to run a car on cow dung
2007-01-11 08:38:24 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
not really off of cow dung, but off the byproduct of cow dung, also known as methane gas. A car (internal combustion engine) will run off of methane gas.
2007-01-11 08:45:32 · answer #1 · answered by Doug K 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe it is possible, I think the dung produces METHANE GAS, and this what could drive an engine. Quite how is beyond me.
But theoretically, and maybe by now quite likely practically can happen. But must pen and ink a bit!!!!
2007-01-11 08:48:42 · answer #2 · answered by SUPER-GLITCH 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The secret to cheaper gas could lie in cow dung.
The Vehicle Research Institute of Western Washington University in Bellingham, Wash., has been turning cow manure into fuel that can power a natural-gas car. Researchers are not shoveling manure straight into the gas tank but pumping the methane — a gas created by the manure — into the car.
They have some hard-working cows at a dairy farm in Lyndon, Wash., to thank for this experiment, which could mean cheaper car fuel for many people.
"We are talking about dairy cows," said Eric Leonhardt, an engineering technology professor and director of the Vehicle Research Institute. "So they are very well-trained. They go in one spot. They feed and do their business in one location. And then that material is pumped into a holding tank."
For 21 days, the manure sits in an underground tank and stews. Then, using regular old garden hoses, researchers siphon floating methane out of the holding tank. They must purify the methane to remove other gases before pumping it into the car.
Every cow can produce enough manure in a day to make a car go about 15 miles. If you take 20 cows, you get 300 miles of gas in your car.
There are not enough cows in the United States to power every vehicle. But Vehicle Research Institute researchers say a natural-car powered by methane could be a great solution for certain rural communities.
The price of cow fuel will put some consumers, well, over the moon.
"The gas is currently being sold at one-fifth the pump price," Leonhardt said.
2007-01-11 08:44:15 · answer #3 · answered by beckett 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
on the methane you get from cow dung, yes
2007-01-11 08:42:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.... but dont stuff dung in your gas tank!! The methane gas can be used if the engine is heavily modified.
2007-01-11 11:42:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
not on the dung itself but on the gas produced by it.
2007-01-11 08:45:44 · answer #6 · answered by D B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All things are possible
2007-01-11 08:45:35 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
course it is, have u ever seen top gear. They did it on there
2007-01-11 08:51:52 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋