Comments on: Flames in space. https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/flames-in-space/ Fri, 21 Jun 2013 17:16:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Peter Fenstermacher https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/flames-in-space/#comment-99019 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 17:16:00 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=23751#comment-99019 In reply to joe.

The automotive genius, Smokey Yunick was experimenting with engines to capture the wasted heat of internal combustion using the exhaust gases to preheat the intake. Before his death he was working on a car with no radiator. I don’t know if he ever completed it.

]]> By: Peter Fenstermacher https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/flames-in-space/#comment-99015 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 17:00:37 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=23751#comment-99015 Larry Niven theorized about the properties of flames in microgravity in his book “The Integral Trees” I wish there had been a sequel!

]]> By: joe https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/flames-in-space/#comment-98874 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:59:01 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=23751#comment-98874 imagine the implications of this low temp flame as related to internal combustion engines, where some 70 percent of that combustion is lost to heat going out the radiator or the tail pipe, if they could tailor that combustion where the energy was not lost to heat but was more fully used to drive the piston down its bore to make use of the btu’s in that fuel, great post mr. Z

]]> By: BSJ https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/flames-in-space/#comment-98848 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:38:20 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=23751#comment-98848 Off Topic:
An update on an earlier post on Master Sergeant CJ Grisham
https://www.michaelyon-online.com/quick-notes-and-updates.htm

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