I'm thinking that our mix with the spirits increased the ability of the oil to burn. I'm not sure. I'm a people doctor, not a chemical engineer. I've been accused of being the turbo doctor too. That's about it.
Look, it works. I promise you that. It meets our needs, and if I knew this was going to turn into some sort of scientific debate, I'd rather have kept it to myself.
I'm a bit fluent in hydrodynamics and aerodynamics, as well as basic physics. Now let me respond to some of the "scientific" tests:
This viscosity/flow distance over time thing is totally insane to think that is a way to measure something relevant to this study. Forgive me if I come off rude, but I totally don't understand it, you, or why you posted. Are you supposed to tell me that the surface friction after coating whatever it is you’re flowing through changes after use? Of course it does. That dispels your claims right there.
If you took three funnels with filters, added 90wt to the first, let it run, then added 5 wt and timed the flow, you'd have factor A.
Factor B is 5wt on its own.
Factor C would be 5 wt then 90 wt.
These viscosity changes would mix and create laminar flow changes because of the surface friction increase or decrease. Not a very good study. Could you just use a new filter each time, "sure" but why??
How about viscosity changes with temperature? Let me give you a little lesson.
This mixture gets pumped into the fuel system at a slightly lower temperature than 100 degrees. Without going into the divisible 3 power rule with a combustion engine too far, one third of that energy created (power) is lost into heat - which is absorbed into the cooling system, oil, and metal surfaces. This is also called heat soak. Heat soak creeps into the fuel system and other bits, heating the oil until the point where it exceeds 179.924 degrees F and becomes combustible. Albeit a round about way, this is how it works. With that said, I'm estimating that adding a small percentage of highly combustible fluid lowers the point of ignition. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH YOU AND YOUR STOPWATCH. Ok, hope we got that clear. Viscosity DOES NOT equal flammability. Look at napalm. It's flaming jello. When the heat soak is not present in the engine, it will jsut flow a little slower. It still ignites because of the compression of the cylinder and the injection of the oil into the cylinder at the top of the compression stroke where it is extremely hot anyhow.
Why in the heck add gas to this mixture? The whole idea in our "rules" was to stay away from petro-chemicals all together with the exception for non-vehicular chemicals, which do not see a ton of increase or impact on the motoring industry in general.
I never said a high flow pump with a GP heater will not be needed for you guys in the winter time if you wanted to use my mix.
I'll get back to anyone else's comments in a bit; I've got other things to attend to. Hell, I might as well delete this thread.
There are three points to Science, and in my job, I need to subscribe to all three: Scientific fact, Religion (to explain what science does not), and Black Magic (to explain the still questionable). To me, this mix is a bit of the black magic. It works. It is that simple. Go try it yourself.
