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10-03-2011, 07:50 AM | #1 |
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Methanol Mix. Burn tests.
Had some free time and decided to conduct a few tests.
Grabbed a medicine dropper, candle, matches, methanol & water. Tested 100%, 80/20, and 50/50 mix by volume. First tested how quickly it would ignite and how long it would burn. Then, tested how easily spray would ignite. Enjoy! |
10-03-2011, 09:55 AM | #3 |
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Nice video. Thanks for taking the time to do the tests. It's very informative.
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10-03-2011, 10:15 AM | #4 |
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Neat.... but not particularly related to use cases and conditions or scenarios we encounter when using methanol in an automotive combustion injection agent application.
Perhaps we can think of a way to head some cast iron to 1300 degrees to see if the various dilutions will light on contact, without open flame.
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10-03-2011, 10:49 AM | #5 |
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awesome man! that's a great video...
one thing I'd like to mention is this shows open flame exposure which is very rare in a hot engine bay situation...it'd be nice if you had a heat source of some source, not open flame, and then applied meth to it as that'd reflect a typical hot engine bay/car situation better.. in any case, vid is much much appreciated, thanks! |
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10-03-2011, 01:18 PM | #8 | |
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A candle flame can be relatively cool at 600 degrees Celcius. EGTs of 900-1300 degrees are not uncommon on a stock turbocharged car. ...but open flame is different than heat induced ignition. -Michael
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in any case, I've always preferred and recommended a 50/50 mix |
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10-03-2011, 01:28 PM | #10 |
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I am inclined to agree with you, but I'm not going to guinea pig it on my manifold. ;-)
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10-03-2011, 02:00 PM | #14 |
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dzenno, please check your PM, sorry OP for
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10-03-2011, 04:59 PM | #15 |
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Good video Dan...try not to burn down the house
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10-03-2011, 09:02 PM | #16 |
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Thanks all. I realize this wasn't exactly scientific, probably more entertaining. Although, I did expect 50/50 spray to ignite. It was interesting that even the 80/20 mix really didn't ignite until it rested on the candle.
I think another test like Skydive suggests would be beneficial. I have a tire pyrometer but a laser pyrometer would be the way to go. |
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