Chrysler created several turbine engines that were used in road vehicles: For other uses, see Chrysler (disambiguation). ... A Siemens steam turbine with the case opened. ...
50 cars + 5 prototypes, all but nine were destroyed. Three are owned by the Walter P. Chrysler museum (Daimler/Chrysler), One in Smithsonian collection, one in Detroit Historical Soc. collection, one in St. Louis MO - Museum of Trans, one in Henry Ford Museum, one on loan to the Petersen Museum (owned by L.A. Nat Hist. Museum), the last one is in the private collection of Frank Kleptz. A rumor that one escaped destruction has been proved false, 45 were destroyed at a local scrap yard, one was dismantled at the proving grounds in Chelsea. The main reason the Ghia built bodies were destroyed is that Chrysler did not want them being used for "Hot Rods", the official reason was that Chrysler did not want to pay the tax on the imported bodies.
From the 1950s to the 1970s Chrysler created several turbine-powered vehicles, though only small numbers were produced; they had complex drivetrains and achieved relatively slow starting speeds, with effects reminiscent of "turbo lag", but demonstrated that turbines could be used for automobiles (see ChryslerTurbineengines).
Gas turbine (or other internal combustion engine), steam turbine, and hybrid technology could be combined to alleviate the disadvantages of gas turbines and steam engines while retaining most of their advantages.
In combined cycle power plants, gas turbines drive generators, and their exhaust is used to generate steam for steam turbines, thus recovering some of the energy from the heat of the exhaust that would otherwise be wasted.
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