Guest guest Posted August 18, 2005 Report Share Posted August 18, 2005 Have biofuels been used in aeroplanes/helicopters yet ? Thanks VJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 18, 2005 Report Share Posted August 18, 2005 they are testing various formulas the last i heard the problem with biofuels and all that is their relatively high freezing point... can't have yer fuel freezing on you at 20,000 ft now can you! rvijay <rvijay07 Aug 17, 2005 5:55 PM Aircrafts/Biofuels Question Have biofuels been used in aeroplanes/helicopters yet ? Thanks VJ To send an email to - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 18, 2005 Report Share Posted August 18, 2005 , fraggle <EBbrewpunx@e...> wrote: > they are testing various formulas the last i heard > the problem with biofuels and all that is their relatively high freezing point... > can't have yer fuel freezing on you at 20,000 ft now can you! > They are probably going to heat those biofuels at 20K ft. then. However, this can lead to explosion if they are overheated. Vijay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 18, 2005 Report Share Posted August 18, 2005 heating the fuel is prolly a big no-no so they are looking at adding things to lower the freezing point rvijay <rvijay07 Aug 18, 2005 9:33 AM Re: Aircrafts/Biofuels Question , fraggle <EBbrewpunx@e...> wrote: > they are testing various formulas the last i heard > the problem with biofuels and all that is their relatively high freezing point... > can't have yer fuel freezing on you at 20,000 ft now can you! > They are probably going to heat those biofuels at 20K ft. then. However, this can lead to explosion if they are overheated. Vijay To send an email to - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 18, 2005 Report Share Posted August 18, 2005 The heating systems would be similar to an on-demand water heater and with the fuel tanks having minimal heating. You use similar devices in extremely cold areas such as the Arctic for vehicles running on diesel. There is no chance of explosion because those types of fuels smoke long before they get to the point of exploding. They don't create vapors such as gasoline does. Lynda, in the process of putting in a still for biodiesel and has read everything that there is about these fuels. - rvijay <rvijay07 Thursday, August 18, 2005 9:33 AM Re: Aircrafts/Biofuels Question > , fraggle <EBbrewpunx@e...> wrote: > > they are testing various formulas the last i heard > > the problem with biofuels and all that is their relatively high > freezing point... > > can't have yer fuel freezing on you at 20,000 ft now can you! > > > > > They are probably going to heat those biofuels at 20K ft. then. > However, this can lead to explosion if they are overheated. > > Vijay To send an email to - > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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