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Dennis -> RE: hydrogen h2 sut (5/14/2007 11:53:19 AM)
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Actually Nick...Unless we are talking fusion, hydrogen isn't all that bad....
Clarifying the Misnomers:
1. The Hindenburg mainly burnt up so rapidly because of the materials and paint on the skin of the Zeppelin.
2. Hydrogen burns at such a low temperature that it won't burn human flesh in open atmosphere.
If a canister of hydrogen was in an accident as you eluded to...the probability of surviving it without a major explosive event is 10 times more likely than with a trunk full of gasoline...being as the hydrogen would flash instantly to a vapor (if it was stored in liquid form) and float quickly away from any ignition sources as it is lighter than air (refer to the Hindenburg)..in fact, it disperses so rapidly, that it can't sustain combustion for very long..But even if it did burn at an explosive rate, it's likely it won't burn hot enough to cause 3rd degree burns.
This info comes from the pioneers in Hydrogen fuel cell technology...The Swedish[;)]
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