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Daniel L Walters

Harold E Todd, Jr

John H Walker

Gary D Webster

Clint D Gray

Douglas M Bowen

Norman J Kessens

Douglas E Campbell

Norman J Hole

Steven L Hickman

David Collier

A lightweight back-pack generator set having a spark-ignited engine operating on middle distillate fuels (e.g., JP-5, JP-8 and F-34) has been provided. The generator set includes a back-pack frame; an alternator; and a spark-ignited combustion engine adapted to operate on a middle distillate fuel. The engine uses a preheater for heating the intake manifold to facilitate start-up operation of the engine. The present invention also provides a simple and inexpensive method for converting a spark-ignited gasoline engine to operate on a middle distillate fuel for providing a lightweight engine suitable for driving an alternator, a portable generator, or other portable equipment.

Lightweight back-pack generator set having a spark-ignited engine

Compositions which comprise a calcium magnesium acetate double salt are useful in deicing compositions. Deicing compositions comprising those compositions and processes for their preparation are described.

Deicing compositions comprising calcium magnesium acetate double salt

Deicing compositions comprising an alkaline earth or alkali metal carboxylate having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms or mixtures thereof are provided which exhibit excellent handling characteristics. Also provided are processes for the preparation of such deicing compositions which comprise (a) preparing a slurry comprising an alkaline earth or alkali metal carboxylate of from 1 to 4 carbon atoms or mixtures thereof, said slurry having sufficient water that it is fluid and pumpable; distributing the slurry in a thin layer on discrete substrate particles; and drying said substrate particles.

Deicing compositions comprising alkaline earth or alkali metal

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