ChalkLine
10-22-2008, 05:11 AM
While ethanol and methanol are the default fuels in T2k, they actually aren't the best fuels available. Wood Gas (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_gas), mentioned over at RPG.net, is a widely used alternate fuel.
There's plenty of wood, and it's easily harvested. Here's a schematic of the system;
http://highforest.tripod.com/woodgas/woodgas.gif
The other fuel, especially suitable for military vehicles, is biodiesel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiesel). Often this uses ethanol as part of the process, but you can get a fuel almost as good as petroleum diesel without the hassle of invading Rumania.
There's plenty of wood, and it's easily harvested. Here's a schematic of the system;
http://highforest.tripod.com/woodgas/woodgas.gif
The other fuel, especially suitable for military vehicles, is biodiesel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiesel). Often this uses ethanol as part of the process, but you can get a fuel almost as good as petroleum diesel without the hassle of invading Rumania.