Re: Hydrogen-Boosted Internal Combustion Engines -- Scam Or Not ???



Uncle Ben wrote:

A promising and practical way of using hydrogen in cars is by way of
methanol. From what I read, it seems that methanol can be fed to a
hydrogen fuel cell to provide electrical power.

Even the best fuel cells are only ~ 50% efficient IIRC. Plus they
require the fabulously expensive platinum in their construction and
lifetime is not good.

My general experience is that the 'higher the tech' a proposed solution
to energy issues is, the worse it performs in real life.

Another less kind way of saying that is 'keep it simple stupid'. KISS as
it's known to most engineers.

Graham

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Relevant Pages

  • Re: "The Only Thing They Learn" -- does anyone else find it irritating?
    ... Gasoline, or even just methanol, is a synthesis reaction. ... a methanol fuel cell in reverse. ... of the direct methanol fuel cell. ... Both of your references cite George Olah; his lab used to be across the ...
    (rec.arts.sf.written)
  • Re: Summation of Dr Olahs interview on Methanol
    ... with Olah's reverse fuel cell, electrolyis at 67%, reverse ... to finally get 0.3 kwh to the wheel. ... I disagree with you because I'm fixed on methanol (at least until you ... Same as ethanol ...
    (sci.energy.hydrogen)
  • Re: Maybe you guys can understand this (methanol related)
    ... the direct methanol fuel cell ... Does that mean that the battery was tested at low power ...
    (sci.energy.hydrogen)
  • No discussion on new fuel cells?
    ... The prototype for a compact fuel cell battery is about as ... ZDNet, with a more credible article, says the Toshiba version will ... deliver 100 milliwatts for 20 hours given a 2cc shot of methanol. ...
    (sci.energy.hydrogen)
  • Re: Is this group really as clique as it appears?
    ... Joking aside, that probably isn't as clean actually, hydrogen fuel cell ... power won't produce any carbon as a by-product. ... but if the carbon you expell is part of the biosphere's natural ...
    (uk.comp.sys.mac)