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  • From: "Don Bowen" <don.bowen AT earthlink.net>
  • To: <homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] Ethanol and Corn
  • Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2008 21:00:15 -0700

Of course, using something like switch grass which would produce a much
higher BTU and thus better MPGs won't happen
It does not matter what the feed stock is used the BTUs are about the same.

Methanol is 57,000 BTUS/Gal.
Ethanol is about 76,000 BTUs per gallon.
Gasoline is about 115,000 BTUs.

So you can see that both Methanol and Ethanol will give lower fuel mileage than gasoline.
To properly burn alcohol the Fuel Air ratio needs to be increased to allow more fuel to pass.

Don Bowen KI6DIU
http://www.braingarage.com/Dons/Travels/journal/Journal.html




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