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Old 10-01-2009 | 08:03 AM
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Default RE: Why we don't see pattern planes for gas?
Dave,

Probably the reason is explained in this web site:

http://www.smokemup.com/tech/fuels.php

They compare the gasoline, methanol and nitromethane. Probably the information gives a good reasons why we use nitro in glow fuels. The table 1 gives the total energy that could be delivered by IC engine for each fuel. Clearly gasoline is the lowest one and probably this is a good explanation why it does not work well in small displacement IC engines. Her the numbers from table I:

Total Thermal Energy delivered in IC engine (BTU)
Gasoline 53,176
Methanol 67,545
Nitromethane 125,412

Vicente "Vince" Bortone

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