Of course, if you did use an O2 source, it would have to be carefully
regulated
so that the %O2 would remain constant independent of temp, barometric
pressure/air density, flow velocity etc since you'd have to adjust the
air/fuel
mixture to match the increased oxygen content.
It is a shame it couldn't be used like nitro and just pumped in on request!
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: Andy Webster <trunkie@hotmail.com>
To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, 13 October 1999 22:12
Subject: Re: Krazy idea
> Pumping in pure oxygen probably would be....dangerous, but I'm thinking
more
> supplementing the O2 supply. Adding ,say, the amount of oxygen that would
be
> in the 'extra' air supplied by a forced induction device.
> In answer to your question though, pure oxygen is not explosive, but in
the
> prescence of pure oxygen just about anything is...even donuts!
> e.g The calories in a donut can be measured by placing a known amount in a
> "bomb" calorimeter(a strong steel box with a heat sink). Pure oxygen is
> pumped in to a certain pressure , the sample is ignited and literally
> detonates, and the enegy released (calorie content)is measured as heat
> output.
> Andy
>
>
> >From: Brad Fornal <toyman@htcomp.net>
> >To: Andy Webster <trunkie@hotmail.com>
> >Subject: Re: Krazy idea
> >Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1999 06:18:10 -0500
> >
> >Isn't pure oxygen explosive or something like that? Brad
> >
> >Andy Webster wrote:
> >
> > > Could I (or you for that matter) increase power output by hooking an
> >oxygen
> > > cylinder to my inlet/carbs and enrichening (sp?) the mixture?
> > > The fuel is burnt with oxygen so why not just feed it oxygen instead
of
> > > employing devices (turbos&blowers) to ram more air(@only~16%Ox)in
there?
> > > (perhaps one day in the future our engines will inhale through
> >transparent
> > > chambers full of photosynthetic (thus O2 producing)
> > > phyto-plankton)...perhaps not.
> > > But I cant see why the gas-axe bottle setup wouldn't work (and I'm
> >supposed
> > > to know about chemistry'n'stuff)
> > > Andy
> > > anybody?
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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