Re: [biofuels-biz] Pulsonex

2002-09-08 Thread Hakan Falk
Marc, You are right, the V1 was not and Pulsonex is not a ramjet nor an immersion burner. Coming back to noise, it is generated by the high drops in pressure and turbulence. It is a large difference if your goal is to translate the energy to mechanical movement or heat. They are totally

Re: [biofuels-biz] Re: hi ffa feed stocks

2002-09-08 Thread Appal Energy
Why not just drain off the small amount of glycerine (will also contain some water) from the bottom of the esterification reaction and decant the excess alcohol off the top (which will be slightly glycerin stained and also contain some water)? After doing so, you'll find that the

Re: [biofuels-biz] some clarification?

2002-09-08 Thread Appal Energy
Michael, Beat's the bejeebers out of anyone here as to what a crystalline structure capable of scratching glass would be at the bottom of a wash tank. You don't have any dishonest cousins in the diamond business do you? We've used wash waters that swing 1.0 + or - either way of neutral,

Re: [biofuel] Wired 10.04 Must Read

2002-09-08 Thread Ken Basterfield
Keith, Sorry not to concur and I did subscribe to New Scientist for many years. It has bent towards the populist and trivial and now New Scientist seems to have turned into News Cientist with headline grabbing reports that soon disappear from reality. Those familiar with BBC's 'Tomorrows World'

[biofuel] Re: [biofuels-biz] Pulsonex

2002-09-08 Thread Hakan Falk
Marc, You are right, the V1 was not and Pulsonex is not a ramjet nor an immersion burner. Coming back to noise, it is generated by the high drops in pressure and turbulence. It is a large difference if your goal is to translate the energy to mechanical movement or heat. They are totally

[biofuel] Pulse Jet Engines (was Unique heat engine)

2002-09-08 Thread Greg and April
- Original Message - From: Hakan Falk [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 09:23 Subject: Re: [biofuel] Unique heat engine The principle is a propulsion engine (like the ones in the V1 second world war missile), encapsulated by a water

Re: [biofuel] Wired 10.04 Must Read

2002-09-08 Thread Keith Addison
Hello Ken New Scientist has indeed changed quite a bit, especially in the last decade, but I don't agree with you. I do know Tomorrow's World (which has also changed). New Scientist and Scientific American are different animals. I've had a high opinion of New Scientist for 30 years, and I

[biofuel] SVO update [Was: Methanol and lye]

2002-09-08 Thread Lori
At 11:52 PM 2002-09-03 +0900, you wrote: Hi Lori, nice to hear from you again, it's been a long time. Thanks, Keith! Yes, it has been a while. I think the Caveman to Chemist site is great! I've learned a lot from it. I'm still working on my alternative heating fuel project. I had a lot of

[biofuel] oil weight

2002-09-08 Thread William Clark
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Re: [biofuel] oil weight

2002-09-08 Thread Ken Provost
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Re: [biofuel] oil weight

2002-09-08 Thread William Clark
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[biofuel] ETHANOL PRICES SKYROCKET, MTBE CONTINUES SLIDE

2002-09-08 Thread MH
ETHANOL PRICES SKYROCKET, MTBE CONTINUES SLIDE By Suzanne McElligott http://quotes.freerealtime.com/dl/frt/N?art=C2002082000232u5921SA=Latest%20News Aug 19, 2002 (Oxy-Fuel News/PBI Media via COMTEX) -- Ethanol prices rose an estimated 12-13 c/gal last week, after one producer suddenly

[biofuel] SuperCar Achieves 99 MPG

2002-09-08 Thread MH
THE SUN - SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2002 BUSINESS SECTION - PAGE C12 SAN DIEGO COMPANY TESTS NEW BIODIESEL FUEL GEO METRO ACHIEVES 98.96 MILES PER GALLON By JIM STEINBERG Business Editor FONTANA - There was nothing outwardly distinguishing about the two-door

[biofuel] Power breakthrough may speed alternative energy

2002-09-08 Thread MH
From the August 23, 2002 print edition Power breakthrough may speed alternative energy Ben DiPietro Pacific Business News A Big Island company will be the exclusive seller of a new bladeless-turbine technology the manufacturer says will drastically reduce costs for electrical power

[biofuel] Nation's Largest Biodiesel Plant Opens for Business

2002-09-08 Thread MH
Nation's Largest Biodiesel Plant Opens for Business at West Central Cooperative Aug 28, 2002 - By: Teresa Halvorsen, Iowa Farm Bureau http://www.biobased.org/list.php?storyid=2521 More than 1,000 people gathered in Ralston last week to get a first look at the largest soy biodiesel