It looks like you're using an Ad Blocker.
Please white-list or disable AboveTopSecret.com in your ad-blocking tool.
Some features of ATS will be disabled while you continue to use an ad-blocker.
Originally posted by imbalanced
you are all talking about hydrolosis right ?.....the means to break pure water H2O into H2 and O ?
hydrolysis: Decomposition of a chemical compound by reaction with water, such as the dissociation of a dissolved salt or the catalytic conversion of starch to glucose.
Also: Main Entry: hy·dro·ly·sis
Pronunciation: hI-'dräl-&-s&s, "hI-dr&-'lI-
: a chemical process of decomposition involving the splitting of a bond and the addition of the hydrogen cation and the hydroxide anion of water —hy·dro·lyt·ic /"hI-dr&-'lit-ik/ adjective —hy·dro·lyt·i·cal·ly /-i-k(&-)lE/ adverb
Where do you hook up the positive and the negative wire? One I think is to the copper plate, correct?
One wire goes to the copper plate and one goes to the aluminum piece.
I used some cable that the TV guy left behind and sealed the ends that are in the water with silicone so that the reaction won't take place inside the cable. Only the center of the cable (the copper) is carrying the current.
The cables run from the two reaction plates, up the preasure tower, and out through two holes drilled near the top. I use two wire nuts to connect my adapter on the outside of the tank.
This way I can close the tower without wires getting in the way when I extract the hydrogen.
(I'm going to cut and paste this into the thread incase other members have the same question)
Originally posted by Chakotay
Is blowing in the wind...
The Solar Wind, that is. You see, hydrogen goes up... and up... and away, in the solar wind. No production and distribution system is going to be perfect, so there will be leaks. How long would primary fuel use take to dehydrate the Earth? I'm too tired to work the numbers, but the answer should be out there on the Net somewhere. The answer to this question will determine if Hydrogen can be a green fuel. Younger and more vigorous sleuths, please enlighten us.
Originally posted by tiddly54
it isnt hard to get water back together after you take it apart
hold a match to the hydrogen and it will go pop
then there is water
Originally posted by senseless04
Couldn't you just have an engine that runs on burning hydrogen, then stores the exhaust in a water tank. The engine turns an alternator which gives a current to the water splits it back into hydrogen and oxygen. Then starts the cycle all over again? If the atoms are always still there, then this should be possible, is there not much power in burning hydrogen?