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jamesqf · 04-03-2011, 02:14 PM

If you're just comparing chemical energy, you need to also add in the weight of the oxygen from the air that's going into the chemical reaction, which IIRC is about 4:1 by weight. So if you had to carry around your own oxygen instead of getting from the air, you'd need (I think) about 35 lbs/gal.

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jamesqf Master EcoModder Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Earth Posts: 5,209 Thanks: 225 Thanked 811 Times in 594 Posts	If you're just comparing chemical energy, you need to also add in the weight of the oxygen from the air that's going into the chemical reaction, which IIRC is about 4:1 by weight. So if you had to carry around your own oxygen instead of getting from the air, you'd need (I think) about 35 lbs/gal.