Hi Jock
On (07 Sep 97) Jock Rogan wrote to Alec Cameron...
 JR> HUGE American station wagon pull up at a local service station. The
 JR> chimney at the back
 JR> struck me as quite odd. I got talking to the bloke who told me he was a
 JR> 'roo shooter
 JR> and spent most of his time in the outback. Seemingly he lived in this
 JR> station
 JR> wagon and simple cut wood in the bush to keep this machine running.
 JR> Sort of adds a twist to the concept of "HOMEPOWER" doesn't??
Maybe this is an option that needs re- inventing. The inherent self 
egulation
of the fuel consumption to match the demand, is so darned simple that the
energy efficiency should be better than some alternatives. And that self
regulation, would function with variety in fuels. Coal, coke, wood, charcoal,
garbage would probably run OK as cocktail or individually.
The furnace would not really rate as a pressure vessel, these plants were
built to drive large stationary engines the same as used to ne fed by town
gas. And the later automobile versions, simply breathed into the carby. The
"safety valve" could be as simple as an open water column of say 1 meter
height.
 AC> I was then a bowser boy! Clean your windscreen sir??
 JR> Most certainly! And are you as good at house windows??
No way! Keep the curtains closed to help house insulation performance. A
window is a convenient emergency exit!
Cheers.....ALEC
... ........BUNDANOON, on a dirt track leading to the Info Superhighway
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