OK, Terry you are hereby authorized to build such a
unit. Can you have one built before the 23rd?? :-)
--- Terry Herrin <therrin@isaac.net> wrote:
> Doug Sasse <CRXBOY1@webtv.net> wrote:
> >Why not use a flammable gas?Why not compressed
> Oxygen or Hydrogen.when
> >they are released they are cold and burn great.(use
> oxygen to oxidize
> >and hydrogen is a fuel)
>
> The Hindenburg Explosive Air Intake System.
> Guaranteed to get you
> into the 8's, though the number of pieces actually
> crossing the finish
> line will vary according to application. <grin>
>
> The idea about the dry ice is cool though, pardon
> the pun. :-D
> Dry ice is fairly easy to get, and could be stored
> in a styrofoam
> container until you arrived at the track. With
> something like the
> QuickD intake, an insulated box could be built
> around the steel tube,
> with a lid on top that opens. Before you race,
> simply open the box,
> dump in some dry ice, then close and latch the box
> lid. The dry ice
> causes the intake tube to become extremely cold,
> cooling the air as it
> goes into the engine.
>
> Advantages:
> 1. No dripping water, as dry ice sublimates directly
> into a gas.
> 2. The CO gas would not be going into the intake, so
> no loss of
> combustion.
> 3. Air would be cold going into the engine,
> especially with a steel
> tube like on the QuickD.
> 4. Dry ice in an insulated box would last a pretty
> long time, so the
> ice could be loaded a while in advance of the actual
> run.
> 5. Cost would be reasonable, both for building and
> using.
> 6. Super easy to implement.
> 7. No danger of explosion, as CO2 doesn't burn.
> 6. Easily removed for warranty work.
>
> Terry Herrin
> 99 FR CC R/T
> Wilmington, NC
>
===
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