Recent content by RMForbes

Calm down and just prove it. Show me one documented case that absolutely proves that the engines failure was due to hydrogen embrittlement only. I don't think you can.

I'm sure hydrogen embrittlement exists, but there has never been any evidence that a ICE running hydrogen enhanced fuel suffered any of these effects. It has not even been an issue for experimental engines running hydrogen as the only fuel. And, I did not say all gases are removed from the...

Yeah, I saw that Wiki quote before, but I thought you guys were serious scientists. This is obvious bunk. So many errors, where to begin. Hydrogen is not exposed to the cylinder half the time, try less than 25%. There is no left over hydrogen after combustion, not even hiding in the metal...

So you are saying that the hydrogen will be able to chemically alter the metal as it flows through the intake at high speed before it combusts. We are talking milli-seconds here, not weeks or months of storage at high pressures.

Even if the levels needed are that high, which is not the case, all the hydrogen is consumed at the beginning of combustion. There is no chance for hydrogen to react with the metal anywhere.

The engine is already exposed to hydrogen during combustion, adding a little more will not effect any metal parts. To suggest it will is ridiculous.

Wow, I thought they are storing H2 in metal tanks at 10k psi. Don't you think we should warn them before the metal turns to mush?

I don't think I'm the one missing the point, I think you guys are trying to pull a Sarah Palin on me. (Half joking) Where we are having an issue is how much hydrogen it takes to maintain lean engine operation. You like most of the researchers (until quite recently) have ASSUMED it would require...

I don't know. But they did give references that you could check out without much effort. Do you know how to do a Google search?

It's not my propaganda! This is a paragraph that I copied from a E-zine on the Green Fuels website. I made no value judgement on it, you did.

I was referring to an article I read on a alternative fuels website. You misunderstood my point. Here is a short quote to make things more clear; ”The main problem with ethanol is that the majority of engines on the road today are not designed for it. The exception is the Saab 9-5 Biopower...

Again, I agree these processes have been well understood for almost as long as the internal combustion engine itself. So have steam reforming systems and alternative fuels. And yes, hydrogen is an excellent energy transfer agent, but again that is not what makes hydrogen enrichment work...

While I agree that mathematical models are very useful but these two do not allow combustion speed to be a variable. Do you have a model where combustion speeds can be varied to show the effect on efficiency? This would be useful. By the way, I just received an email from the CEO of Dutchman...

Please, instruct me to which concept I don't understand. At least, I am willing to admit when I don't get it exactly right. Or are you calling the guys at MIT crackpots too? This technology is far too important to be dismissed out of hand. We have the opportunity to drastically reduce emissions...

You are right, I'm not a scientist. I'm a technician by profession. I take ideas from the researchers, designs from the engineers, and make them work. I may not have the terminology correct but I understand the concepts. I know these technologies are real by hands-on experience. I have done...