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Old 10-30-2009, 10:09 PM   #67 (permalink)
PA32R
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Originally Posted by rbtree View Post
I missed this month plus old article....It's a doozy...

htt p://time sbulletin.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=154477&SectionID=2&Sub SectionID=4&S=1]

take out two spaces...
Yeah, that's my comment ("Rob") on there. I see someone has replied to it stating that thermodynamics is required to determine the plausibility of the engine. It ain't. An understanding of work, power, and energy along with a google search for tire rolling resistance, the drag coefficient of a Mustang, and the specific energy of ethanol is all that's needed. I added a second comment to that effect but the moderation delay is pretty severe at that site.

Last edited by PA32R; 10-30-2009 at 10:11 PM.. Reason: left out "specific energy of ethanol"
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