CONTENT 6 – BURN BABY BURN!
EEI – The Best Fuel?
Investigating The Efficiency of Common Industry Fuels for a Mount Everest Expedition
6/17/2010
Abstract
Five separate homologous alcohol fuels were examined for the purpose of establishing which of the five fuels is most appropriate for a manual expedition ascending Mount Everest. The fuel which will be chosen as the most efficient needs to be able to be burned in the presence of oxygen to create heat used for warming of tents and cooking. In addition to using four regular alcohol fuels (Methanol, Ethanol, Propanol, and Butanol), a biodiesel made from canola oil and organic properties was also investigated for its efficiency in comparison to industrial fuel alcohols. Each of the fuels used are hydrocarbons containing mostly hydrogen and carbon atoms, but may contain traces of other elements used in the production process. The five chosen fuels will be tested for enthalpy of combustion taking into account the amount of waste output and heat produced.
From the data received, it can be concluded that the best fuel to take on a manual expedition scaling Mount Everest is Ethanol due to its physical and chemical properties under such conditions.
Contents
Abstract 1
Contents 2
Research Question 3
Introduction 3
Aim 5
Hypothesis 5
Materials 6
Variables 7
Controlled: 7
Independent: 7
Dependent: 7
Method 7
Testing the Fuels 7
Making the Biodiesel 8
Results: 9
Graphs 9
Results Table Containing Changes in Mass, Temperature, and Energy Released 11
Calculations 12
Discussion: 17
Conclusion: 20
Appendix 21
Bibliography 23
Research Question
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