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Smokey's Adiabatic Engine
Oh ya, I am not a materials or thermo guy but Smokey told me that one of the most important things about his engine was that when you vaporized the gas it evened out the octane rating or made all the gas the same. He said that in a gallon of gas the octane rating could vary by 20 points. Just...- Gotitrunning
- Post #35
- Forum: Engine & fuel engineering
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Smokey's Adiabatic Engine
Forgot to mention that Ferarri ran almost an identical engine setup in the 2001 Indy 500 and did very well. Also if you don't believe that the big industry guys would let the engine go do a BTU conversion on gasoline and hydrogen. Think about this: hydrogen in a gaseous form the container...- Gotitrunning
- Post #34
- Forum: Engine & fuel engineering
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Smokey's Adiabatic Engine
Actually guys it did work I drove Delorean with one in it in the 80's and Smokey's personal car,a Ford Fiesta,had one it in it for over 15 years. The item that you are all missing is the fact the the fuel is vaporized. When vaporized the surface area of the fuel is much greater thus making a...- Gotitrunning
- Post #33
- Forum: Engine & fuel engineering
