Chemalloy is a welding rod that was patented in the late 1950's. The patent gives instructions for making a 100 lb batch. The claim that intrigues me is that, if some of the rod is left in water for a while, bubbles will begin to form. Bubbled that burn.
My brain says make that into a wire. Weave the wire into a screen. Mount the screen on a thin frame. Stack frames up so that there is a lot screen in a little bit of area. Put the stack in a tank of water and see how much gas evolves over time. How much screen would it take to keep an engine running under load?
Anybody got a foundry that can handle a 100 lb melt and the experience to follow the instructions in the patent? He claims that there are lots of little explosions... I am approaching a foundry that does a lot of bronze castings to see if he will melt and pour me a batch.
2796345 and 2927856 are the patent numbers. Put them into the input box at
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Ogre