Jones Beene <jone...@pacbell.net> wrote:
> Not in this case. Apparently you did not read that Jack is using aluminum > powder in the fuel as a safer way to release hydrogen. This is a > replacement for LAH which releases hydrogen thermally. > How many grams? (I do not recall, and I cannot find that number.) As I said, you can use 43 kJ/g as the maximum energy density by weight. There is no chemical fuel better than that. If there were, NASA would want hear about it. > Aluminum will be oxidized to give off significant energy even in a ceramic > mix. > Aluminum thermite makes an excellent explosive. It is used in bombs. But the energy density is well below hydrocarbons such as napalm. - Jed
