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There was nothing in the interview about how to keep a hydrogen-fueled car from becoming a miniature Hindenburg disaster in a collision. Is that considered a so
by AlexCoventry 7y ago
There was nothing in the interview about how to keep a hydrogen-fueled car from becoming a miniature Hindenburg disaster in a collision. Is that considered a solved problem?
- philwelch 7y agoIt might surprise you to learn that gasoline-fueled cars do not usually explode in collisions despite gasoline being far more volatile than hydrogen.
- Zhenya 7y agoGasoline is not under pressure and does not burn. Only gasoline vapors burn.
- _ph_ 7y agoIt is certainly not a solved problem. At 300+ bars, just the rupture of a filled tank could cause a significant explosion, even without the hydrogen igniting. If the hydrogen stored in a car ever catches fire, there will be a very quick reaction. In Norway, they closed down all Hydrogen fuel stations after a minor explosion this year (fortunately the main tanks did not explode).