From: Jordan on
>
> Boeing place the main airconditioning units directly under the centre
> fuel tanks in passenger aircraft like the 747, using the fuel in the
> tank to dissipate the heat.
>
> Nev..
> '08 DL1000K8

That's interesting. The air conditioning at the Sydney Opera House uses
sea water.

Jordan
From: hippo on
Jordan wrote:
>
> >
> > Boeing place the main airconditioning units directly under the centre
> > fuel tanks in passenger aircraft like the 747, using the fuel in the
> > tank to dissipate the heat.
> >
> > Nev..
> > '08 DL1000K8
>
> That's interesting. The air conditioning at the Sydney Opera House uses
> sea water.
>
> Jordan
>
>

On more than one occasion (both sides of the lights) I could have sworn
they used the audience and performers!

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From: BT Humble on
Jordan wrote:
> Q: Why is there no evident problem of fuel pump motor sparking causing
> explosions in fuel tanks? Is there no commutator?

Most likely a fully sealed (i.e. airtight) motor unit.


BTH

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From: BT Humble on
Nev.. wrote:
>
> On 17/04/2010 8:56 PM, LotsaBitz wrote:
> > Commodores and many car things have had submerged fuel pumps for donkeys
> > years.
> >
> > Don't know how they work, but if the fuel runs low the pump can and will
> > overheat - its petrol cooled, I kid you not - and stop working. Thats one
> > reason the owners book suggests not running out of fuel.
>
> Boeing place the main airconditioning units directly under the centre
> fuel tanks in passenger aircraft like the 747, using the fuel in the
> tank to dissipate the heat.

Liquid-fuelled rockets circulate the fuel through passages in the rocket
nozzle to cool it before the fuel is burned.


BTH
(Nyah nyah, my trivia is more irrelevant than yours!)

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From: BT Humble on
TimC wrote:
>
> On 2010-04-14, bikerbetty (aka Bruce)
> was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:
> > I will spurn Gladys forever because of her miniscule (14 litre) fuel tank.
I
> > get paranoid enough on the (17 litre) SV, and always try to fill up around
> > the 250km mark - I guess the huge 20 litre tank on the GS500 spoiled me a
> > bit!
> >
> > You know, I love (and hate) these times when I am looking for my next
> > bike...
>
> When you find out what you want, can you tell me what I want?

You want a GPX250, you do.


BTH

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