Two new Starburst engines! Nearly all of us have seen the much voted "NiCoal Starburst", but none have seen my two most recent ones.


So the LO2 function in the old NiCoal starburst was a dud. I already know that, but thankyou to those who told me. However, I decided that that just wasn't right. The engine barely put out any LO2. So I got started building a coal engine. And I got this:





The Flame to LO2 Coal PowerPlant. After just one cycle, it nearly fills the LO2 tank. Not only that, but like the famed NiCoal Starburst, it puts out constant electricity, which is rare for an engine.

The Flame to LO2 Coal PowerPlant seemed like a good idea, and it was. But I wanted to make a more conventional engine, one with a properly burning fuel. So I turned my talents to diesel, which I have never used before, and was somewhat unknown to me. This is what I got:





After quite some time, several redesigns and a lot of thought, this is the end result. A diesel engine that acts like a proper engine, but putting out LO2 rather that electricity.

I did the math for this thing, and about 3/4 of the fuel is turned into LO2, or an efficiency ration of 75%. The only other engine/powerplant of mine comparable is the Coal Powerplant.


Vote up if you like either.


Questions? Comments? Ideas? Tell me in the comments, not in the tags.

1) I know the coal one isn't an engine. But it would be just lame to name this forum post "Two New Powerplant/Engines."

But, no really, why post the definition of combustion?

BTW, I *might* just add an LO2 rocket to one of the two to reduce LO2 levels in the tank...