dl23+@andrew.cmu.edu (Damon Wayne Lipparelli) (11/19/87)
Hello. I don't know if this is appropriate question for this bboard, but I don't know where else to turn.... My boss has me looking for any information concerning materials research in the field of Hydrogen Energy. He's looking for the current progress in the field (ie, what's being done, who's doing it, and how are they doing whatever they're doing.) My job has been to search our library for any information on this relatively obscure topic. Unfortunately, I haven't had _any_ luck. My question is: Does anyone out there have any information or pointers to information concerning this? Any help would be appreciated. Please send any replies to me: dl23+@andrew.cmu.edu Thanks in advance, Damon Lipparelli
oconnor@sunray.steinmetz (Dennis Oconnor) (11/20/87)
In an article dl23+@andrew.cmu.edu (Damon Wayne Lipparelli) writes: >... looking for any information concerning materials research in >the field of Hydrogen Energy. He's looking for the current progress in the >field (ie, what's being done, who's doing it, and how are they doing whatever >they're doing.) ... >Please send any replies to me: dl23+@andrew.cmu.edu Are you talking about hydrogen-combustion energy, the basis of the "hydrogen economy" dream? Storage technology (Lithium hydride?)? Combution technology ? Production technology ? Materials?!? Or are you talking about spin-polarized hydrogen? This stuff's supposed to have the highest energy yield per pound of any non-nuclear energy source. Apparantly the Army is big on this stuff. I think it works like this : take a whole bunch of monatomic hydrogen. Make all the spins line up the same way ( with a big mag-field, I guess ). This stores a tremendoues amount of energy in the stored hydrogen. Then relax the magnetic field and get energy out as some (eventually half) of the atoms flip to the opposite spin. I'm just guessing on the details. But as I said, the Army is funding some research on this stuff, I've heard. -- Dennis O'Connor oconnor@sungoddess.steinmetz.UUCP ?? ARPA: OCONNORDM@ge-crd.arpa "If I have an "s" in my name, am I a PHIL-OSS-IF-FER?"
dl23+@andrew.cmu.edu (Damon Wayne Lipparelli) (11/22/87)
I would like to clarify my original post requesting information on Hydrogen energy. I work in a materials characterization lab here at Carnegie Mellon. My boss is looking to start working in the field of Hydrogen energy. He is having me research the work that has been and is being done. He is looking for any information concerning what is being used in building Hydrogen-combustion engines (ceramics, etc.) and who is doing the latest research. I appreciate any information regarding this research. Please send all replies to me at: dl23+@andrew.cmu.edu Thanks again, Damon Lipparelli ps: Thanks to all those who have already sent me information.