HYDROGEN POWER
- Dr. Bond of the DVLR
- Retired Director
- Posts: 4485
- Joined: Tue Jun 09, 2009 9:43 pm
- Location: Suffolk
- Contact:
HYDROGEN POWER
There are some interesting murmerings going on over in nelson about a hydrogen powered loco...
![Image](http://i834.photobucket.com/albums/zz268/MrBondoftheDVLR/ZachsSig.png)
The railway which people forgot
(to build)
-
- Trainee Driver
- Posts: 510
- Joined: Sat May 09, 2009 9:58 pm
- Location: West Cornwall
-
- Trainee Driver
- Posts: 677
- Joined: Wed Nov 14, 2007 2:34 pm
-
- Cleaner
- Posts: 24
- Joined: Sat Jun 05, 2010 7:25 am
- Location: Lancashire
- Contact:
Here is a link to the video of the prototype locomotive.
The one that went "bang" on James Mays episode was the alcohol powered one and not the hydrogen powered one.
Here is the link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QxZ0i96-cU
Regards Andy
AnDel Models
The one that went "bang" on James Mays episode was the alcohol powered one and not the hydrogen powered one.
Here is the link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QxZ0i96-cU
Regards Andy
AnDel Models
- Sir Clothem Cap
- Driver
- Posts: 1707
- Joined: Sun Sep 26, 2010 8:45 pm
- Location: Hampshire
- Contact:
I saw it working on Saturday on Andy's stand at an exhibition in Porthmadog - very impressive!
Tony Willmore
Rhos Helyg Locomotive Works: http://www.rhoshelyg.me.uk
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RhosHelygLocoWorks
Rhos Helyg Locomotive Works: http://www.rhoshelyg.me.uk
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RhosHelygLocoWorks
-
- Cleaner
- Posts: 24
- Joined: Sat Jun 05, 2010 7:25 am
- Location: Lancashire
- Contact:
Hydrogen power and how it works.
Water is H20 two hydrogen atoms to one oxygen.
To get the Hydrogen out of water we put a current through two electrodes.
one electrode gives Hydrogen and the other gives Oxygen.
A fuel cell uses this process in reverse, using something called a Proton Exchange Membrane. In this one side of the membrane has Oxygen and the other side has Hydrogen, A chemical reaction takes place and Heat, Water and Electricity are produced.
The Fuel Cells that are being used for development in the loco are passive cells, that is that the Oxygen is obtained from atmosphere, and the Hydrogen comes from metal hydride storage under low pressure.
More details on how a P.E.M. Fuel Cell can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proton_exc ... _fuel_cell
Hope that this helps,,
Regards, Andy
Water is H20 two hydrogen atoms to one oxygen.
To get the Hydrogen out of water we put a current through two electrodes.
one electrode gives Hydrogen and the other gives Oxygen.
A fuel cell uses this process in reverse, using something called a Proton Exchange Membrane. In this one side of the membrane has Oxygen and the other side has Hydrogen, A chemical reaction takes place and Heat, Water and Electricity are produced.
The Fuel Cells that are being used for development in the loco are passive cells, that is that the Oxygen is obtained from atmosphere, and the Hydrogen comes from metal hydride storage under low pressure.
More details on how a P.E.M. Fuel Cell can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proton_exc ... _fuel_cell
Hope that this helps,,
Regards, Andy
- Sir Clothem Cap
- Driver
- Posts: 1707
- Joined: Sun Sep 26, 2010 8:45 pm
- Location: Hampshire
- Contact:
Hydrogen Electric Future
New boy sticking his nose in, but this is a pet subject of mine.
Whenever the topic of future 'green' carbon free energy crops up I suggest that there is only one answer. That is a nuclear hydrogen future. Nuclear energy produces bulk electricity which can then produce the portable hydrogen.
I appreciate there are a number of problems to be solved, but as the Victorians solved the street horse s--t problem by inventing the IC engine I reckon the solutions will come.
For nuclear it is the need for smaller units and commercialising fusion reactors. For hydrogen it is storage. Smaller 'fuel cells' will appear and IC engines are relatively straight forward to convert.
So look out for the hydrogen powered Mamod.
David
Whenever the topic of future 'green' carbon free energy crops up I suggest that there is only one answer. That is a nuclear hydrogen future. Nuclear energy produces bulk electricity which can then produce the portable hydrogen.
I appreciate there are a number of problems to be solved, but as the Victorians solved the street horse s--t problem by inventing the IC engine I reckon the solutions will come.
For nuclear it is the need for smaller units and commercialising fusion reactors. For hydrogen it is storage. Smaller 'fuel cells' will appear and IC engines are relatively straight forward to convert.
So look out for the hydrogen powered Mamod.
David
Too many ideas - and after cancelling my paid for web site too many free ones!!!
http://mecrail.yolasite.com/
http://tramweb.yolasite.com/
http://threerail.tripod.com/
http://locostmodrail.zoomshare.com/0.html
http://mecrail.yolasite.com/
http://tramweb.yolasite.com/
http://threerail.tripod.com/
http://locostmodrail.zoomshare.com/0.html
- DolwyddelanLightRail
- Driver
- Posts: 2579
- Joined: Tue Sep 29, 2009 7:27 pm
- Location: Lost
Re: Hydrogen Electric Future
Christ, they're fast enough as it is, if they're hydrogen powered they'll be breaking the speed of light!siltec:59941 wrote: So look out for the hydrogen powered Mamod.
![:lol:](./images/smilies/icon_lol.gif)
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 3 guests