Soda Can Hydrogen Generator for Alternative Energy

Step 3: The Reaction

Drop the activated strip in water. Watch the aluminum as it is converted into alumina and hydrogen bubbles off.

the reaction is 2Al + 3H2O --> 3H2 + Al2O3 + heat

Collect the hydrogen to run your car.

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Comments

[kooool]

Ignoring all of the obvious problems with just telling people to go run their cars off hydrogen:
If you were planning on using hydrogen as a fuel source, why not just use electrolysis?

[Biotele]

As you said it is not a good idea to run an ICE engine with hydrogen. Better supply the hydrogen to fuel cell. But this invention is better suited for Jet engines. Jets power source should always be light weight and this packs as much punch as gasoline per weight.
You need a energy source for electrolysis.

[adamwd84]

What about doing the electrolysis on the ground and the aircraft only carries the fuel? Especially since your own updates indicate gallium would be dangerous to have on an aircraft.

Eagle Research has a book with detailed information on building a Brown's Gas (oxyhydrogen) electrolyzer at various scales.

Brown's Gas, Book 2
http://www.eagle-research.com/cms/node/204

Check it out.

[Biotele]

the problem remains the same, the storage of gaseous hydrogen needs heavy tanks. Gallium like mercury is bad for aluminum aircrafts but not carbon composite or titanium aircrafts.

[InfDeath]

Have you used this to run an engine? I'm curious as to what the output is. Would it be possible for you to do a write up on the cost of this method as compared to using gasoline? Also is there any use for the alumina?

[kooool]

There are many variables in running a vehicle off hydrogen, for one, running a normal car, straight on it, would melt the engine.
Even mixing it with the gas, in newer cars at least, gives you a rich mixture, which can actually bring down your mileage. :/
There are many sites solely dedicated I suggest you explore if you already haven't. :)

[rickharris]

You ned to look at it this way - A 1 litre engine running at 40 MPH at 40 MPG is using 4.8 liters of fuel per hour. BUt that is a liquid and much more dense than a gas such as hydrogen. The problem is storing enough to get any distance let alone the issues of storing a gas nder pressure.

[Biotele]

Go to site below and download the presentation, it has all the economics in detail.<br/><br/><a rel="nofollow" href="http://hydrogen.ecn.purdue.edu/">http://hydrogen.ecn.purdue.edu/</a><br/><br/>The interesting thing, is that my method requires a small amount of gallium to produce hydrogen. Maybe not as fast as aluminum dissolved in gallium but nonetheless most of the Aluminum strip is consumed.<br/>

[ankit_mait_07]

Hi
I have a small question.
Are there any rechargeable/refillable Hydrogen fuel cells having same power specification and size specs as a AA battery?

regards
bored_guy

[Lefrançois]

oui ici:
(bottom of page)
http://www.horizonfuelcell.com/hobby_rc.htm

[Biotele]

Merci mon ami. Facinant.

[Jimmy Proton]

another way to make large amounts of hydrogen and oxygen is to put steel into acid in a bottle with a balloon on the top or something