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matti
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Thu Feb 04, 2016 4:58 am
Hey !
quick question.. Do any of you remember if there is cannons here that work with atmospheric oxy/propane mix ? (open chamber, not hybrids).
I know there probably is, but can't seem to find them now..
Links ?
I'm interested how will the atmospheric oxy/propane mix compare to 4x mix hybrid. Any experience/knowledge on this ?
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DYI
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Thu Feb 04, 2016 6:43 pm
I don't have any links offhand, but I did build one back in '07, before I joined Spudfiles. The maximum combustion pressure in such a mix can be about 23atm, as opposed to about 8atm for an air/propane mix. This occurs around 3:7 oxy/propane, as predicted by GasEQ (which you really should be using, if you're not already).
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Zeus
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Fri Feb 05, 2016 3:16 am
Careful DYI, we're being wiretapped...
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matti
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Fri Feb 05, 2016 3:19 am
DYI wrote:I don't have any links offhand, but I did build one back in '07, before I joined Spudfiles. The maximum combustion pressure in such a mix can be about 23atm, as opposed to about 8atm for an air/propane mix. This occurs around 3:7 oxy/propane, as predicted by GasEQ (which you really should be using, if you're not already).
I did try it (GasEq) but i'm not sure if I got everything correct, could you post a screenshot of any oxy/propane mix, that way I could check if I get same numbers
Just to be sure.. What "problem type" I should use when modeling a combustion cannon or to find the max pressure in closed chamber ?
