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NTL2009 replied to the thread Ground coffee freshness question.I do have a vacuum system (used to transfer and de-gas home-made wine) that I maybe could adapt to this - but the question of stripping... -
NTL2009 replied to the thread Ground coffee freshness question.This will be a bit off the main subject, but another consideration I have here is the quality of home grinders. I know the advice is for...
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I did a Google search on starbucks ground coffee bag one-way valve (my current brand of coffee), and got to this page...
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Somewhat separate from the coffee advice of “buy whole beans, grind fresh at home daily”, I'm looking to understand the factors that...
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NTL2009 replied to the thread A practical way to vaporize fuel for high MPG?.According to the Wikipedia article, it might sort of be the other way around? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalytic_converter So...
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NTL2009 replied to the thread A practical way to vaporize fuel for high MPG?.Yes, but there is still a twist here. The author does state that running on vaporized fuel alone would have terrible performance. So...
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NTL2009 replied to the thread A practical way to vaporize fuel for high MPG?.So allow me to move this away from whether or not the original 100 mpg claim has merit or not (since it seems clear that it doesn't)...
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In an ideal reciprocating engine, any thermodynamic loss found in the compression stroke is compensated by the gain in the following... -
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Adding to this: a Mustang Mach-E gets about 3 mi / kWh, almost exactly equivalent to 100mpg, or 12 hp at 80% efficiency. It's in the...
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NTL2009 replied to the thread A practical way to vaporize fuel for high MPG?.A few years back, I was at a local 'Farm & Heritage' type show, and a number of presenters had these hit-and-miss stationary engines...
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NTL2009 replied to the thread A practical way to vaporize fuel for high MPG?.OK, so I took that and worked backwards from 40 mph (some searching says that rolling resistance and wind resistance ~ equal at that...
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I did some simple cals on this once here, but can't find them, so I'll recreate: Gasoline has an energy content of 33.41 kWh / gal, or...
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NTL2009 replied to the thread A practical way to vaporize fuel for high MPG?.I think you are missing the point of my post. I don't care if it happened or not, that's not my focus. I'm interested in "driving for...
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NTL2009 replied to the thread A practical way to vaporize fuel for high MPG?.Another viewpoint on my ~2.7 throttle ratio between vaporized and atomized fuel: Say the 'normal' engine RPM at cruise is 1800. The...
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NTL2009 replied to the thread A practical way to vaporize fuel for high MPG?.Yes, this is what the author of that youtube video seems to think as well. That it is possible to do, but with very poor performance. I...