Re: [Biofuel] Can these people be trusted with our planet?

2007-01-15 Thread William Adams
Hi Chip, Read Sam Harris' excellent and thoughtful book, Letter to a Christian Nation. It may help you to figure it out. Cheers, Oregon Bob - Original Message - From: Chip Mefford [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 11:51 AM Subject: Re:

Re: [Biofuel] Anyone done an EV conversion?

2006-12-27 Thread William Adams
I should have specified - battery to vehicle weight 30% or greater. Oregon Bob - Original Message - From: William Adams [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Monday, December 25, 2006 12:22 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Anyone done an EV conversion? Read Bob Brant's

Re: [Biofuel] Anyone done an EV conversion?

2006-12-25 Thread William Adams
Read Bob Brant's book Build Your Own Electric Vehicle. He say s 30% or greater. Good Luck, Oregon Bob - Original Message - From: Luke Hansen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Saturday, December 23, 2006 9:03 AM Subject: [Biofuel] Anyone done an EV conversion?

Re: [Biofuel] shedding fat for oil

2006-07-08 Thread William Adams
I agree with Kirk -a constructive thought. But in the interest of correctness Iwill point out two errors that folks need to be aware of: (1) The statement, "every 100 lbs in your vehicle increases your mpg by 2%...", should be, "...decreases mpg by 2%...". (2) bearing in mind that we are

Re: [Biofuel] off topic Fwd:The Donkey

2006-03-18 Thread William Adams
Hi Kim, We all need a good chuckle now and then. Thanks for mine today. :-) And brighter blessings to you. Oregon Bob - Original Message - From: Garth Kim Travis To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 6:42 AM

Re: [Biofuel] Dewatering with vacuum.

2006-01-11 Thread William Adams
@sustainablelists.org Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 6:25 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Dewatering with vacuum. William Adams wrote: Your water-to-steam volume change calculation is not correct. The correct volume increase is 1,244x, obtained as follows: One mole (molecular wt. in gm) of liquid water = 18

Re: [Biofuel] Dewatering with vacuum.

2006-01-10 Thread William Adams
Your water-to-steam volume change calculation is not correct. The correct volume increase is 1,244x, obtained as follows: One mole (molecular wt. in gm)of liquid water = 18 gm = 18 cc. One mole of steam = 18 gm h2o vapor = 22,400 cc. At standard temperature and pressure, and for equal molar

Re: [Biofuel] free inline fuel heater?

2005-12-24 Thread William Adams
Not twice the heat! More like 3.36 fold increase. Rearrange the formulas describing Ohm's Law and you will see that for a given load (dipstick heater) increasing the voltage from 120v to 220v will increase the power dissipation (heat given off) as follows: (220/120)^2 = 3.361... The

Re: [Biofuel] US Guvmint to tax alternate fuel vehicles?

2005-12-02 Thread William Adams
Mike (W that is), My adventuresome (perhaps foolish) persona would answer, Yes and , Yes. But my cautious persona says, Yes, if an in depth discussion of pros and cons indicates real merit; and Yes, if Q1 is yes and the tariff is not beyond my means. Others have mentioned the possibility of

Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power

2005-11-23 Thread William Adams
hydrogen power William Adams wrote: David, Thanks for the correction of air intake. Agreed, it would be good to look at the beast. Can the anecdotes can be believed ? And, is the concept for real? Let's try putting a couple of things together here Darryl says: According to the CHEC

Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power

2005-11-18 Thread William Adams
: Thursday, November 17, 2005 7:04 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power William Adams wrote: Interesting calculation, and good for back-of-the-envelope stuff. I just wanted to point out that an 1800 RPM 10 liter engine will consume 150 liters of air/second, not 300 since it only

Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power

2005-11-17 Thread William Adams
Hi Greg, On water consumption, some order of magnitude, back of an envelope, calculations can be done (don't look for precision, I'm making several assumptions). A 10 liter diesel engine at 1800 rpm will consume (no turbo) 300 liters of air per second. If significant enhancement of

[Biofuel] On the Destrutiveness of Corporate Power

2005-11-16 Thread William Adams
Keith Addison's contribution of 11/15/05offersa timely and informative look at the worldwide destructiveness of the uncontrolled wielding of corporate power. For those who would like to explore this social aberration in greater depth, read Thom Hartmann's Unequal Protection: The Rise of

Re: [Biofuel] How close to this are we?

2005-09-07 Thread William Adams
Close. But not as close as we will be when Roberts is installed as Chief Justice. Bob - Original Message - From: Andy Karpay [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 5:11 AM Subject: [Biofuel] How close to this are we? fas.cism n. 1.

Re: [Biofuel] Is Katrina the end to Bush's conservatism

2005-09-07 Thread William Adams
Timely and well said. Thanks for sharing this post. Bob (TOIO) - Original Message - From: AntiFossil To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 3:40 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Is Katrina the end to Bush's conservatism Outstanding

Re: [Biofuel] Solar panals or wind

2005-08-31 Thread William Adams
Hi Hakan Joe, Hakan, where do you find 5-7 kwm^-2 for solar incoming energy? That seems a bit high - Joe's figure seems closer. The CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics gives a solar constant of 1.34kwm^-2, which for N. Lat. 40deg corrects to a ground surface solar energy input of about

Re: [Biofuel] DSE web site

2005-08-26 Thread William Adams
- Original Message - From: Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2005 8:47 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] DSE web site Is DSE a believable site - has anyone had experience with them? My first thought is that anything seeming too good to

[Biofuel] DSE web site

2005-08-25 Thread William Adams
Is DSE a believable site - has anyone had experience with them? My first thought is that anything seeming too good to be true usually is. http://www.dieselsecret/com/products.htm ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org

Re: [Biofuel] What has the world come to

2005-08-23 Thread William Adams
Clif, You are correct in insisting on source verification when reporting anything as serious as the report that evangelist and religious broadcaster Pat Robertson called for the assassination of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. That's serious stuff. Today I found the following verifying

Re: [Biofuel] The New Blue States/Country

2005-08-15 Thread William Adams
Hakan, Well said, and most appropriate. But may I respectfully note that like all generalizations, there are many exceptions to the general rule (that lack of international experience leads to a closed mind). Example: Although I, along with many of my friends, have zero international living

Re: [Biofuel] Cornell on ethanol, biodiesel, hydrogen energyefficiencies

2005-08-04 Thread William Adams
Hi Keith , Andrew, Thanks for the dialogue. I will update my info on Pimentel's work. If he has indeed allowed bias to influence him to the detriment of honest inquiry I will be glad to endorse your criticism. Keep the thoughts flowing, Bob A. - Original Message - From: Keith

[Biofuel] Seeking info on www.electricitybook.com

2005-08-04 Thread William Adams
Hi all, Doing a bit of due diligence. Does anyone have experience with Bill Anderson at this URL or with any of the advertised publications regarding authenticity, accuracy, and usefulness? I could find no hit in the archives. Best, Bob Adams

Re: [Biofuel] Hey! Let's outsource the pres...

2005-08-03 Thread William Adams
please bear with me. I'm learning the lingo , but que dice ROFLMAO? - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2005 12:26 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Hey! Let's outsource the pres... ROFLMAO! keith strikes again. i rather

Re: [Biofuel] Hey! Let's outsource the pres...

2005-08-03 Thread William Adams
reference, here is a good place to start. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_slang#Common_Internet_slang jh William Adams wrote: please bear with me. I'm learning the lingo , but que dice ROFLMAO? - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent

Re: [Biofuel] Cornell on ethanol, biodiesel, hydrogen energy efficiencies

2005-08-03 Thread William Adams
Andrew, I know you said it in jest, but the unfortunate effect of your sarcasm regarding David Pimentel, one of the nations' outstanding scientists, is to support the ignorant critics of good science who argue that, if I believe in a proposition, then anyone who presents evidence that

Re: [Biofuel] The Savonius Super Rotor

2005-07-31 Thread William Adams
The pronunciation I have always heard is "Sah-von-ee-us" Regards, Bob A. - Original Message - From: Michael Redler To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2005 5:50 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] The Savonius Super Rotor "Savonius

Re: [Biofuel] VW Diesel

2005-06-28 Thread William Adams
Chris, Many thanks. Bob A. - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2005 3:28 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] VW Diesel hi, bob. wvo = waste vegetable oil svo = straight vegetable oil biod = biodiesel dino = petroleum-based

Re: [Biofuel] VW Diesel

2005-06-26 Thread William Adams
Anyone: Is there a glossary link for newbies explaining such acronyms as WVO, SVO, Dino, VW Diesel, etc.? Bob A - Original Message - From: Lyn Gerry [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2005 12:53 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] VW Diesel I went to

Re: [Biofuel] Bio-Oil refineries

2005-05-11 Thread William Adams
manufacture? Bob A - Original Message - From: MH [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 11:32 AM Subject: [Biofuel] Bio-Oil refineries Coming to a small town near you? Bio-Oil refineries By Jonathan Eisenthal, special correspondent 05/03/2005