Thanks, Mike. Good advice. CNG (methane) has a high activation energy requirement compared to gasoline (octane). That makes it hard to light off under no load conditions due to low temps at the moment of ignition. Look at it this way; propane and CNG kits are available for Diesel engines...
Thanks, Mike. Great info! I can get an "off the shelf" encoder that has 360 pulses per revolution for about the same as what I can buy a prox only for.
Thought about the flywheel option also. I've got 155 teeth on the flywheel, so adds "a little hair" to the math. The large radius of the...
Thanks, Jack! No, not a trick question at all. I want to program a loop in the PLC I'll be using to display real time ignition advance in terms of degrees. Will trigger count start with separate prox switch at TDC, then use a pulse count, with count stopping upon receipt of signal from...
I'm setting up a PLC to run an experimental IC engine. I want to use the pulse output from a 6 cylinder GM HEI ignition. Anyone know how many pulses per revolution the HEI outputs?
Thanks!
Use a hot wire anemometer and be done with it.
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I can see where fuel mileage might increase with HHO injection as a result of a much faster flame speed in the combustion chamber. The dramatic increase, imo, is quite a stretch. Sure, if you run the theoretical numbers of the energy required for electrolysis,it is a break even deal, at best...
There is a fundamental problem with Hydrogen as a fuel for mass surface transportation. Hydrogen leaks from EVERYTHING. Once the H2 leaks, it goes straight to the stratosphere; gone forever. What happens over time when we lose enough H2 that our planet is as without water as Mars?
