Re: [Biofuel] Solar panals or wind

2005-09-01 Thread Kirk McLoren
The 5 to 7 is probably per 24 hour period KirkMichael Redler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ...see also http://rredc.nrel.gov/solar/old_data/nsrdb/redbook/sum2/state.html MikeWilliam Adams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Hakan Joe,Hakan, where do you find 5-7 kwm^-2 for solar incoming energy? That seems

Re: [Biofuel] Flywheel 'batteries'

2005-09-01 Thread TarynToo
If you're running a huge fixed flywheel for hours or days at a time, doesn't precession become an issue? Even with vacuum containment etc, don't the bearing get creamed by the lateral forces? taryn http://ornae.com/ On Aug 31, 2005, at 11:37 PM, Tony DeCarmine wrote: Evening, all - Jerry

Re: [Biofuel] Mikes everywhere I look!

2005-09-01 Thread Doug Foskey
At least they are not Cameras! regards Doug On Thursday 01 September 2005 12:05, Mike Weaver wrote: My GF says even one Mike is too many... ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org

Re: [Biofuel] Flywheel 'batteries'

2005-09-01 Thread Mika Feldmann
I once heard that flywheels were used on busses in Vancouver, BC area a few years ago. When the brakes were applied, the mechanical energy was applied to the acceleration of a flywheel, which was later, after the bus stop, applied to the wheels again.Tony DeCarmine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

[Biofuel] Another newbie

2005-09-01 Thread Flamemom
Hi, another beginner to walk thru for you. I am planning on buying a new used car, heard about WVO and diesels and wanted to get everything figured out. I read on your web site that some people are experimenting with mixes for regular gasoline cars. I thought this would be just great. I

[Biofuel] Off Topic: regarding Katrina

2005-09-01 Thread clark creamer
I'll keep it brief! I'm an EMT (well, a WFR, but it's the same standard of care and better imo for rural rescue), have worked w/ search dogs (had 2, now have 1, who is very out of practice), etc. I very VERY much want to get to Louisiana or Mississippi to help out. I'm good on a boat...was a

Re: [Biofuel] where do i start?

2005-09-01 Thread Keith Addison
Hello Mike, welcome hello everyone, i have never even looked at anything like this before, just wondering where do i begin? my uncle manages a dairy farm, so i have access to over 4,000 gallons of mollasses which i can use for free, in small amounts, that i want to make ethanol from. where do i

Re: [Biofuel] cone bottom processor

2005-09-01 Thread Keith Addison
Hello John Hi, I am looking for some help making a biodiesel processor. I am trying to make my own processor out of two 45 gallon drums (which I think is 55 American gallons) With cone bottoms. One for mixing and settling and the other for washing. I have one cone just about

Re: [Biofuel] Quality Test of biodiesel

2005-09-01 Thread Keith Addison
Hello Tom I wanted to test a recent 25 gal batch of biodiesel. I dissolved 25 ml of finished biodiesel in 225 ml methanol (Jan Warnqist @ JtF Biodiesel and Your Vehicle) and got approx. 2ml undissolved material at the bottom of the bottle, indicating an incomplete reaction. I

[Biofuel] Drying ethanol

2005-09-01 Thread Tom Irwin
Hi All, I finally found a source of 3A molecular sieve. It´s been sitting in 95% ethanol overnight. How do I test the ethanol to see if I removed the 5% water? Simple mass balance? I don´t have a Karl Fisher titrator. BTW, I used the recommended 250 grams of 3A per liter of ethanol. Thanks,

Re: [Biofuel] Drying ethanol

2005-09-01 Thread fhebert8
See if it will blend with gas. it will seperate if not. From: Tom Irwin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/09/01 Thu AM 05:54:53 EDT To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: [Biofuel] Drying ethanol Hi All, I finally found a source of 3A molecular sieve. It´s been sitting in 95%

Re: [Biofuel] Drying ethanol

2005-09-01 Thread Manick Harris
Hello Tom, May I offer unorthodox solution? Try to measure the specific gravity and density using specific gravity bottle. If it matches sg of pure ethanol you are there for practical purposes, unless you are aiming for AR quality..Tom Irwin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All, I finally found a

Re: [Biofuel] Drying ethanol

2005-09-01 Thread fhebert8
Use olny a small amount in a test tube to mix with gas, , if it does not mix use another 250 grams of 3A and let sit overnite again, throw the gas mixture away, From: Tom Irwin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/09/01 Thu AM 05:54:53 EDT To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: [Biofuel]

Re: [Biofuel] Solar panals or wind

2005-09-01 Thread Garth Kim Travis
Greetings Bob, The world can use many more Bright Blessings than I can wish for it. I have no copyright, honest. Be warned however, that if you use it, people will ask/assume you are a pagan. Bright Blessings, Kim At 08:46 PM 8/31/2005, you wrote: Hi Hakan Joe, I would love to use Kim's sig

Re: [Biofuel] Solar panals or wind

2005-09-01 Thread Hakan Falk
Kirk, Yes, it is kWh per day. I maybe misunderstood the number given, because max. kW per m2 and second is quite irrelevant for application of solar panels, other than for capacity of the panel itself. Hakan At 08:20 01/09/2005, you wrote: The 5 to 7 is probably per 24 hour period Kirk

Re: [Biofuel] Flywheel 'batteries'

2005-09-01 Thread MH
Flywheel was also mentioned in the book, which I forgot to add but is now regarding the air car post. Bicycling Science by MIT Press c1982 Chapter 12 - Energy-storage bicycles Table 12.1 Energy-storage data. Maximum energy-storage capability of various materials W-hr/lbm

Re: [Biofuel] Cross Posted: Fwd: [DIYGasTurbines] Re: I'd like to try something...but first, your opinions (please).

2005-09-01 Thread Joe Street
Brian Rodgers wrote: You guys are a trip. LOL there is no stopping some people. Here you will like this one for alternative transportation http://www.aeros-uk.co.uk/html/jetbug.html It can burn biodiesel!! Joe This info has been some of the most entertaining reading I have done in

Re: [Biofuel] Katrina slams New Orleans. Is There Blame?

2005-09-01 Thread bob allen
Howdy Greg, you seem a little hard on those who didn't evacuate. I can think a couple reasons to stay put. The evacuation went well for those with cars, as all roads were open to outgoing traffic. But what about those with our a car? What are they supposed to do, walk to Arkansas? So for

Re: [Biofuel] Solar panals or wind

2005-09-01 Thread Joe Street
Hey Hakan; Hakan Falk wrote: Joe, Depends on where you are. Incoming yearly average in northern US is 5-6 kW/m2. Are you sure?? I would not fly any hang glider in 100 feet per minute, because you will end up at top of a thunderstorm and come back down as an ice block. It has

Re: [Biofuel] Solar panals or wind

2005-09-01 Thread bob allen
Joe, et al. see http://www.windsun.com/Solar_Basics/Solar_maps.htm Joe Street wrote: Hey Hakan; Hakan Falk wrote: Joe, Depends on where you are. Incoming yearly average in northern US is 5-6 kW/m2. Are you sure?? I would not fly any hang glider in 100 feet per minute, because

Re: [Biofuel] Bush's Obscene Tirades

2005-09-01 Thread Joe Street
Now finally someone comes up with a REALLY good idea!  Ok I propose a motion that the countries we swap should be the USA and Antartica.  The US needs some cooling off and I think (and most Canadians would agree) it would be cool to have penguins for neighbors anyways.  Now we just have to

Re: [Biofuel] Flywheel 'batteries'

2005-09-01 Thread Manzo, Emil
I love the idea of stationary flywheels too. Vertical is best IMHO because it's easier to share the load between two (plane) bearings instead of one and they are super-simple compared to the vacuum bottle type. Just make sure your rim speed never exceeds 60 MPH. See this interesting

Re: [Biofuel] Solar panals or wind

2005-09-01 Thread Joe Street
The unit is also KWh/m^2/day. I am just talking Watts per square meter it is about 1 Kirk McLoren wrote: The 5 to 7 is probably per 24 hour period Kirk Michael Redler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ...see also http://rredc.nrel.gov/solar/old_data/nsrdb/redbook/sum2/state.html

Re: [Biofuel] Flywheel 'batteries'

2005-09-01 Thread Joe Street
Not if it is horizontal. Maglev (magnetically levitated bearings) aren't affected regardless of flywheel orientation so long as you don't suddenly over do it and crash them. I saw a sales rep with a cavalier attitude demonstrating a small maglev turbomolecular pump one time. It was spinning at

Re: [Biofuel] Flywheel 'batteries'

2005-09-01 Thread Ken Dunn
Could one replace precession forces with inertia? I've never heard the term precession force. On 9/1/05, Joe Street [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: He turned it sideways and the precession forces crashed the bearing. That pump didn't stay in his hand for long.. Joe

Re: [Biofuel] Flywheel 'batteries'

2005-09-01 Thread Joe Street
Ok how about inertial forces due to gyroscopic precession? In any case there was a lot of energy stored up in the spinning vanes and motor. It was lucky nobody was in the way when the pump flew across the room tearing off the motor power cable and roughing pump line in the process. Joe Ken

Re: [Biofuel] Katrina slams New Orleans. Is There Blame?

2005-09-01 Thread Greg and April
I have no issue with those that TRIED to do something to help them selves and still got into trouble. BUT I do have issues with those that did NOTHING ( despite all the warnings ) to help them selves then expect the government and everyone else to drop what their doing and save them, because

Re: [Biofuel] Flywheel 'batteries'

2005-09-01 Thread Ken Dunn
I didn't want to be picky. I just wanted to comprehend. No sense readin' all this unless I'm going to bother understanding it. Joe wrote: Ok how about inertial forces due to gyroscopic precession? ___ Biofuel mailing list

Re: [Biofuel] Flywheel 'batteries'

2005-09-01 Thread Michael Redler
I was imagining a LARGE flywheel, perhaps made from concrete with the axis pointed to the ground and the shaft sitting inside a cylinder filled with water or oil (with maybe an oring seal). The hydraulic pressurekeeps the flywheel suspended init's vertical position andprovides a low friction

Re: [Biofuel] Bush's Obscene Tirades

2005-09-01 Thread Tom
Have you got any penguin recipes? I hear they taste like chicken. At 08:46 AM 9/1/2005, Joe Street said something like: Now finally someone comes up with a REALLY good idea! Ok I propose a motion that the countries we swap should be the USA and Antartica. The US needs some cooling off and I

Re: [Biofuel] Drying ethanol

2005-09-01 Thread Tom Irwin
Thanks Manick, I just ran a density test. I got 0.7824g/cc vs. .7893g/cc from my CRC handbook. The original material is .7924g/cc. That's about a 10 or 12 % removal. with some slop for my measuring technique this might be good stuff. I'll try mixing it with gasolene next. Thanks all. Tom

[Biofuel] Cross Posted: OpAmp Active Filter Synthesis

2005-09-01 Thread Michael Redler
I posted this in another group and thought it might also benefit some of you since it's logical to think that some members are off-grid and synthesizing their own power signal. MikeMichael Redler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 08:05:16 -0700 (PDT)From: Michael Redler [EMAIL

Re: [Biofuel] *****SPAM***** Re: Flywheel 'batteries'

2005-09-01 Thread Tomas Juknevicius
Michael Redler wrote: Does anyone remember the equations for angular momentum and kinetic energy from a rotating flywheel? kinetic energy E = I * omega^2 /2 I for the homogeneous discus is I = m * R^2 / 2 omega is angular speed and can be calculated from omega= 2 * pi * niu where niu is

Re: [Biofuel] Flywheel 'batteries'

2005-09-01 Thread Tomas Juknevicius
Sorry folks for the SPAM tag on the subject of the last mail. Its false positive from my spamfilter :) -- Tomas Juknevicius ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org

Re: [Biofuel] Bush's Obscene Tirades

2005-09-01 Thread Joe Street
Hey man we Canadians are CIVILIZED. How could you even consider eating penguins. I'll stick to eating beaver thank you. J Tom wrote: Have you got any penguin recipes? I hear they taste like chicken. At 08:46 AM 9/1/2005, Joe Street said something like: Now finally someone comes up with

Re: [Biofuel] Drying ethanol

2005-09-01 Thread bob allen
make sure your density measurements are done at the same temperature as the standard values, usually 20 degrees C. (density is quite temperature sensitive) Tom Irwin wrote: Thanks Manick, I just ran a density test. I got 0.7824g/cc vs. .7893g/cc from my CRC handbook. The original

Re: [Biofuel] Flywheel 'Batteries'

2005-09-01 Thread Myk Hill
Has anybody used the product from this company before ? http://www.foreverflashlights.com/dynamo_flashlight.htm I have something similar, but it does not have any charging capability like this one does. Myk__Do You Yahoo!?Tired of spam? Yahoo!

[Biofuel] using incomplete reaction biodiesel

2005-09-01 Thread Bill Clark
Hello to all, The City of Eufaula is running out of diesel and calls to the supplier have not been returned. We have on hand about 1,000 gal of fuel that is not completely reacted. We may need to use this fuel. Any suggestions about blending with diesel? We would normally try to reproccess but we

Re: [Biofuel] Flywheel 'batteries'

2005-09-01 Thread John Jaser
Telcordia developed flywheel batteries for the purpose of eliminating backup-batteries in remote huts. Last I read about it several years ago, the number one concern was the flywheel coming apart and turning into shrapnel, so they were working on ceramic containment enclosures. Their test

Re: [Biofuel] Cross Posted: Fwd: [DIYGasTurbines] Re: I'd like to try something...but first, your opinions (please).

2005-09-01 Thread Brian Rodgers
Awesome. The jet engine is too noisy in my opinion. We just viewed a really cool movie called Winged Migration. Now that's the way to take to the sky. Man has never done a flying machine that even comes close to the way birds fly. beautiful graceful. I am content to watch. Brian

Re: [Biofuel] Katrina slams New Orleans. Is There Blame?

2005-09-01 Thread Brian Rodgers
Hi Greg you writeI am on a budget, yet I still managed to put together three 55 gal plastic drums of water, and a few hundred pounds of wheat, beans, powdered milk, butter powder, white and brown sugar, honey, dry fruit, vitamins.I have used salvaged building materials ( most of which didn't

Re: [Biofuel] Katrina slams New Orleans. Is There Blame?

2005-09-01 Thread Manzo, Emil
Would you feel the same way if people died in quakes in Japan or California? What about Sri Lanka? How about a plane crash, dam breech, eruption or tornado? Some empathy here would be nice. No one is perfect. No one can predict the future. Regards, Emil -Original Message- From: [EMAIL

Re: [Biofuel] Isopropyl Alcohol

2005-09-01 Thread Vincent zadworny
paul, try going to a hydroponic supply store, they have the stuff. vinceMarc Arends [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You can also use a 50:50 v/v mixture of ethanol and diethylether. We use this at my work every day and it is ok.Marc Arendsoriginal message:HiI seem to be having trouble sourcing

[Biofuel] 637M

2005-09-01 Thread Jeremy Farmer
Anyone know what a 637M is or how to get it? Thanks, Jeremy ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever:

Re: [Biofuel] Another use for glycerine

2005-09-01 Thread Myk Hill
Whenever I use a deoderant with this Propylene Glycol in it, my skin breaks out in hives. So generally stay away from anything that contains it. (Poison) no matter how you look at it. FDA has also listed Aspartame asa Neurotoxin, but there is many foods that contain it anyway so I use Stevia or

Re: [Biofuel] Cross Posted: Fwd: [DIYGasTurbines] Re: I'd like to try something...but first, your opinions (please).

2005-09-01 Thread Manzo, Emil
Hi Joe, for no (very few) moving parts you need a ram-jet. Or as some used to call a scram jet. It is essentially a pipe with a venturi and a fuel injector. It needs to have air flowing through it before ignition, like if it was attached to a glider or vehicle. Once enough airspeed flows,

Re: [Biofuel] using incomplete reaction biodiesel

2005-09-01 Thread lendzian_michael
Hi Bill, I have used a wide array of biodiesel fuel which I have made. Some batches would smoke more than others. Mostly I used my B100 in my f250 pickup. Luck = preparation + opportunity You have an excellent, small bio-refinery. I encourage you to make the most of it and get bio-fuel

[Biofuel] Question for the ethanol veterans

2005-09-01 Thread Myk Hill
If you convert an automobile to run straight ethanol, and you find yourself in a position that your in where there is no ethanol and must use gasoline, will this mess up your ethanol kit in any way ? Find your next car at Yahoo! Canada Autos___ Biofuel

Re: [Biofuel] Cross Posted: Fwd: [DIYGasTurbines] Re: I'd like to try something...but first, your opinions (please).

2005-09-01 Thread dwoodard
I seem to recall that the minimum airspeed for halfway reasonable efficiency with a ramjet is about 400 mph. Hiller once experimented with a small helicopter powered by ramjets on the rotor tips. I don't recall any mention of starting problems but I doubt it was easy. I believe that a fuel

[Biofuel] Biofuel - The awakening of economic change among privateer's

2005-09-01 Thread Myk Hill
Let them raise gas prices and regulate Biofuel, it is only going to push people into privateering or bartering. Private contracts among the people, they are not selling, just trading. For example: "I buy you a biofuel processing kit for your garage and you give me a free tank fill up of biofuel

Re: [Biofuel] Cross Posted: Fwd: [DIYGasTurbines] Re: I'd like to try something...but first, your opinions (please).

2005-09-01 Thread Joe . Guthrie
Gas terbine cars that were tested 20 or 30 years ago had very poor mileage and gas terbine generators are usually reserved for peak power use only not long term use from what I recall.___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org

Re: [Biofuel] Isopropyl Alcohol

2005-09-01 Thread Manzo, Emil
Hi Paul you may also try a reagent supply company (like for research labs or schools) over here two big ones are Fischer and Sigma. Also, janitorial supply/industrial chemical supply houses might carry it depending on what your regulations are in the UK. You might also search the web for a

Re: [Biofuel] Drying ethanol

2005-09-01 Thread Tom Irwin
Hi Bob, All were taken at the same temperature 22 C. Tom Irwin From: bob allen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.orgSent: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 13:06:40 -0300Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Drying ethanolmake sure your density measurements are done at the same temperature as the

Re: [Biofuel] Katrina slams New Orleans. Is There Blame?

2005-09-01 Thread Manzo, Emil
Hi Greg. Chlorine is an excellent sanitizer. Another, lesser known one is silver. A couple of silver coins in the barrel were used in the old days for keeping pathogens from breeding in the water. Regards, Emil -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On

Re: [Biofuel] Linux, virii and Microsoft

2005-09-01 Thread Alan Petrillo
Mike Weaver wrote: You can make a perfectly decent router/firewall with a 486. I think you misspelled 386. AP ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org

Re: [Biofuel] Flywheel 'Batteries'

2005-09-01 Thread Manzo, Emil
Hi Myk, that is really cool but it charges up a ni-cad battery for storage, instead of a flywheel. I have a cheaper version and the kids love it. Regards, Emil -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Myk Hill Sent: Thursday,

Re: [Biofuel] Cross Posted: OpAmp Active Filter Synthesis

2005-09-01 Thread Kirk McLoren
Lossy Very lossy -- and not recommended. Don Lancaster was interested in efficient inverters and the least number of switches. I think his website is tiaja.com If not he should be easy to Google -KirkMichael Redler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I posted this in another group and thought it might

Re: [Biofuel] Drying ethanol

2005-09-01 Thread Ken Provost
--- Tom Irwin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks Manick, I just ran a density test. I got 0.7824g/cc vs. .7893g/cc from my CRC handbook. The original material is .7924g/cc. That's about a 10 or 12 % removal. with some slop for my measuring technique this might be good stuff. I'll try

Re: [Biofuel] Another use for glycerine

2005-09-01 Thread John Hayes
Myk Hill wrote: FDA has also listed Aspartame as a Neurotoxin, but there is many foods that contain it anyway Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence - Carl Sagan. Any chance you have a primary source to back up your rather extraordinary statement? Searching the FDA website for

Re: [Biofuel] Another use for glycerine

2005-09-01 Thread Nancy Canning
Thanks for the agreement.I had posted toxic reports on butylene and propylene glycol as well as sodium Laurel Sulfates...and was unanimously booed. It is nasty stuff, and most alarming they are putting it in toothpast/ children's anti-itch creams, most cosmetics, drugs, etc. What is really

Re: [Biofuel] Katrina slams New Orleans. Is There Blame?

2005-09-01 Thread Brian Rodgers
Thanks for the info Emil. I remember now reading of the silver coin in water from another thread. Somehow I think it sounds kind of weird though. We use untreated well water and I could stand a bit of chlorine in an emergency. Usually we have some water supply interruption during Winter. It is

Re: [Biofuel] Another use for glycerine

2005-09-01 Thread Nancy Canning
Health-Report Comment: Well folks, it never stops does it? How many of you would ever have thought, a ubiquitous substance such as good ol' Petroleum Jelly or Vaseline as so many of us have come to call it over the last 50 years, is now a suspected and probable carcinogen because of the way

Re: [Biofuel] Question on Chevy S10´s

2005-09-01 Thread Alan Petrillo
Ray J wrote: 2000 s-10 had a diesel engine in them??? Perhaps non-US models. I know it is possible to get a Ford Ranger with a diesel engine, but not in the US. If I find one on the grey market and I can afford it then I'll buy it. There are all kinds of vehicles all over the world

[Biofuel] Who was running WVO/gasoline mix in a Ford truck

2005-09-01 Thread Alan Petrillo
I recall some time ago there was a man on the list who was running an unmodified Ford diesel truck on a mixture of WVO and gasoline. If he's still here, would he please post an update on how his truck is doing? AP ___ Biofuel mailing list

Re: [Biofuel] Katrina slams New Orleans. Is There Blame?

2005-09-01 Thread Greg and April
Were you inquiring 'bad' as in micro-organisms or 'bad' as to taste? Greg H. - Original Message - From: Brian Rodgers [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 11:51 Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Katrina slams New Orleans. Is There Blame? Thanks

[Biofuel] BioDiesel Processor

2005-09-01 Thread Juan Gutierrez
I would appreciate some help. I am new to the list and I read a few days ago on one of the threads that metal tanks should be used to make a biodiesel processor. There are 2 processors I saw on the web 1 at Freedom Fuel America the other at BioDiesel gear. Both are polyethylene ( i am sure most

Re: [Biofuel] Katrina slams New Orleans. Is There Blame?

2005-09-01 Thread Greg and April
Yes. If people live in an area, they should learn of dangerous natural occurrences ( quakes, tornadoes, hurricanes, tidal waves, blizzards and the like ), and make preparations for them. Like I said in another post: I have no issue with those that TRIED to do something to help them selves and

[Biofuel] BioDiesel becoming Main Stream?

2005-09-01 Thread Hurley, Edward R
Hi all, I stumbled across the Jtf web site while doing searches on Biodiesel. I had not really heard about the fuel other than occasional mentions; usually said by someone who said they heard it from a friend who heard it from a friend, etc. When I asked automotive mechanics about it, I

Re: [Biofuel] Katrina slams New Orleans. Is There Blame?

2005-09-01 Thread Greg and April
There are a few tricks to keeping water fresh. 1)Use distilled water.If you start with a sanitized barrel, and fill it with distilled water, there is nothing to 'go bad'. 2) Rotate it every 6-8 months. 3)Bubble air through it before use.Water really doesn't go bad unless

Re: [Biofuel] [DIYGasTurbines] Re: I'd like to try something...but first, your opinions (please).

2005-09-01 Thread Peter Morgan
Just to warn you all...I sent my money to New pulse jet engine http://www.aardvark.co.nz/pjet/xjet.shtml And did not get my stuff ! Best Regards From:Joe Street [EMAIL PROTECTED]Reply-To:Biofuel@sustainablelists.orgTo:Biofuel@sustainablelists.orgSubject:Re: [Biofuel] Cross Posted: Fwd:

[Biofuel] B100 and jet fuel

2005-09-01 Thread des
A neighbor who recently retired from the airline industry has been asking me lately if there's a biofuel that can be substituted for jet fuel, and although I didn't know at the time, I've done some research since, and see that jet fuel is a variant of diesel. Any one out there know what kind

Re: [Biofuel] BioDiesel Processor

2005-09-01 Thread Keith Addison
Hello Juan I would appreciate some help. I am new to the list and I read a few days ago on one of the threads that metal tanks should be used to make a biodiesel processor. There are 2 processors I saw on the web 1 at Freedom Fuel America the other at BioDiesel gear. Both are polyethylene ( i am

Re: [Biofuel] Cross Posted: Fwd: [DIYGasTurbines] Re: I'd like to try something...but first, your opinions (please).

2005-09-01 Thread Greg and April
Yes, and he was shut down because governments panicked. Greg H. - Original Message - From: Joe Street To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 11:38 Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Cross Posted: Fwd: [DIYGasTurbines] Re: I'd like to try

Re: [Biofuel] [DIYGasTurbines] Re: I'd like to try something...but first, your opinions (please).

2005-09-01 Thread Greg and April
I'm not surprised. When did you send the money? That guy was stepped on big time by Big Brotherafter 9-11. Greg H. - Original Message - From: Peter Morgan To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 12:21 Subject: Re: [Biofuel]

Re: [Biofuel] BioDiesel becoming Main Stream?

2005-09-01 Thread Keith Addison
Hello Ed Hi all, I stumbled across the Jtf web site while doing searches on Biodiesel. I had not really heard about the fuel other than occasional mentions; usually said by someone who said they heard it from a friend who heard it from a friend, etc. When I asked automotive mechanics about

Re: [Biofuel] Cross Posted: Fwd: [DIYGasTurbines] Re: I'd like to try something...but first, your opinions (please).

2005-09-01 Thread Manzo, Emil
Hi Doug. 400 mph...oops...just a minor detail. Of course you're right. The SCRAM jet is the super-sonic version (supersonic combustion ram jet). I think the old German V1 (buzz-bomb) used a variation on the pulse jet that had a front-flap, allowing starting from a standing stop using only the

[Biofuel] Fwd: Waste Vegetable Oil

2005-09-01 Thread Keith Addison
From: roseann [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Waste Vegetable Oil Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 13:46:30 -0400 I have just seen your web site and how you propose the use of biodiesel. My restaurant produces WVO and we currently have to pay to have it removed. Do you know anyone that

Re: [Biofuel] Another use for glycerine

2005-09-01 Thread Keith Addison
Some comments below... Health-Report Comment: Well folks, it never stops does it? How many of you would ever have thought, a ubiquitous substance such as good ol' Petroleum Jelly or Vaseline as so many of us have come to call it over the last 50 years, is now a suspected and probable

Re: [Biofuel] Katrina slams New Orleans. Is There Blame?

2005-09-01 Thread Appal Energy
You know Greg, Sometimes doing nothing is the best that anyone can do. I guess it's been a long time since you've been at the bottom of the heap, having few or no options and nothing much else available to you other than hope that it gets no worse. I wonder what roofs you'd have been standing

Re: [Biofuel] [DIYGasTurbines] Re: I'd like to try something...butfirst, your opinions (please).

2005-09-01 Thread Peter Morgan
It was about 4 months ago, no luck contacting anyone, next time I am in NZ, I will be sure to drop in though...lol From: "Greg and April" [EMAIL PROTECTED]Reply-To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.orgTo: Biofuel@sustainablelists.orgSubject: Re: [Biofuel] [DIYGasTurbines] Re: I'd like to try

Re: [Biofuel] B100 and jet fuel

2005-09-01 Thread Greg and April
The short answer is no. The long answer is, BioDiesel does not have to BTU's of jet fuel ( jet fuel is a highly refined cozen to jet fuel with allot of BTU's per gal ), nor does it have the ability to take the low temperatures that jet fuel would encounter at altitude. These things are workable,

Re: [Biofuel] B100 and jet fuel

2005-09-01 Thread mphee
I actually read something about this a couple days ago. YOu should be able to google it. There were problems using it with jets. Biggest concern was gelling at high altitudes. On Thu, 01 Sep 2005 14:46:13 +, des wrote A neighbor who recently retired from the airline industry has been

Re: [Biofuel] Katrina slams New Orleans. Is There Blame?

2005-09-01 Thread Manzo, Emil
You can either shrug it off or have compassion for a fellow human being. Put yourself in their place for a second (empathy). They are pleading for help even though you think they might not deserve it (have mercy). That's what drew me to this list in the first place; sharing information freely to

[Biofuel] More details on Chavez's offer to help U.S. poor

2005-09-01 Thread Keith Addison
http://www.venezuelanalysis.com/news.php?newsno=1738 Venezuela's CITGO to Provide Cheap Gas for U.S. Hospitals, Nursing Homes and Schools Monday, Aug 29, 2005 By: Cleto Sojo - VenezuelAnalysis.com PDVSA's Rafael Ramirez speaks to Reverend Jesse Jackson during President Hugo Chavez's weekly

Re: [Biofuel] Another use for glycerine

2005-09-01 Thread Keith Addison
Tom wrote: I guess all these toxins killing us explains why our life expectancy keeps going up. Does it? Your disease rate certainly does, didn't you notice? Indeed all these toxins ARE killing us, and denying it is just as wrongheaded as saying all chemicals are BAD, or even more so. You

Re: [Biofuel] Another use for glycerine

2005-09-01 Thread Tom
I guess all these toxins killing us explains why our life expectancy keeps going up. And you are right about one thing Nancy, it never stops! What kind of biohazard suit do you live in? What do you use to wipe your as Oh, nevermind! At 12:54 PM 9/1/2005, Nancy Canning said something like:

Re: [Biofuel] Another use for glycerine

2005-09-01 Thread Keith Addison
Myk Hill wrote: FDA has also listed Aspartame as a Neurotoxin, but there is many foods that contain it anyway Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence - Carl Sagan. Any chance you have a primary source to back up your rather extraordinary statement? Searching the FDA website for

[Biofuel] Poverty Rate Rises to 12.7 Percent

2005-09-01 Thread Keith Addison
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050830/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/census_poverty Poverty Rate Rises to 12.7 Percent By JENNIFER C. KERR, Associated Press Writer Tue Aug 30, 7:31 PM ET WASHINGTON - Even with a robust economy that was adding jobs last year, the number of Americans who fell into poverty rose

[Biofuel] Venezuela to Provide Discounted Heating Oil and Free Eye Operations to U.S. Poor

2005-09-01 Thread Keith Addison
http://www.venezuelanalysis.com/news.php?newsno=1736 Venezuela to Provide Discounted Heating Oil and Free Eye Operations to U.S. Poor Sunday, Aug 28, 2005 By: Bernardo Delgado - Venezuelanalysis.com Venezuela's President Chavez speaking to Rev. Jesse Jackson during his weekly television

[Biofuel] Global Issues updates

2005-09-01 Thread Keith Addison
Global Issues (http://www.globalissues.org) web site. The list below shows the latest additions to the site. See the end of the email to find out how to unsubscribe. Regards, Anup Shah http://www.globalissues.org 1) UN World Summit 2005. 2) Three decades of shortfalls in promised annual

Re: [Biofuel] Another use for glycerine

2005-09-01 Thread Nancy Canning
What fun and games...I make a bet you believe that vaccinations of infants is also a good thing ha ha ha ha ha..propaganda -propaganda- propaganda. and who makes the money by passing off products that harm our health. For instance, you believe the pharmacutical industry in it's cancer

Re: [Biofuel] Another use for glycerine

2005-09-01 Thread bob allen
Howdy Myk, Myk Hill wrote: Whenever I use a deoderant with this Propylene Glycol in it, my skin breaks out in hives. if so your reaction in fairly idiosyncratic, as I have not observed that with myself or numerous others, nor does the literature. So generally stay away from anything that

Re: [Biofuel] Katrina slams New Orleans. Is There Blame?

2005-09-01 Thread Michael Redler
Whatever happened to "From Each According To His Abilities, To Each According To His Needs"? ...oh, I forgot. That never really caught on in the US (sorry, couldn't help myself). So Greg, when you say stuff like " "If people would pay attention when the experts tell them..." Are you saying

Re: [Biofuel] Cross Posted: OpAmp Active Filter Synthesis

2005-09-01 Thread Michael Redler
"Very lossy -- and not recommended." OK Soare you going to explain why or just leave me hangin'? MikeKirk McLoren [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Lossy Very lossy -- and not recommended. Don Lancaster was interested in efficient inverters and the least number of switches. I think his website is

[Biofuel] rockets, turbines and compressed air..was..[DIYGasTurbines] Re: I'd like to try something...but first, your opinions (please).

2005-09-01 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
Hi all, I used to be fascinated by this stuff when I was a kid and used to do a lot of pyro with building solid fuel model rockets. My friends and I would mix the materials on the kitchen stove and pour the molten fuel into cardboard tubes to harden around an cone shape at the bottom of the

Re: [Biofuel] Cross Posted: Fwd: [DIYGasTurbines] Re: I'd like to try something...but first, your opinions (please).

2005-09-01 Thread Joe Street
The jury is still out on that. They had no legal grounds for shutting him down (last I heard) Joe Greg and April wrote: Yes, and he was shut down because governments panicked. Greg H. - Original Message - From: Joe Street To:

Re: [Biofuel] Another use for glycerine

2005-09-01 Thread bob allen
Nancy Canning wrote: What fun and games...I make a bet you believe that vaccinations of infants is also a good thing ha ha ha ha ha..propaganda -propaganda- propaganda. as I recall, childhood immunizations are one of the most cost effective health care options available. and who

Re: [Biofuel] Katrina slams New Orleans. Is There Blame?

2005-09-01 Thread Garth Kim Travis
Greetings, Actually, I prefer hydrogen peroxide to chlorine for keep my water fresh. It does not have the toxic effects, especially for young girls and child bearing aged women. Sorry, but chlorine is not safe. Bright Blessings, Kim At 12:51 PM 9/1/2005, you wrote: Thanks for the info Emil. I

Re: [Biofuel] Cross Posted: OpAmp Active Filter Synthesis

2005-09-01 Thread Brian Rodgers
Hi I have a bit of electronic knowledge albeit a tad rusty. I followed your link but without knowing what you are trying to do I am at a loss as well. What are you inverting? Are you simply changing DC to AC? If I was trying to do this the first thing I would do is hit the standard circuit design

Re: [Biofuel] Another use for glycerine

2005-09-01 Thread John Hayes
Keith Addison wrote: Myk Hill wrote: FDA has also listed Aspartame as a Neurotoxin, but there is many foods that contain it anyway Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence - Carl Sagan. Any chance you have a primary source to back up your rather extraordinary statement? Searching

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