Water Fuel LLC Blog » coal http://www.waterfuelconverters.com/blog News, Thoughts, and Comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:43:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Solar Tech and Hydrogen Fuel Enhancement http://www.waterfuelconverters.com/blog/solar-tech-and-hydrogen-fuel-enhancement/ http://www.waterfuelconverters.com/blog/solar-tech-and-hydrogen-fuel-enhancement/#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:28:45 +0000 nseidm1 http://www.waterfuelconverters.com/blog/?p=89 The implementation of a hydrogen fuel enhancement system requires the availability of electricity. Where does the electricity come from? Does it come from coal or nuclear? What is the efficiency of that electrical production? What is the cost of the electrical production? These factors are applicable to the analysis of the efficiency improvement associated with the implementation of a hydrogen fuel enhancement system. Because of this the cleanliness and efficiency of electrical production are paramount.

I have no quams with coal based electrical production; I actually support it. I think coal is a perfect candidate for hydrogen fuel enhancement. So technically, the production of electricity for hydrogen fuel enhancement can be done using hydrogen fuel enhanced coal combustion. Although it would be optimal to use solar based electrical production for the electrical requirements of hydrogen fuel enhancement; in such a fashion the increase in combustion efficiency, of coal combustion, is not diminished by the electrical requirements of the electrolysis process.

Debating the use of nuclear powered electrical production is another story. Nuclear electricity is efficiency, but there are negatives that are a topic for another time. Although efficienct electrical production is the primary goal of future production systems, the waste product must be considered. A topic for another post would be the use of various technologies to dimish the potential hazardous nature of the byproducts of nuclear based electrical production facilities.

]]> http://www.waterfuelconverters.com/blog/solar-tech-and-hydrogen-fuel-enhancement/feed/ 1 Consulting – Answers to Questions http://www.waterfuelconverters.com/blog/consulting-answers-to-questions/ http://www.waterfuelconverters.com/blog/consulting-answers-to-questions/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:57:12 +0000 nseidm1 http://www.waterfuelconverters.com/blog/?p=52 The purpose of a consultant is to assist in an endeavor. The consultant provides answers, and if not a means to the answers. One person cannot know all the solutions, and therefore a third party consultant can be the crux in making progess or completing a project. I provide consulting services based on my education as an Electrical Engineer, and my personal endeavors and associations. I have worked with George Wiseman assembling common ducted electrolyzer, and have done several informal reasearch projects. One informal research project was done for Vulcan Capital Management, for their subsiduary Vulcan Amps. Vulcan has several coal fired which is a perfect application for Brown’s Gas. The gas produced by a common ducted electrolyzer can completely replace the natural gas or propane used to ignite the coal. Doing so can substantially reduce the natural resource requirements of the facility, while also achieving the benifits of using a hydrogen fuel rather than a carbon fuel.

One of the demonstrations I did for the facility’s staff was to burn coal with the 1200 Series electrolyzer designed by George Wiseman. The coal was consumed with a realitively while looking smoke being produced. I assume that this was a relatively efficient burn, at a relatively high tempature. The most notable observation was the heat produced, the white ash, the red coals, and the rate at which the coal was being consumed.

If I had access to a professional, laboratory grate gas chromatograph I would like to compare the smoke emissions of coal being burned by Brown’s Gas, versus coal being burned by propane or natural gas, versus coal burning via self ignition. No doubt the data would be different for each, what would the difference be? Whom has the money to pay for the tests? I can provide assistance, directions, and general consoluting on how the tests can be conducted. I would like to participate in such testing, and I would like to participate in the publication of the results in an applicable journal.

I would like to consult for various situations. I would like to do alot of research, but I would also like to consult for business.

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