Re: New Technology

From: Doug Jones (random@qnet.com)
Date: Wed Aug 23 2000 - 23:09:38 MDT


"Terry W. Colvin" wrote:
>
> "GEET's New Tractor Trailer Conversion coming soon!"
>
> Here is a new technology that might work in your own
> backyard. You can find free plans and a lot more info at:
>
> < http://www.friend.ly.net/GEET/ >
> GEET - "Answer to Global Warming"
>
> < http://www.geet.com >
> GEET International Corp.
>
> The person who originated this message claims to be running
> a small engine with it. There is no pollution and the
> engine can run on many waste fuels such as old motor oil,
> cooking oil, paint thinner, etc. and even gasoline and
> water. Here is one of the first steps in cleaning up our
> planet.
>
> The main internet site is <www.geet.com>, but I found the
> plans at the previous URL.

Ho hum. A countercurrent heat exchanger and steam reformer, using
partial exhaust gas recirculation to provide the steam source. It's
been done before, better, and the maintenance cost of cleaning the
sludge out of the volatilization chamber outweighs the convenience of
not needing to refine the fuel. Contrary to the inventor's "no
pollution" claim, this thing would put out terrble amounts of sulfur
dioxide if operated on sour crudes- and sulphuric acid is *not* usable
as a fuel no matter what processing you do on it.

His "reactor rod" is merely a displacer to force the vapor to flow
through an annulus, providing better heat transfer. Since this is a
central part of his patent, is could be circumvented by simply using a
different (but equally effective) heat exchanger geometry.

Yet another crank tinkerer.

--
Doug Jones
Rocket Plumber, XCOR Aerospace
http://www.xcor-aerospace.com



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