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[John Stainforth]

On 01/02/2024 at 10:44, Jon - Laser Engines said:

 

Certainly is and google provided this handy equation showing water as the largest exhaust product.

 

 

Methanol           Oxygen       Carbon dioxide     Water

2CH3OH(l)   +    3O2(g)  -->    2CO2(g)    +    4H2O(g)

 

 

This does assume perfect combustion though, and we arent going to achieve that very often. 

It's splitting hairs, I know, but in terms of mass the amount of CO2 produced is slightly greater than the H20. (RHS of eqn: 88 + 72 += 160 mass units = LHS). But still the point is well made that combustion produces lots of water (hence contrails from airliners).

[Engine Doctor]

On 01/02/2024 at 12:37, Jon - Laser Engines said:

 

I closed the laser tech thread as it was too much of a battle. Every comment i made was argued to the ends of the earth and it just became too tiresome. 

 

However, my top 5 list of common problems would be something like this

 

1. Modellers/Club 'experts'/Forum 'experts'/Youtube 'experts'

5.Tank placement

You omitted 

Persistent fiddlers .

Those that wont listen.

Those that should never bet let loose near an engine of any type.

And of  course those that seem to come from the plannet Argue. 🙂

[Jon H]

Well i was working on the basis that my 'modellers' category covered your first two points, club and youtube 'experts' are covered by point 3, and the last...well, i will leave it to your imagination 😉 

 

 

[Rich Griff]

Slec coloured top "square tanks" have chrome plated brass metal parts according to slec.

 

Thanks slec.

 

Edited February 5 by Rich Griff