Point taken. I recall that there is an acid resistant coating used to moisture-proof electrical connections, and I'll look into that. Additionally, I had intended to store the battery away from the house, and in a pit.
It can deal with the exhaust valves, and can lower the compression ratio in real time on a stroke by stroke basis. This can go a long way toward dealing with a too hot (for whatever duration) condition.
I will heed your advice and seek out the university types.
Thanks
Along those lines, having a battery that I can interact with means I can pull the plates and descale them. When a plate wears out, it can be replaced without tossing the whole battery. Venting should be easy since hyrogen gas is light.
Other than the nasty possiblity of explosion (and what...
The Crower engine is an interesting idea, and I wish him the best. My idea is different and far more complex.
As for "maning up and start testing", I'd love to: But since I don't know where to start, maybe you'd like to fund the idea? No? Then I'm probably better off trying to get some of the...
I'm not an engineer (in case you hadn't noticed that part :rofl:), I'm just a mechanical type who sees some tech that looks compatible and thinks "Why not?". If I'm right, and I can get pump gas to run at 20:1, I'd think that it would put out a lot more power, and thus be able to get much better...
Well, I can't tell you everything, but here's an example: I'm magic. I have the power to lower the combustion chamber to about 422*K before every compression stroke. It seems to me that with this ability, I should be able to use a much higher than current compression ratio, since there will be...
Yes, and thank you for asking! Others that I've mentioned this to just get a glazed look and say it can't be done, or that only deisels can run at 20:1.
I was actually looking at the Wiki page while you were responding, but there are too many over-3-sylible words, and I didn't get it. :eek...
Rubbermaid wouldn't be the actual container; I just used it for an example. As for the deadly fumes, agreed. Though somehow many of today's batteries are completely sealed...:confused:
You've lost me and I need some bread crumbs...
You mention the Kelvins just before combustion, which is exactly what I'm looking for: I need to know what the temp rise will be on the very first compression stroke, with no residual heat from any prior combustions.
You use 800 Kelvins as the...
I don't know about absolutely incorrect: The motorcycle to car battery comparison seemed good, and while deep cycle batteries have a different output (lower over a longer period of time), their construction is basically the same.
The advantages of the acid-vat over a commercial battery are...
Thanks for the welcome brewnog :smile:.
Math is not my strong suit, so I'll bounce the numbers off of you, if you don't mind.
I use 1 liter and 10:1 compression as easy benchmarks, and will use 80.33*F as well.
T= 300*K (K is Kelvin?)
V= 1000ml (ml is milliliters?)
P= 147psi (14.7 psi...
Warren,
A motorcycle battery is no different than a car battery, just smaller. A group 24 battery is smaller than a group 78 battery. A marine battery is larger than all of them, still no different other than size. According to Wiki, a modern battery is really nothing more than a plastic box...
Cristo,
I am a gun owner (and a crack shot with a 9, I might add) and I have a different take than most folks. I don't see owning a gun as Constitutional issue so much as a natural one. Every cat has claws, every dog has fangs, every bear has claws and fangs, birds have beaks, etc. You see...