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| File Name : BOESE.ASC | Online Date : 09/22/94 |
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| Contributed by : Jerry Decker | Dir Category : ENERGY |
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| From : KeelyNet BBS | DataLine : (214) 324-3501 |
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| KeelyNet * PO BOX 870716 * Mesquite, Texas * USA * 75187 |
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The following file refers to the late cryogenics genius, Harold L. Boese
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(pronounced BAY-ZEE). He was a recognized expert in the field of super cold
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and has been called the Father of Cryogenics. Mr. Boese died about 4 years
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ago (1988) after several strokes, according to his daughter. Due to the
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severity of the strokes, Mr. Boese was restricted to a wheelchair in his later
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years. You might also take the file BOESE.GIF which shows a diagram of how
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the system works.
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Mr. Boese developed a most unique engine based on liquid nitrogen (N2) which
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is inert, non-flammable and comprises about 78% of our atmosphere.
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A Pinto station wagon was converted to run on his engine and proven as a
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viable means of transport at extremely low cost and absolutely no pollution.
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The engine uses a "turbo-expander" which functions as a heat exchanger. It
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allows the liquid nitrogen a means of rapid expansion from heating due to
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ambient temperatures of >30 degrees F. The "turbo-expander" is basically a
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long hollow copper pipe that is either spiralled or folded in such a way as to
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give the greatest surface exposure.
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As the liquid nitrogen passes through this expansion tubing, the ambient heat
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will cause the liquid to change to a gas through a phase change.
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Liquid nitrogen expands by 980 times its volume when changing from a liquid to
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a gas. Expansion means pressure which translates to power.
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1 gallon = 231 cubic inches
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Expansion of one gallon of Liquid Nitrogen into Nitrogen Gas
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980 X 231 = 226,380 cubic inches
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Once the liquid has expanded by 980 times its volume, it is fed into an off-
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the-shelf AIR MOTOR. An air motor is kind of like a paddle wheel on an old
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style riverboat. As compressed air is blown against the paddles, a shaft is
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spun which drives whatever is attached, in this case, the transmission of a
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vehicle. Boese said that only a slight modification to the air motor was
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necessary to make the it run perfectly with the expanded and very cool
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nitrogen gas.
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Mr. Boese's daughter told me in a phone conversation that her dad had designed
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and built a liquid nitrogen motor for use as a backup engine on the NASA Lunar
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Rover. An electric engine WAS INTENDED as the primary with the liquid
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nitrogen engine as backup. I was told the N2 engine was ACTUALLY USED in the
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pictures we see of the Lunar 'buggy' bouncing across the surface because it
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was smaller, less heavy because it did not have all those batteries (despite
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the 1/6th earth gravity) and much more efficient.
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Boese's daughter said that he was ecstatic with this success and that NASA
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expressed an interest in promoting this as an excellent engine for vehicles.
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That lasted until the mission was over and then they changed their tune and
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refused to support any claims that a liquid nitrogen motor was actually used.
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For the remainder of Boese's life, he tried to promote and market the use of
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his invention as a non-polluting motive force, with no appreciable success. A
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company was formed, Cryogenics Unlimited Corporation, for that purpose and
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offers were being considered from Japan and Italy. As of this writing
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(originally 1992), no commitment had been arranged from anyone.
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The current status of the working vehicle is that one of the financial backers
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has the Pinto test car in his garage. It has not worked for several years.
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He has been tinkering with it to find out how to make it work but does not
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have the late Mr. Boese's understanding of the process.
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Liquid nitrogen was available for about 2 to 5 cents per mile back in the 70's
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when the tests were being carried out. Boese claimed he had also discovered a
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means of generating his own liquid nitrogen AS THE CAR WAS RUNNING, so that it
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could partially or fully replenish its own fuel.
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The beauty of his engine is that it could be used for many other purposes than
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just running a car. It could drive a generator to produce power for your
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home among other uses. There is much to yet be discovered (or RE-discovered)
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with regard to this principle and it needs to be shared with the greatest
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number of interested people in hopes they can or WILL do experiments that will
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be shared with the network. Good luck!.........................>>> Jerry
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