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From: Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Sent: Mon, March 26, 2012 6:46:53 AM
Subject: Re: Fuel consumption in different gears - how does the energy /
fuel work?

---- David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET> wrote:
  I think the total energy to actually
> compress equal masses of charge will not increase linearly with rpm,
> but remain at least somewhat the same.  I'm hedging a bit
> ("somewhat") because the energy aspects of compressing gases in the
> real world is a more hairy subject than I know how to tackle.
>
> And apparently it works differently if you get a diabatic to do it for you.
;-)

Hmmmm....... .   Is a diabatic a person whose blood sugar turns to gas?

David McNeely