Blast from the Past: A Water-Powered Acetylene Engine by Blast from the Past
 Parag Gupta May 18, 2016 11:29  | Hello! I'm Parag Gupta, an MIT Climate CoLab Catalyst. Please fill out your proposal if you would like feedback. Thanks! (By the way, acetylene is highly flammable and exceptionally unstable, so I don't know where you are going with this.) |
 Kevin Vonmoses May 23, 2016 03:55  | Do not confuse miles per gallon with efficiency... The common fuel in the 1920's was moonshine alcohol because there were no fuel stations. When J Paul Getty broke oil into a fraction called 'ethyl', later called gasoline he persuaded the Government to support Prohibition and eliminate alcohol as a competitor... To the Public he sold ethyl as going twice as far on a tank of fuel, only because it contained twice the Btu's of alcohol, not because it was any more efficient. Alcohol is the only truly renewable fuel, but at 6% average efficiency, (Btu fuel consumed vs Btu Work done) the production of Alcohol cannot keep up with demand. my proposal would make Alcohol viable as a fuel. |
Parag Gupta Jun 15, 2016 08:03 | Hello! It's Parag Gupta again, an MIT Climate CoLab Catalyst. I have reviewed your materials again and am glad that you addressed some of the points I made in my comments. Good luck moving forward! |
