Amazing MPG gains... Magic fuel, or ???
I have driven 6975 miles since setting out on this cross-country trip back in early October, and I have recorded every single mile and each gallon of diesel fuel along the way (22 tankfulls so far) in...
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I don't care what they use for fuel on Space Station, but the page linked above clearly says
"Among these approaches, only alcohol-diesel emulsions and blends are compatible with most commercial diesel engines. Since emulsions are difficult to achieve and tend to be unstable, blends—either as micro-emulsions or using co-solvents—are the most promising as they are stable and can be used in engines with relatively no modifications."
Technology changes during my life surprised me thousands of times, but it is hard to beat laws of physics.
Unless government will pay for it, just like they pay for running fleets on natural gas, I don't see any sense in those mixes.
Mentioned Gdiesel was making lot of sense as it is cheap and efficient, yet seems it did not sell enough and the company in Nevada that was making it is not showing up on radar anymore.
"Among these approaches, only alcohol-diesel emulsions and blends are compatible with most commercial diesel engines. Since emulsions are difficult to achieve and tend to be unstable, blends—either as micro-emulsions or using co-solvents—are the most promising as they are stable and can be used in engines with relatively no modifications."
Technology changes during my life surprised me thousands of times, but it is hard to beat laws of physics.
Unless government will pay for it, just like they pay for running fleets on natural gas, I don't see any sense in those mixes.
Mentioned Gdiesel was making lot of sense as it is cheap and efficient, yet seems it did not sell enough and the company in Nevada that was making it is not showing up on radar anymore.
