Erls wrote:Does anyone think Charis could come up with a non-electrical version of the Tank? Basically, a non-electrically started petroleum based vehicle. If they can find a way to manually start the ignition, is this a possibility?
https://peswiki.com/directory:hydrogen-peroxide-as-fuel
Looks like hydrogen peroxide can both oxidize and ignite other fuels without electricity. It strikes me that use in jet engines is more likely because of the require precision in an IC engine. Hydrogen peroxide decomposes if passed through silver mesh. Finding a way to time that exposure sounds tricky, but theoretically possible. Using decomposing HP to ignite fuel in the combustion chamber of a jet engine strikes me as very possible with Safehold tech. Not sure how powerful the jet would be given the tolerances Safehold tech is capable of, but it is possible. Pulse jets are much more likely.
Diesel should be fine for IC reciprocating engines with better power to weight ratios that steam.