 2005 (UTC)

Starting the cleanup. Will cite as needed. jmswtlk 19:56, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

Added in image (more coming), tied in with Categories, and will now link other pages to this, such as Continuously variable transmission. jmswtlk 19:49, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Verification

For continued discussion, see comments to the Business Week article including remarks by Tom.

Also, from Tom, here is a comment about improvements, "One such challenge is self obvious. If the engine is generally idling or completely off, the engine revolutions per mile on average go way down. Simple logic and 1+1=2 math dictate that if an engine currently rotates at several thousand Rpm at highway speeds and such an engine currently lasts 150-200,000 miles that the Hydristor coupled engine reducing the average revolutions per mile by 2-3 times will last 2-3 times longer (it's only wear!) and 500,000 miles is not unreasonable", recently received by e-mail. jmswtlk 12:38, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

This is a comment about verification. The spread of improvement thinking in our culture (6 sigma, etc.) plus subtle changes in our working philosophy (Wiki has plenty pages dealing with this - but go to the Quasi-empirical page for starters and follow the discussion) has led, in my mind, to too much emphasis on data (after all, data, as well, need scrutiny). Yet, as the same time, we see an abundance of focus on simulation and gaming as accurate analogs of life.

That Tom's idea is mostly in the 'thought experiment' stage and that it hasn't been tested more fully is the result of many things that ought to (will) be explored further. Yet, his model does appeal to the intuition (not necessarily a bad thing) and is extremely timely. jmswtlk 13:05, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Continuously Variable Transmission

Further from Tom, "I am establishing a new category of IVT; I am calling this category the 'MIVT' meaning 'Multiple Infinitely Variable Transmission'. The reason is that the Hydristor can do multiple, hydraulically separate but fluidically common variablly controlled jobs. As a Differential drive, the Hydristor can do additional jobs such as operating lift cylinders AND providing power steering on an industrial tractor (see the IFPE video on my website, [www.hydristor.com Hydristor.com]. A 4 chamber Hydristor can theoretically do up to 10 different functions.

In any situation where energy is processed, the Hydristor can have a significant impact. Cars, trucks, boats, off-road, elevators, forklifts, air conditioners and heat pumps, electrical generation by environmental heat capture, and even propellor powered flight with no fuel. I believe the car of the future will harvest the natural heat from the air and drive the cars for free with no emissions or fuel, and, go like blazes in the bargain." jmswtlk 12:43, 10 October 2006 (UTC)