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Monty332 - Solved: Fibonacci ATV
« on: March 02, 2018, 03:15:30 PM »
Fellow Autopuzzlers, for a point please identify this vehicle.

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Re: Monty332
« Reply #1 on: March 22, 2018, 04:25:17 AM »
Up to the Experts.
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Re: Monty332
« Reply #2 on: April 05, 2018, 05:01:55 AM »
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Re: Monty332
« Reply #3 on: April 05, 2018, 05:06:01 AM »
Is it meant to be used by a fire brigade ?
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Re: Monty332
« Reply #4 on: April 05, 2018, 05:28:47 AM »
Quote from: oko94 on April 05, 2018, 05:06:01 AM
Is it meant to be used by a fire brigade ?
I don't think so. I have very little information about it really, other than its name and the kind of engine it would use.
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Re: Monty332
« Reply #5 on: April 05, 2018, 05:46:32 AM »
I'm really wondering what is the use of such a weird vehicle !

I assume it's not meant to be powered by an internal combustion engine ?
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Re: Monty332
« Reply #6 on: April 05, 2018, 07:06:46 AM »
It is not an ICE, no. Nevertheless, there would be combustion going on. I don't know if the strange shape of the vehicle is related in any way to its proposed mechanicals or not.
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Re: Monty332
« Reply #7 on: April 05, 2018, 07:14:13 AM »
Powered by a gas turbine ?
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Re: Monty332
« Reply #8 on: April 05, 2018, 07:39:18 AM »
Not a gas turbine.
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Re: Monty332
« Reply #9 on: April 05, 2018, 07:40:27 AM »
Powered by a fuel cell ?
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Re: Monty332
« Reply #10 on: April 05, 2018, 07:56:07 AM »
Not a fuell cell. It's a system that requires combustion.
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Re: Monty332
« Reply #11 on: April 05, 2018, 08:05:20 AM »
Steam powered ?
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Re: Monty332
« Reply #12 on: April 05, 2018, 11:19:24 AM »
Yes, steam is involved, but it's not a traditional steam engine.
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Re: Monty332
« Reply #13 on: April 05, 2018, 11:33:46 AM »
Steam turbine ?
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Re: Monty332
« Reply #14 on: April 05, 2018, 11:55:29 AM »
Powered by steampunk   :lmao:
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Re: Monty332
« Reply #15 on: April 05, 2018, 03:22:11 PM »
Quote from: oko94 on April 05, 2018, 11:33:46 AM
Steam turbine ?
Not a steam turbine. This engine does not use pressurized steam, but low-pressure vapour.
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Re: Monty332
« Reply #16 on: April 05, 2018, 03:42:20 PM »
Fibonacci ATV
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Re: Monty332
« Reply #17 on: April 05, 2018, 03:51:08 PM »
Hiawatha wins the point! The Fibonacci ATV is a concept vehicle that appears in the website of American inventor Merton Pekrul, as a possible application for his Fibonacci engine, a rotary steam engine. I have no idea why the design is so weird, there is no explanation on the site. Anyone interested in learning more about this engine can visit http://www.fibonaccimotors.com/ (I figure there's no harm in posting the link because no information for any other puzzles can be gleaned from the site)
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