BobH wrote:
steamer wrote:
--Remember the time they tried to make an I.C. engine run on
gunpowder? A bunch of us were talking about this the other day and
we seemed to have vague memories of this actually working once,
maybe in the 1800s. Anyone got a reference? Also looking for
anything on engines running on acetylene. Fear not! Not going to put
one in my car; just thinking of the pyrotechnic spinoff for a *very*
remote location, heh.

Mr. Diesel (Rudolf I think) was killed trying to make an engine run on
coal dust if I remember right.

BobH
ISTR an article many years ago in I think PopSci about a turbine fired
with coal dust . A bit more abrasive than steam I'd think ...
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Snag
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