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 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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