hav@dual.UUCP (Helen Anne Vigneau) (04/04/85)
<*munch*>
=> 1) it is more explosive than gasoline in the sense that it doesn't
=> need to evaporate first before mixing with air (see point 3).
=> however, since it is less dense than air, it will rise, and any
=> flames and stuff will rise also. because it is a gas to begin with
=> there will be a flash explosion and nothing else except possibly
=> nearby debris that ignites. natural gas and gasoline are denser
=> than air and will pool, forming flames that will be underneath any
=> vehicle and burning anything above. since they also burn less rapidly
=> than hydrogen, there is a higher likelyhood of igniting nearbly
=> inflammable material.
Sounds like a lot of fun in a tunnel. Really a blast. (Don't worry about your
car; you'll be busy trying to put out the flames on the ceiling of the tunnel.)
=> 3) . . . since it's a gas, no
=> problem with refrigeration. it's cleaner burning than gasoline
=> though it still produces oxides of nitrogen.
=> Herb Chong
Oxides of nitrogen, huh? Now *that* sounds like fun! :-) What a gas! :-)
Helen Anne
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however measured or far away.wersan@daemen.UUCP (John Slasher Wersan III) (04/10/85)
> <*munch*> > > => 1) it is more explosive than gasoline in the sense that it doesn't > => need to evaporate first before mixing with air (see point 3). > => however, since it is less dense than air, it will rise, and any > => flames and stuff will rise also. because it is a gas to begin with > => there will be a flash explosion and nothing else except possibly > => nearby debris that ignites. natural gas and gasoline are denser > => than air and will pool, forming flames that will be underneath any > => vehicle and burning anything above. since they also burn less rapidly > => than hydrogen, there is a higher likelyhood of igniting nearbly > => inflammable material. > > Sounds like a lot of fun in a tunnel. Really a blast. (Don't worry about your > car; you'll be busy trying to put out the flames on the ceiling of the tunnel.) > > => 3) . . . since it's a gas, no > => problem with refrigeration. it's cleaner burning than gasoline > => though it still produces oxides of nitrogen. > > => Herb Chong > > Oxides of nitrogen, huh? Now *that* sounds like fun! :-) What a gas! :-) > > Helen Anne > I think that the use of hydrogen is an excelent idea, what makes it so safe is that they are experimenting with what I believe is called "Metal Hydrides", what this does is only allow a slow release of the hydrogen gas (No boom or the mess afterwards). If this works out you may one day be able to supply all of the "fuel" needed by your car from a little hydrolysis device, installed in your house. -- John Wersan UUCP : decvax \ "Any statements made are not mine, dual \ this computer has me mistaken for rocksanne >!sunybcs!daemen!wersan someone else, of lower intelligence." watmath / rocksvax /