Test for Ethanol Content in Gasoline
This test for ethanol content in your gasoline is designed to ease your mind. While newer cars can handle up to 10% ethanol content (or perhaps a …
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Getting Energy from Sewage and Sludge
Learn more about how utilities may be using your sewage in the future. Energy from sewage and sludge could power your home – and help drive your …
Continue ReadingConcave and Spherical Retroreflectors - Used in Space, but do they have any Earth-bound Applications?
Retroreflectors have a property of reflecting the light back to its source at same angle. There are different types of retroreflectors like metal …
Continue ReadingHow to Store Firewood
Firewood that is not properly stored can become infested with insects or rodents, and grow moldy or rot. Proper wood storage prevents these problems …
Continue ReadingThin Film Solar Roof Panels
The stubborn, cumbersome, low efficiency traditional types of thick-film solar panels are today slowly being replaced by more promising thin film …
Continue ReadingStoichiometric Air Fuel Ratio for Biofuels and Kerosene
The stoichiometric ratio is the chemically correct ratio of air and fuel to ensure complete combustion of fuel. It is also called the ideal air-fuel …
Continue ReadingRice Plant Husks and Efficient Rice Husk Stoves
Rice plantations produce eight useful byproducts. Rice husks are extracted from rice grains and can be used as fuel for producing electricity or for …
Continue ReadingWhy Ethanol is not a Good Alternative to Gasoline?
“Ethanol fuel is an environmentally friendly solution that saves my pocket.” This is the popular banner that blinds you from seeing the …
Continue ReadingHeat Storage for Solar Hot Air Systems Using Concrete Blocks
Will heat storage for solar hot air systems using concrete blocks work well? Thermal storage is needed for active or passive solar heating systems. …
Continue ReadingMilitary Portable Solar Power Energy for Field Use
Solar energy, if tamed and optimized properly, can eradicate all the energy woes from our earth. Solar devices being used by the military will reduce …
Continue ReadingThe Aermotor Windmill - Design History and Evolution
Aermotor started manufacturing windmills in 1888. Today, thousands of the old Aermotor windmills still stand, and reconditioned Aermotor windmills …
Continue ReadingThe Honeywell Gearless Wind Turbine
The Honeywell Wind Turbine is in the class of small residential wind turbines designed for home rooftop installation. It has a gearless Blade Tip …
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