Bugatti, which makes the world's fastest car, teamed up with the German-based porcelain maker, KPM, and revealed the supercar last week in Berlin.
The streamlined vehicle has a white exterior with royal blue lines. It has been fitted with porcelain wheel badges, fuel caps and oil caps.
Stefan Brungs, Bugatti's Sales Chief, said the unique additions to the car's design showed the brand's willingness to adapt.
"Installing porcelain in the world's fastest convertible car seems like a pretty odd idea but Bugatti has made a name for itself by not shying away from extravagant ideas," he said.
While Bugatti has been keen to describe the car in fine detail, little is known about the owner, aside from the fact that he owns roughly 800 cars, a fact revealed by Bugatti last week.
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ENGINE | Type | 60 Hp, 2400 RPM, 3 cylinder, Direct injection, turbo charged, Rotary FIP Liquid cooled with overflow reservoir. |
| Air filter | Dry type, dual element |
| Clutch | Dual |
| Gear Box | 9 Forward + 3 Reverse |
| Speeds | Forward 2.3 to 32.8 Kmph, Reverse 3.9 to 25.4 Kmph |
| Oil Immersed disk brakes,Self Adjusting, Self Equalising, Hydraulically Actuated |
| Lifting capacity | 1800 kgf at lower link ends |
| 3 Point linkage | Category II |
| Automatic depth & draft control | |
| Type | Power |
| Steering Column | Tiltable up to 25° with lock latch |
| Type | Independent, 6 Splines |
| RPM | 540 @ 2376 ERPM |
| Front | 6.5 X 20, 8 PR |
| Rear | 16.9 X 30, 12 PR |
| 68 litres |
| 88Ah, 12 Volt Battery |
| 40 Amp alternator |
| 2.5 KW starter motor |
| Total weight | 2130 Kg |
| Wheel base | 2050 mm |
| Overall length | 3540 mm |
| Overall width | 1885 mm |
| Ground clearance | 470 mm |
| Turning radius with brakes | 3181 mm |
| Ballast weights, Canopy, Canopy holder, Draw bar, Wagon hitch |
- Adjustable front axle
- Heavy duty front axle
- Reverse PTO (Standard + reverse)
- Dual PTO (Standard + Economy)
- EQRL system
- Synchromesh Transmission (TSS)
- Single piece hood with gas strut mechanism
- Side bar, exhaust muffler guard & finger guard
- Viscous fan
- Water bottle holder
- Mobile Holder
The steam turbine on a page about engines? Maybe you wondered about it. It is hardly used in means of transport, but the steam turbine has many things in common with the combustion engine. The steam turbine changes chemically stored energy into mechanical energy, too. It's called a heat-force engine. The steam turbine works similarly to the water turbine, which is known probably by everyone. Not water, but steam is used as working medium.
Turbine types
When people began to use water power to win mechanical work, they looked first for the best forms of impellers. Three types were established thereby and variations of them are used today in various applications, among other in steam turbines in power stations, as marine propellers, as compressors in gas turbines etc. These three types are introduced here:
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Besides the types described above, there are still other types of water turbines, e.g. the Bànki turbine, which are not closer described here.
From the water- to the steam turbine
The won realizations with water power let the researchers expect similar results with steam, too. Numerous engineers took part in the development of the steam turbine in the second half of the 19. Century. To mention are the Englishman Charles Parsons, the Swede Carl Gustav Laval and the American Charles Curtis, who made crucial contributions for the development of the steam turbine.
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| Diagram: 2-step steam turbine after Parsons (1883). This turbine possesses two impellers and an idler in the center. enlarge (154 K, 510 * 570), Image (18 K, 255 * 285), Mini steam turbine (For your website) (11 K, 100 * 112) |
Mode of operation of the steam turbine
Since it is a steam jet and no more a water jet who meets the turbine now, the laws of thermodynamics are to be observed now. The modern steam turbine is an action turbine (no reaction turbine), i.e. the steam jet meets from a being certain nozzle the freely turning impeller. There's a high pressure in front of the turbine, while behind it a low pressure is maintained, so there's a pressure gradient: Steam shoots through the turbine to the rear end. It delivers kinetic energy to the impeller and cools down thereby: The pressure sinks.
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Multi-level steam turbines
In modern steam turbines not only one impeller is propelled, but several being in a series. Between them idlers are situated, which don't turn. The gas changes its direction passing an idler, in order to perform optimally work again in the next impeller. Turbines with several impellers are called multi-level. The principle was developed 1883 by Parsons. As you know, with the cooling gas expands. Therefore it is to be paid attention when building steam turbines to a further problem: With the number of passed impellers also the volume increases, which leads to a larger diameter of the impellers. Because of that, multi-level turbines are always conical.
Coupling of several turbines
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| Grafic: Coupled steam turbine. source: Helmut Hütten, "Motoren", Motorbuchverlag Stuttgart, S.379 |
In power stations today, different types of turbines are used in a series, e.g. one high pressure -, two medium- and four low pressure turbines. This coupling leads to an excellent efficiency (over 40%), which is even better than the efficiency of large diesel engines. This characteristic and the relatively favorable production make the steam turbine competitionless in power stations. Coupled with a generator and fired by an atomic reactor, they produce enormously much electric current. The strongest steam turbines achieve today performances of more than 1000 megawatts.
At the Clerkenwell Design Week in London (24-26 May 2011) Jaguar is showcasing a bespoke art installation that illustrates the design development of the C-X75 Concept.
The installation reveals insights into the car design process through eight ‘windows’ each measuring two metres wide.Starting with inspiration, the journey includes creating sketchwork, material choice and sculpting full-size clay models created for the C-X75 Concept.
It is revealed that for that in the early design phase of a new car, approximately five hundred sketches are pencilled before a single theme is decided upon.
Also on display are a selection of Jaguar’s current range of cars; the XFR, XKR-S and XJ Supersport. The company’s stands are located in the Farmiloe Building.
Hugo Nightingale, Senior Designer, Jaguar Cars, said: “We want to explain to people the art of creating a car. In some companies car design is a technical, cold process. At Jaguar it is about emotion, artistry and craftsmanship.”
“Clerkenwell Design Week is the perfect environment for us to present the C-X75 to the design world and explain how its existence was founded on a desire to continue Jaguar’s design philosophy of flowing lines, purity of form and bespoke luxury for years to come.”On the C-X75 Ian Callum, Design Director, Jaguar Cars, commented, “The C-X75 is everything a Jaguar should be.
“It possesses remarkable poise and grace yet at the same time has the excitement and potency of a true supercar. You could argue this is as close to a pure art form as a concept car can get.”
For free entry register at www.clerkenwelldesignweek.com.
