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Article #15495Re: Flywheel batteries as EV power source
From: Richard Stead
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 02:02
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 02:02
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In article <Bzu6DJ.I6v@ns1.nodak.edu>, csmith@plains.NoDak.edu (Carl Smith) writes: > In article <1992Dec25.134459.7728@ke4zv.uucp> gary@ke4zv.UUCP (Gary Coffman) writes: > >liquid gasoline can't explode. Only gasoline vapor properly mixed > >with oxygen, 14:1 air/fuel ratio, can explode. > Normally I wouldn't find fault with such an insignificant detail, but [...] > explosion. You don't need perfect 14:1 to cause an explosion. While on insignificant details, I will point out that any deviation from the 14:1 ideal mixture may still explode, but will not release the maximum power. That is, with too much gas, a lot of the gas will not combust in the explosion. With too much air, some gas will not combust, and the speed of the explosion is less, resulting in less power. -- Richard Stead Center for Seismic Studies Arlington, VA stead@seismo.css.gov
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!darwin.sura.net!seismo!skadi!stead From: stead@skadi.CSS.GOV (Richard Stead) Newsgroups: sci.electronics,sci.energy,rec.autos Subject: Re: Flywheel batteries as EV power source Message-ID: <51718@seismo.CSS.GOV> Date: 29 Dec 92 02:02:30 GMT References: <78564@ncratl.AtlantaGA.NCR.COM> <Bzu6DJ.I6v@ns1.nodak.edu> Sender: usenet@seismo.CSS.GOV Followup-To: sci.energy Lines: 20 Nntp-Posting-Host: skadi.css.gov