Bob Bourque - New Steam Engine

Chapter	Title
1	Background
2	Motivations For This Engine
3	Requirements and Constraints
4	Progress
5	Prototype Development
6	Description of the Bourque Cycle
7	Features of the Cycle
8	The Complexity Issue
9	Fuel Requirements
10	First Example Engine in a Vehicle
11	Description of the Expander
12	Expander Hot Cylinder Lubrication
13	Expander Piston Structural Analysis
14	Two More Engine and Vehicle Examples
15	Other Engine Components
16	Materials
17	Safety
18	Water Freezing
19	Control System
20	Starting Time
21	Summary
	Acknowledgments
	Some Unit Conversions
	Notes and References

A Compact Pollution-Free
External Combustion Engine
with High Part-Load Efficiency

Some Unit Conversions

This work was done in the USA using US Customary Units. For convenience, conversions to several SI units are given below.

1.0 megapascal

145 pounds per square inch (psi)

1.0 kilograms (kg)

2.204 pounds (lb)

1.0 miles per hour (mph)

1.609 kilometers per hour (km/hr, kph)

1.0 horsepower (hp)

0.7457 kilowatts (kW)

1.0 miles per US gallon (mpg)

0.425 kilometers per liter (km/l)

1.0 lb per hp-hour (lb/hp-hr)

609 grams per kW-hour (gm/kWh, gm/kW-hr)

The Bourque Steam Engine