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Ethanol- oh boy!

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Posted by Murphy Siding on Thursday, May 7, 2020 9:32 PM

Paul_D_North_Jr

How the heck did we get from ethanol, oil, and gas to ventilators???

- PDN. 

 

Beats me. I thought they were talking about ventilators on ethanol cars and I just didn't want to appear dumb by asking. Dunce

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Posted by jeffhergert on Friday, May 8, 2020 4:58 PM

Murphy Siding

It does say "Vent tank before unloading." on many tank cars.  I figured they just opened a valve at the top before unloading from the bottom.  Maybe they use 'ventilators' for that. Big Smile

Jeff 

 

 
Paul_D_North_Jr

How the heck did we get from ethanol, oil, and gas to ventilators???

- PDN. 

 

 

 

Beats me. I thought they were talking about ventilators on ethanol cars and I just didn't want to appear dumb by asking. Dunce

 

 

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Posted by BaltACD on Friday, May 8, 2020 6:41 PM

jeffhergert
 
Murphy Siding

It does say "Vent tank before unloading." on many tank cars.  I figured they just opened a valve at the top before unloading from the bottom.  Maybe they use 'ventilators' for that. Big Smile

Jeff  

Paul_D_North_Jr

How the heck did we get from ethanol, oil, and gas to ventilators???

- PDN.  

Beats me. I thought they were talking about ventilators on ethanol cars and I just didn't want to appear dumb by asking. Dunce

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Posted by Semper Vaporo on Friday, May 8, 2020 6:51 PM

I vaguely remember a brand of window fan named "Ventilator" (or something similar) back in the 1950's.  My visulation when this present usage started in the media was of two 6 inch diameter 4-blade fans side by side in a metal panel that could be put on a double-hung window sill and the lower sash put down on top of it so air could be drawn into or out of a room (a common man's room air conditioner back then).

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