[D8704ACN], Letter from Charles Edward Emery to Thomas Alva Edison, September 5th, 1887
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- Title
- [D8704ACN], Letter from Charles Edward Emery to Thomas Alva Edison, September 5th, 1887
- Editor's Notes
- Yours of 28th ult. to hand; I agree "that the main point of investigation is whether 'the theory is right and within practical mechanism.'" In the whirl of business hours, tried to develop a mechanism to see if it was possible to use a regenerator with that system [presumable one mentioned in TAE's letter, not found]; have been over the theory of pyro-liquid and think there is nothing in it; do not think the system can compete with ordinary steam engines; [gives detailed technical analysis to support this argument, along with a chart of his findings]; "The proper direction to search for the future heat engine (independent of the steam engine) is by the use of gases of low density, and even then the suggestion arises that the limit reached will be only with a fluid having a density less than zero, in other words by the direct converson of one form of motion into another."###Remember me when you get the pyro-magnetic engine running regularly; let me hear from you on the above or kindred topics.
- Author
- Emery, Charles Edward
- Recipient
- Edison, Thomas Alva
- Date
- 1887-09-05
- Type
- Letter
- Folder ID
- D8704-F
- Microfilm ID
- 119:207
- Document ID
- D8704ACN
- Publisher
- Thomas A. Edison Papers, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University
- Has Version
- Archive.org Viewer, Microfilm Series Reel 119