First Images of Hydrogen Burning in ICE - Fuel Economy, Hypermiling, EcoModding News and Forum

jason.thompson · 06-01-2009, 07:29 PM

Read this link.First images made of hydrogen burning in working internal combustion engine

SVOboy · 06-02-2009, 11:14 AM

You can run them on peanuts and whale, too

MechEngVT · 06-03-2009, 10:43 AM

Crazy small world...I went to college with one of the "mechanical engineers" referenced in the article. He was on the student design team that built a hydrogen fuel cell powered Suburban for a DOE competition. Smart guy...hope his projects turn out well.

Bicycle Bob · 06-03-2009, 08:57 PM

So, if they ever solve the problems of hydrogen being expensive, bulky, leak-prone, and a potent greenhouse gas, they can sell more of it and avoid re-tooling on the engine line. I'd be ashamed to take money for that kind of research, especially with the spin around it.

blueflame · 06-03-2009, 10:06 PM

This crazy Scotsman on an outer island of NZ was running his 60's vauxhall on wood.

Took a while to prepare for a journey. Looked like the inventor/professor guy from back to the future too.

Stop in a forested area to refuel.

Bicycle Bob · 06-03-2009, 10:22 PM

Stop in a forested area, and make small pieces of wood of uniform size, shape, and moisture content, (below 15%) to refuel, or rebuild the engine when you get home. Gasifiers are a Big subject. In WW II, they typically got 5,000 miles between teardowns for cleaning the tar out. The cyclone trap can improve that, but not enough to run on scrap.