X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from imo-d20.mx.aol.com ([205.188.139.136] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.2) with ESMTP id 2892988 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 04 May 2008 12:02:19 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.188.139.136; envelope-from=Lehanover@aol.com Received: from Lehanover@aol.com by imo-d20.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r9.4.) id q.bf4.2697aca6 (14467) for ; Sun, 4 May 2008 12:01:36 -0400 (EDT) From: Lehanover@aol.com Message-ID: Date: Sun, 4 May 2008 12:01:35 EDT Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Jet-A To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1209916895" X-Mailer: 9.0 for Windows sub 5132 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1209916895 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit When I worked for the Government I was involved in a project to convert the P-250 portable fire pump from gasoline to Jet A fuel. There may have been some carb changes, but the main thing was a butane bottle that was used to fill a try below the intake manifold. The tray was filled, and ignited. once the fuel was used up the engine started and ran fine on jet A. Lynn E. Hanover In a message dated 5/4/2008 8:49:31 AM Pacific Daylight Time, res12@fairpoint.net writes: Ed, What you described is exactly why it is so hard to come up with a good working, spark ignition, heavy fuel (Diesel/JP) engine. It seems that in order to solving this problem one would have to beat basic physics. The real diesel only works because most of the fuel droplets combust at the same time, eliminating the influence of flame propagation velocity. FW Richard Sohn N2071U **************Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001) -------------------------------1209916895 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
When I worked for the Government I was involved in a project to convert= the P-250 portable fire pump from gasoline to Jet A fuel. There m= ay have been some carb changes, but the main thing was a butane bottle that=20= was used to fill a try below the intake manifold. The tray was filled, and i= gnited. once the fuel was used up the engine started and ran fine on jet A.<= /DIV>
 
Lynn E. Hanover
 
 
 
In a message dated 5/4/2008 8:49:31 AM Pacific Daylight Time, res12@fai= rpoint.net writes:
Ed,
 
What you described is exactly why it is so=20= hard to come up with a good working, spark ignition, heavy fuel (Diesel/JP)=20= engine. It seems that in order to solving this problem one would have t= o beat basic physics.
 
The real diesel only works because most of=20= the fuel droplets combust at the same time, eliminating the influence of fla= me propagation velocity.
 
FW
 
Richard Sohn
N2071U



Wondering what's for Dinner= Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food.<= /FONT>
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