Peteff
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| posted on 24/12/07 at 10:06 AM |
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Got my wires crossed here
When I saw running on water as the title all I thought of was this. I'll get me coat.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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iank
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| posted on 24/12/07 at 10:31 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by JoelP
quote:
Originally posted by David Jenkins
I believe that this 'run on water' technology relies on electrolysis, but using square-wave pulse input. It's supposed to give more
hydrogen and oxygen output than you'd get with straight DC, with far less energy input.
I have no idea whether it's true or false, so don't flame me!
its entirely likely that they are fuel cell buses with gas tanks on board, with the water being seperated at the local powerstation. There is some
sense to this provided the efficiencies are quite high - afterall, i believe IC engines are only 14% efficient anyway. It means the 'displaced
emissions' can be sent through a massive industrial cleaner/filter/catalyst at the powerstation, which may well be better than a car's
normal catalytic converter.
Yes hydrogen fuel cell buses, probably made by Ballard in Vancouver (they run/ran quite a few of them over there) where it makes a lot of sense since
a lot of their electricity comes from hydroelectric generators.
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Anonymous
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iank
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| posted on 24/12/07 at 11:41 AM |
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Originally posted by Peteff
When I saw running on water as the title all I thought of was this. I'll get me coat.
Actually my first thought was on similar, though more automotive lines.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3P3JxuMagBc
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Anonymous
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Rob Palin
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| posted on 24/12/07 at 12:23 PM |
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If you ilke the water power idea, have got some spare time and are not easily frustrated, then try reading through some of the stuff on
http://www.overunity.com/
These guys believe with almost fanatical sincerity that the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics is just an excuse dreamt up by people without the imagination to
be able to generate energy from nothing.
Enjoy!
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Simon
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| posted on 24/12/07 at 02:05 PM |
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Many, many (and I mean lots) years ago I sure I saw something on Tomorrows World which had water in a spinning cylinder (think washing machine drum)
that was producing steam.
As it was so long ago, I'm very fuzzy on the details, but I think the theory went along the lines that if was was agititated enough it would
start to agitate itself, sort of setting of a reaction and producing steam.
At least that's what I remember.
ATB
Simon
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coozer
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| posted on 24/12/07 at 02:40 PM |
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I was in Barcelona during the summer and was fascinated by the silent hydrogen powered buses they use.
It is part of a trial going on in European cities. Time we had it here.
http://www.global-hydrogen-bus-platform.com/
Merry Christmas,
Steve
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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jlparsons
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| posted on 8/3/08 at 11:11 PM |
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Personally I'm going to use an electric motor to power the car, attach a dynamo and pipe the elastic-trickery it produces back into the motor.
It'll never need fuel or a battery - just give it a shove and it'll never stop. Perpetual motion - it's the way forward. Not sure
why nobody's ever tried it. I bet its the oil companies keeping it under wraps so everyone keeps buying unleaded.
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Schrodinger
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| posted on 9/3/08 at 11:39 PM |
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I remember doing the electrolysis experiment when I was at school the one thing you needed was pure water, you don't get much of that out of the
taps
Keith
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