To: SirLinksalot
Answer, None !
125,000 BTU/gallon baby ! Beat that.
To: Para-Ord.45
125,000 BTU/gallon baby ! Beat that.No problem. Diesel :-D
19 posted on
09/28/2007 9:43:55 AM PDT by
Squawk 8888
(Is human activity causing the warming trend on Mars?)
To: Para-Ord.45
America’s greens and their political allies have snubbed the technology because coal is dismissed as a “dirty” energy source.
I don't care about greens.
Use coal. It is clean, getting cleaner, and the end result will be as clean as anything.
23 posted on
09/28/2007 9:46:57 AM PDT by
xzins
(Retired Army Chaplain And Proud of It! Those who support the troops will pray for them to WIN!)
To: Para-Ord.45
You don’t have to beat the BTU/gallon ratio .... you have to be the cost per BTU/gallon ratio.
To: Para-Ord.45
The energy content of diesel fuel is defined by the amount of energy stored in one gallon. The higher the fuel's heat of combustion, the more power will be derived from each gallon of fuel consumed. Energy content is measured in British Thermal Units (BTU) per gallon and is related to the fuel's specific gravity and the temperature range at which it vaporizes. The BTU content per unit volume increases as the specific gravity increases. The BTU content of a unit volume (gallon or liter) of diesel fuel is higher than that of gasoline, and the BTU content of No. 2-D diesel fuel is generally higher than that of No.1-D diesel fuel. The BTU content of No. 2-D diesel fuel is typically about 130,000 BTU/Gal.
30 posted on
09/28/2007 10:04:10 AM PDT by
Red Badger
(ALL that CARBON in ALL that oil & coal was once in the atmosphere. We're just putting it back!)
To: Para-Ord.45
diesel fuel contains 138000 BTU per gallon
52 posted on
09/28/2007 12:54:41 PM PDT by
Old Professer
(The critic writes with rapier pen, dips it twice, and writes again.)
To: Para-Ord.45
Nitroglycerin
Since the oxidizer is in the mixture there is no need for air intakes or exhausts pipes. I am thinking if the Nitric acid is combined with the glycerin in the combustion chamber the danger of uncontrolled explosion is much less.
Nitric acid is produced from the air and glycerin is an animal product so that it is renewable.
55 posted on
09/28/2007 3:42:16 PM PDT by
Swiss
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