[Gasification] Hydrogen Engine

Jeff Davis jeff0124 at velocity.net
Thu Jan 25 20:42:07 CST 2007


Hi Kurt,

I think the intake is wide open and the rpm is set by how much H2 is
injected next to the intake valve.

Most hydrogen embrittlement problems with pipe lines happened when welders
used wet rod. Woodgas has H2 in it and engines pop along. Towngas had more
H2 in it. But who knows.....


Jeff


> I wonder how they got around the hydrogen embrittlement problem? It
> supposedly uses a standard Briggs and Stratton engine, with I presume a
> special carby.
> Or perhaps they don't anticipate it being used much, buying H2 in high
> pressure cylinders can't be cheap.


-- 
Jeff Davis

Some where 20 miles south of Lake Erie, USA



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