Re: ethanol

On Apr 23, 4:55 pm, m...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 (Mark Brader) wrote:
> Mary Shafer:
>
> > Turbines are even less fussy.  I know they can be put into cars ...
>
> Mmm, turbines.
>
>  http://www.vetmed.auburn.edu/~smithbf/BFSpages/PRR/prr6200.jpg
>  http://www.dself.dsl.pipex.com/MUSEUM/LOCOLOCO/germturb/T18-1002.jpg
>  http://www.dself.dsl.pipex.com/MUSEUM/LOCOLOCO/turbom/turbom1.jpg

Wow!

> And of course the other kind:
>
>  http://www.freewebs.com/rail/Turbo%201.JPG
>  http://www.morscher.com/rr/1977/19770616_02.jpg

One of the issues that Union Pacific ran into with its gas turbines,
is that they  don't idle well (in terms of fuel usage).  And that note
may apply to Bob's Chrysler turbine, too.  I do remember the magazine
ad with a martini being poured into the tank.

/dps