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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Surprise Bonus. On the long-accepted principle that minute particles of water improve combustion. Cottell began experimenting with mixtures of oil and watter. He broke them down in his reactor, and the tiny droplets of oil absorbed and encapsulated much tinier droplets of water. The emulsion burned so cleanly in his home furnace that, after months of testing, the fire had even oxidized away caked-on soot from the inner surfaces of the pipes. As a surprise bonus, says Cottell, the old furnace's fuel consumption fell...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FUELS: Oil and Water Alchemy | 2/11/1974 | See Source »

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