Re: Swiesel (Sugar-Water Diesel) Engine

[Frederick Sparber]

 

 

   The  low energy Water Reforming of Glucose to Hydrogen for fuel cells, or hydrogen-powered ICEs:

 

   C6H12O6 + 6 H2O ---->   6 CO2 + 12 H2

 

Then, in a fuel cell or ICE:  12 H2 + 6 O2 ----> 12 H2O

 

This isn't required for direct burning of a sugar-water mix in a properly designed "Swiesel" Engine:

 

C6H12O6 + ( n H2O) +  6 O2 ---->  6 CO2 + (n + 6 H2O)  + Horsepower

 

Glucose from plant starch or cellulose is the most abundant Photo-Synthesis product on

the earth.

 

http://www.physicalgeography.net/fundamentals/9l.html

 

Globally, primary production amounts to 243 billion metric tons of dry plant biomass per year. The total energy fixed by plants in a community through photosynthesis is referred to as gross primary productivity (GPP). Because all the energy fixed by the plant is converted into sugar, it is theoretically possible to determine a plant's energy uptake by measuring the amount of sugar produced.

 

Why Not?

 

Frederick