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LOCATION:4274 Chamberlin
SUMMARY:he taxonomy of fuels\, Chaos & Complex Systems Seminar\, Jim B
lair\, Milton and Edgewood College
DESCRIPTION: *Internal and external combustion engines
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*Piston engines vs gas turbines and the fuel requirements for both
\n *Additives: What is octane number\, and the pros and cons of
various ways to increase it: Tetraethyl lead\, MTBE\, aromatics\,
and alcohols
\n *Did cumene win the Battle for Britain?
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\n *How the source of lead contamination can be determined from
the unusual isotopic properties of that element.
\n *The t
radeoff between the different kinds of pollution emitted by internal c
ombustion motors
\n *The pros and cons of ethanol as a fuel
for cars
\n *Why it is easier to make bio-diesel and bio-jet
fuel than bio-gasoline
\n *Why a modern jet fighter would h
ave been useful in WW I\, but a WW II Spitfire or P-51 Mustang would n
ot have been.
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URL:https://www.physics.wisc.edu/events/?id=3050
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