This would mean that every BTU had been converted, and none was lost to the engine.

So you see the ceramic experiments. The ceramic is a good insulator and can withstand massive heating with little loss of strength. Called adiabatic engines. See Smokey Yanuck.

 

 

Smokey lined his aluminum heads with water glass because they absorb too much heat if left stock.

 

The object is to retain as much heat as is possible in the combustion chamber. Smokey had the same problem with the hot intake over expanding the incoming mixture, so he provided a turbo that ran at just a few pounds to maintain flow direction in the manifold.

 

I made a misstatement here.

 

Smoky put in water glass to insulate the head from the coolant, and cause the head to run hotter. (He had figured out a simple way to prevent detonation in the face of high charge temperatures) So less energy escaped to the cooling system. Very modern thinking. He also ran the cooling system flow backwards. Putting in the coolest water into the block through the core support plugs. (freeze plugs some people say).This kept the cylinders at a more uniform temperature. (and uniform shape for perfect sealing) He was after max power, and best fuel mileage.

 

Sorry.

 

Lynn E. Hanover

 

If you figure out a simple way to operate an IC engine well into detonation temps without detonation at any throttle setting and RPM down to near zero, your idea (and Smokey's) is worth billions. Imagine current tooling engines at 60  or more MPG and about 100 HP.