In rec.aviation.owning nrp wrote:
: There is a range and max power output penalty for use of alcohol since
: it has only about half the energy density of pure hydrocarbon fuel.

Actually, it's about 10% less than that of gasoline IIRC. For automotive
uses, the compression ratio of the engine can be increased to get some of that back,
since the alcohol has a higher octane rating.

-Cory
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* Cory Papenfuss *
* Electrical Engineering candidate Ph.D. graduate student *
* Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University *
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