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mesquaukee · 24-06-2009, 18:05

Aluminium is the fuel.
The oxygen is the oxidizer.
The hydrogen and aluminium oxide are the waste byproducts.

Aluminium takes more energy to produce than the energy released when burning hydrogen. Entropy rules.

24-06-2009, 18:05	#36
mesquaukee Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Western Caribbean & ocassionaly inCanada Boat: Mesqua Ukee, Buccaneer 40 (Salar 40) Posts: 350	Aluminium is the fuel. The oxygen is the oxidizer. The hydrogen and aluminium oxide are the waste byproducts. Aluminium takes more energy to produce than the energy released when burning hydrogen. Entropy rules.