Hi, Balaji,
You had some great questions, and numbers on energy to move people. Okay, so
I have a habit, but maybe I could sip a little home brew now and then? My VW
Beetle can use home brew (biodiesel), and I am getting 60 miles per gallon on
petrodiesel. With two people in the car, my
Thanks, Ken,
For the excellent response. Your suggested search worked great. I put
gasoline ethanol water ternary phase diagram into Google, got a copy of the
diagram at 21 deg. C.
Here's the question I have thought about--
The diagram suggests that I can accomodate about 2% to 5% water in
The old timers here may have better info than me. You should look for a
local source, shipping will be the major cost if you shop well. Try this site:
www.chemistrystore.com
In the trade, the commodity you want is called caustic potash. The 85%
material should be very good for your use.
[Edited to change subject heading from Digest #, which nobody will read and
which fouls up archives searches for ever. - KA]
John said, about electolysis,
Is it more efficient at higher pressures?
NO, less efficient. Le Chatelier's principle: If a stress is applied to a
system in
My source of biodiesel in Utah failed. I need to get 10 gallons for my trip
to Alaska,
I am taking I-15 north to Canada and beyond.
Ernie Rogers
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Uhhh, is this a Texan horse? Please, beware of politicians bearing
gifts,especially in an election year. (With the Democrats, it wouldn't have
been
necessary to ask.)
Ernie Rogers
biofuel@yahoogroups.com writes:
Here is a news flash that might be of interest.
Tom Leue
Cheney Confirms Need
I have thought that cotton (seed) would be a good choice. How about it?
/Ernie Rogers
biofuel@yahoogroups.com writes:
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 20:36:55 -0700 (PDT)
From: Rakesh Singh [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: which one is good for biodiesel
Hi Guys,
I want to do farming for
Thanks, Keith, for the insight. There should be a nugget of gold here,
somewhere.
Actually, I doubt that the oil in the stalk and leaves has a purpose in the
plant's propagation. Anyone have info on this?
By the way, coincidentally, I visited a pair of grain (canola) elevators west
of
Try www.tdiclub.com /Ernie Rogers
In a message dated 7/25/2004 7:39:37 AM Mountain Standard Time,
biofuel@yahoogroups.com writes:
Every once in a while, you can find a decent deal on a VW diesel
pickup (Rabbit frame) on e-bay. Alternately, I know that there are
a number of VW groups on the
[Edited to change subject heading from Re: [biofuel] Digest Number 2262 to
the thread title. PLEASE change the title when you auto-reply to a message in
the Daily Digest. Nobody will read a message titled Re: Digest Number 2262,
it confuses the threads and fouls up archives searches forever.
Hello, I am forwarding a message (at the bottom) that I posted on a private li
st yesterday because it may have relevance with climate change.
Virtually all large engines on earth are diesel engines-- all trucks,
merchant ships, earth movers, tractors, trains, many mw-size power stations,
but
Hi, Brian,
You can learn everything you ever wanted to know about TDIs at
www.tdiclub.com. I got some good tips there.
Changes I have made to my car:
1. Made a drag-reducing wing. I can send a picture. It increases mileage
by 3 mpg.
2. Reset the EGA code. See www.tdiclub.com, FAQs for
Keith,
Maybe you are overstating the case a bit. (Oh, there is a case, all
right.) For example, your toxic ammonia is the same stuff the farmers buy by
the
millions of tons to fertilize their crops. And, do you have to call
fertilizer a waste?
Ernie Rogers
* Ammonia, a toxic form of
Hi, Greg,
I attempted to send you a personal response but your spam blocker tossed out
my email. So, I'm sending it again, to the forum--
--
Hi, Greg,
I think you may need some diesel experts. Try this web site, just for VW
diesel owners.
www.tdiclub.com
Water (distilled or deionized) is a really wonderful fuel additive because it
can be so cheap. Alcohols cost more than diesel fuel. A few companies are
funding research on water-diesel emulsions, and I think NREL has some
involvement in that.
Ernie Rogers
Greg said,
Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004
Thanks, Keith,
For the informative article on biodiesel. I want to question the NOx
problem. It seems to me, so far, that there is a lot of confusion on how or
why
NOx is a pollutant. Everywhere I go, everyone says it is a BIG problem, causes
smog and cancer.
Wait a minute-- NOx is a
Sulfur attacks the catalyst. Sulfur oxidizes most metals.
EPA has a schedule for phase-out of sulfur in fuels. The date for switch to
low-sulfur gasoline happened, January 2004 (at 15 ppm). The switch to
low-sulfur diesel is scheduled for 2009, currently, at 10 ppm. Very-low-sulfur
diesel
Well, Greg, to be honest, I shot from the hip.
I did a search on Google, using sulfur platinum catalyst There are
abundant articles on the poisoning of platinum catalysts by sulfur. However,
sulfur
dioxide, with oxygen present (the expected situation in diesel exhaust), does
not harm
Sorry, but this line of discussion has got me on my soapbox.
I think it is somewhat inaccurate to say diesel engines make more NOx.
Historically, the goal of engine development has been to make an engine as
efficient as possible. From a thermodynamic standpoint, efficiency is achieved
by
Hi, guys,
Today, a diesel car claimed the high ground on fuel economy. I posted an ad
in ebay, claiming to have the highest fuel-economy car in America.
Mileage claimed: 59 mpg winter / 65 mpg summer (highway, 63.5 mph true speed)
(For 4-passenger cars, I can't beat the littler cars. And,
Kirk,
There's nothing wrong with vertical-axis wind turbines (VAWTs), in principle.
All turbines deal with turbulent loads more or less. The problem is with
business attitudes-- companies dropped the VAWTs when they were not looking
competitive, and now few people are willing to go back and
There is a new book out, The United States of Europe that argues that the
major power in the world is now the EU. It has the largest single economy.
Unless we stop sending out money my the shipload, we will become a colony
again.
Ernie Rogers
In a message dated 11/20/2004 1:25:34 PM
Thanks, Martin,
For all your work.
Ernie Rogers
www.max-mpg.com
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The wind turbine design looked very good. 350 scientists?--must be a
government program. I would have given them the same information for $500.
Ernie Rogers.
In a message dated 11/23/2004 6:51:53 PM Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I may have fallen off the thread here-- are we still talking about th h.o.g.?
I applaud the imagination of the h.o.g. developers. I'm sorry, they seem
doomed to failure. Too much mass and serious doubts about the effectiveness of
the design.
Ernie Rogers
In a message dated 11/24/04 5:58:14
Greg,
I think you were right to discourage ranting in this list. Still, I think
Monbiot's proposition needs a more considered answer. If you don't mind, I
would like to try. The following rebuttal was given on another list, with
slight changes. /Ernie
Monbiot is
Hello, Randal,
Do you really want to reinvent the wheel? I bought a commercial program
about 15 years ago that did a great job of modeling the performance of a house,
hour-by-hour, day-by-day, using a real weather history for the particular
town
you live in. (Cal-Pas, doesn't exist any
Hmmm,
Now, what were we talking about? /Ernie Rogers
In a message dated 11/28/04 2:17:09 PM Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Hello Ernie
Greg,
I think you were right to discourage ranting in this list.
And who decides what's a rant and what's not? On what basis?
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