Subj : Sterling Dif.Compression
To   : James Bradley
From : Archie Swan
Date : Fri May 06 2005 08:46 pm

Hi James,

You wrote to Tom Walker on 06.05.05 about "Sterling Dif.Compression":

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TW>> Teh British experiements with the "Self Contained" Internal
TW>> combustion engines using Hydrogen Peroxide for fuel, As the name
TW>> implies Fuel and Oxidizer in one package, also to enhance
TW>> submerged endurance.

JB> Until just now, I never realized Hydrogen Peroxide would be
JB> combustable. (Shows how far my chemistry took me. ;-) I suspect
JB> the 3% stuff we find on the shelves wouldn't be?

Tom's a bit adrift on this item.  Hydrogen Peroxide isn't a fuel,  
it's an Oxidant.  So, by itself H2O2 isn't combustible on its own  
- it requires a fuel.
Do a small amount of research on Missile Engines (Rocket  
Engines).

It's a bit of a complicated item to explain in total.  But that  
"3% Hydrogen Peroxide" is quite a good demonstration.  The reason  
that stuff is frequently used by folks to bleach their hair -  
it's because that 3% H2O2 releases sufficient Oxygen to cause the  
hair to act as the fuel and start the burning process.

Clear as mud ??
(I used to work with Stentor engined items and other bits for a  
number of years .....)

TTFN,

Archie

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