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Acetylene powered engines


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Acetylene is unstable gas.

1 kg is taking 1 m^3 of space at normal temperature and pressure (water has 1000 times more density).

 

Gasoline is liquid.

Therefor it's easy to transport and easy to make tank etc. etc.

 

Maybe you thought about acetone?

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CaC2 + H2O -> CaO + C2H2

 

CaO + H2O -> Ca(OH)2

 

C2H2 + 5O -> 2 CO2 + H2O (burning acetylene in chamber)

 

Carbide cost 3.25 usd per 1 kg, water is for free.

1 kg of carbide will produce 406 grams of acetylene (so it's 406-500 L of gas), it will burn to carbon dioxide and water, but there will remain CaO and Ca(OH)2, which somebody will have to pomp out of car..

 

From economical point of view, it's not practical.

It's more expensive fuel than gasoline, and after using carbide, there are remains, that somebody has to get rid of.

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