Liquid Hydrogen Tested As An Auto Fuel
The title of this post is the same as that of this article on the Lethbridge Herald.
I find it strange that I have only picked up this story from a local newspaper in Alberta.
Lethbridge is a city, with a population of a bit over 100,000. It doesn’t seem to have much to do with Alberta’s oil industry, which might see hydrogen as a threat.
This is the introductory paragraph.
A recent demonstration project was evaluated for a hydrogen-fuelled vehicle by the U.S. Department of Energy Division. This demonstration will be applicable to other means of transportation such as trucks and trains.
This paragraph describes the conversion.
They used a 1979 Buick Century four-door sedan with 3.8-litre displacement, turbocharged V-6 engine. This vehicle provided a good compromise on trunk space for installation of the DFVLR tank, passenger accessibility for demonstration, engine compartment space for versatility in selection of substitute engines, available engine sizes, efficiency and suitability for modification of hydrogen operation.
I am left with the impression, after reading the article, that it might be possible for large American style cars to be converted to hydrogen.
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