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Fuel Query: Converting Liquid Oxygen & Ethanol into Mechanical Energy
I write as one with a background in molecular biology and nothing in engineering. Looking to advance an idea of using a former rocket fuel for a terrestrial purpose. A mixture of liquid oxygen and ethanol was used in past decades.. What engine elements would be required to convert this fuel...- Philpense
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Undergrad Vector component of the weight of an object
Graduated College over thirty years ago. In physics, I recall a a question where one is required to weigh an object beyond the capacity of the scale. The answer involved resting one edge of the object on scale and the other on a separate support higher than the scale such that the object...