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Full fuel tanks for the winter
50 ppm @20C ( 1ml / 20 litres)
fig.1 p11 http://www.journeytoforever.org/biof...bdgerpen96.pdf Beware of biodiesel in boats.. |
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On Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:38:14 +0000, Goofball_star_dot_etal
wrote: How much is "LOADED" in ppm? Seventy ppm according to one reference to jet fuel. Enough for the fungi and bacteria to get by. According to Flying magazine, if I recall. Casady |
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On 12 Nov 2008 18:03:00 -0500, Marc Auslander
wrote: Common knowledge is that we should top up our fuel tank for the winter sleep. Argument is that otherwise the temp changes will continuously condense water into the tank, as moist air is pulled in, condensed, and then expelled. I have no doubt that the effect is real, but wonder how big it actually is. How much water per gallon (or liter) of air would condense in one cycle of some plausible temperature range and some plausible outside dew point? (I think I know how to calculate this, but wonder if its already been done?) Google groups is getting worse for finding stuff.. " On Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:08:53 -0400, "Roger Long" wrote: OK, worst case, 100% humidity at 80 F., and it all condenses out into the tank. What volume of water are we talking about for each cubic foot of air? 1 cubic foot = 0.028 316 846 592 000 066 cubic meter http://www.onlineconversion.com/volume.htm 80 degree Fahrenheit = 26.6666667 degree Celsius http://www.onlineconversion.com/temperature.htm At sea level and at 20 °C, dry air has a density of approximately 1.2 kg/m3 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Density_of_air approx 20g h2o / kg air http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humidity 0.028 x 1.2 x 20 = 0.672 grams/ccs/ml of water. " |
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On Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:10:46 GMT, (Richard
Casady) wrote: On Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:50:12 -0500, wrote: On Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:43:37 GMT, (Richard Casady) wrote: On Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:07:51 -0500, wrote: No, unfortunately, the moisture is heavier than air and settles in the tank, where it remains. Unfortunately, no. Water vapor has a molecular weight of 18, air is 29. Density varies directly with molecular weight. Casady So, if you fill a balloon with water, it will fly? Amazing! Does NASA know about this? What part of vapor didn't you understand? Casady Okay, so you are claiming that if I fill a balloon with water vapor and let go of it, it will float upwards? Why didn't they fill the Hindenburg with Water Vapor? |
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On Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:15:05 -0500, "Roger Long"
wrote: wrote: So, if you fill a balloon with water, it will fly? Amazing! Does NASA know about this? No, but all pilots know that, when humidity, the amount of water in the air (had to add that in view of the ignorance being displayed here), increases, the air gets less dense. The plane can carry less weight and takeoffs will be longer. Less dense is, uh, lighter. Whoosh! |
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On Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:15:05 -0500, "Roger Long"
wrote: wrote: So, if you fill a balloon with water, it will fly? Amazing! Does NASA know about this? No, but all pilots know that, when humidity, the amount of water in the air (had to add that in view of the ignorance being displayed here), Mr. "I'm gonna make my boat lightning proof" is now calling others ignorant? Bwahahahahahaha! |
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