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Date:      Wed, 8 Mar 2000 12:39:37 -0600 (CST)
From:      David Scheidt <dscheidt@enteract.com>
To:        Jamie Bowden <ragnar@sysabend.org>
Cc:        chat@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Great American Gas Out 
Message-ID:  <Pine.NEB.3.96.1000308123604.80277A-100000@shell-1.enteract.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10003080938040.93173-100000@moo.sysabend.org>

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On Wed, 8 Mar 2000, Jamie Bowden wrote:

> On Wed, 8 Mar 2000, David Scheidt wrote:
> 
> :On Wed, 8 Mar 2000, John wrote:
> 
> :> >I bet in uncontrolled reactions it's more powerful.
> 
> :> No idea, but it would be interesting to know.  The MSDS states that it's
> :> non-explosive, yet flammable.  That's no big deal though - gasoline is
> :> flammable on it's own :)
> 
> :Oxygenated gasoline has a lower calorific content than regular gasoline.  
> 
> So it's less efficient by design.  How is it supposed to help reduce
> consumption or emissions again?

Internal combutstion engines aren't 100% efficient at extracting chemical
energy from fuel.  If you can increase this efficency by steps that reduce
the potential energy to be extracted, it is possible to have a net gain.  

David



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