comp178z, I was in the middle of a long reply to you when the site went down, but here is the short version. I have taught P. Chem. including Thermo and Quantum Chemistry for 34 years at Virginia Commonwealth University, but because I like engines I developed some notes on diesel engines over the years. I am retired now but still teaching one course at Randolph Macon College and this year I again spent some class time on diesel engines. I had no idea the boost was so high on diesel dragsters, I have usually given students spec sheets on marine diesels which are normally aspirated, but with 23:1 C.R. Sometime can you tell us your version of Hydrogen embrittelment as comparing protons in reactors to H in chrome plating? By the way what are the control rods in the new reactor designs, Cd?

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder