Hi Ken,
Here are two good links. I enjoyed reading about the K cars. The larger
engined ones with 600 cc or so have a nominal 60 something hp and a weight
of around 1800 lb. The sporty ones are doing up to 106mph so nothing wrong
with the top speed or economy. If you want a lot of
I think the mechanic might be right. Many of the standard MG midgets had a
diff ratio that gave about 15 mph per 1,000 rpm. Here is a list of specs
that should cover the range. Just check the tire size and diff ratio by
rotating the prop shaft with a wheel jacked up.
Kirk,
Jan's comments are closest to the real
situation. 35% would be the average thermal efficiency of Internal
Combustion Engines determined by the amount of work done (power output) divided
by ther amount of energy available in the fuel. Current petrol engines
have a thermal efficiency
The information you need is available in general purpose mechanical engineering text books such as Marks Standard Handbook. For a perfect vehicle with no friction or air resistance losses at 100% efficiency it would probably run forever.
The record for a street legal 2 seat car is held by
Tim,
You need additional nitrogen source feed to make sawdust attractive to worms
where a C/N ratio of around 20:1 is used. Dry leaves and paper are also
high in carbon but they will help air flow. If manure grass and food scraps
are added to the sawdust and mixed well the worms would keep
Peter,
Good compost needs a mixture of materials with a Carbon/Nitrogen ratio of
about 30 to 1 by dry weight. Sawdust has a high Carbon content (C/N ratio
of about 450) so must be balanced with other materials with high Nitrogen
and lower Carbon. Chicken or cow manure, food wastes, grass or
Peter,
If your sawdust has a low moisture content (say around 15%), I would use 1.2
litres of LOF for each kilogram of sawdust.
I don't know what an optimum time would be. With turning daily you may only
need 5 to 7 days. Around 21 days might be needed. Commercial compost
systems are
