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Old 01-08-2013, 02:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Palangi View Post
I think there was a thread on here a couple pf years ago. Engines running on wood coke or some such thing.
I am not quite sure of what component they ran on and if it was a product of smouldering wood rather than actual open combustion.

A smouldering wood stove can create gas that is explosive in nature. It can occassionaly errupt in a noisey blast driving the lid upwards off its seat with quite a bang.

I again am not sure but suspect it was the methane gas that was utilized but welcome any correction.
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