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To: NRG1973

“..electricity or hydrogen..”

Proper containment of hydrogen at high pressure is a bitch - smallest known molecule in the universe.


5 posted on 07/29/2007 8:25:47 AM PDT by 353FMG (America, first, last and always.)
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To: 353FMG
Proper containment of hydrogen at high pressure is a bitch - smallest known molecule in the universe.

No, it is a BITCH AND A HALF. liquid hydrogen take cyrogenic tanks to hold it and it can not hold it forever. Just think about a closed parking garage with hundreds of cars "leaking" a little hydrogen into the air. This is not good. If you use high pressure gaseous hydrogen you are talking about a tank of gas under several thousand pounds per square inch of pressure. Not good, not good at all!!!!Also, due to hydrogen embrittlement you can not use high carbon steels as a containment vessel. Unless they solve the problem of storage via metal hydrides hydrogen will never be a source of power for cars and trucks.

9 posted on 07/29/2007 8:35:05 AM PDT by cpdiii (Pharmacist, Pilot, Geologist, Oil Field Trash and proud of it.)
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