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  1. REDMANE

    Is there an ICE that can use either gasoline or diesel?

    Varsamidis Engines that powered many military trucks used multi-fueled engines. These engines where mil-spec, non-electronic, turbo charged, compression ignited,extremely robust and could burn gasoline, diesel, JP fuels, mixed fuels including fuels mixed with used engine lubricating oil and...
  2. REDMANE

    Running 50hz on 60hz

    ScottyUK You are most correct, I should have been more concise in my answer, and yes, my humble opinion was in error. Oh! Did not mean to insult the UK by lumping it together with continental Europe, please excuse my over generalization of the topic. Anthony “Redmane” Milford
  3. REDMANE

    Running 50hz on 60hz

    magnumeng If you use 220VAC/60 Hz. you should be fine. the motor will run faster by about 20% and produce slightly more power. The US 120VAC/60 Hz system is a Phase to neutral arrangement where as the European system for the most part is a duel phase system or what is called a single phase...
  4. REDMANE

    Vegetable oil as fuel for trucks

    No Pre-running on petro-diesel even on cold days bio-diesel made from nut oils and/or animal fats have a solidification issue. However, I live in the southern US and a cold day here is in the 20s to 30s Deg F most of my feed stock is peanut and safflower oil . Almost all diesel engines...
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    Vegetable oil as fuel for trucks

    I have made biodiesel using a 2 part acid (esterfication), base (transesterfication) process with good result. I use 100% waste cooking oil (as I live in Southern Louisiana, here they deep fry everything)in this process. As a cooking by product the feedstock must be dewatered and solids and...
  6. REDMANE

    water injection to gas engines

    Several different combustion variables are affected by water injection. 1st. charge cooling. 2nd. slowing of flame front speed, improving combustion completion. 3rd. additive effect expansion, when water changes state from a liquid to a gas in the heat of combustion. the ratio of expansion...

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