Hydrogen cell Buell, student built

[wladziu]

Sometimes I wish I hadn't changed majors. 

http://engin.swarthmore.edu/?page_id=72

[joshr08]

where can i get that rear sprocket? its funny they look scared as hell riding it and excited all at the same time.

[natedawg120]

Yeah that is pretty cool but 10k is a lot to pay for 1.6hp

[wladziu]

You think it's from riding a bike or because they're riding their thesis?  

I hope it lands them a cush job and not the back office of some soul-sucking manufacturing plant that won't let them take credit on their work. 




By the way, Nate, did you know that horsepower was actually derived from a Shetland pony then scaled up, mathematically?  Not really pertinent, I guess. 

[natedawg120]

You think it's from riding a bike or because they're riding their thesis?  

I hope it lands them a cush job and not the back office of some soul-sucking manufacturing plant that won't let them take credit on their work. 




By the way, Nate, did you know that horsepower was actually derived from a Shetland pony then scaled up, mathematically?  Not really pertinent, I guess. 

I did know that, i looked it up when i was in middle school in the internet cause i was curious as to how they decided to figure that.  The real measure of an engines ability to produce power is torque though 

[yamahonkawazuki]

You think it's from riding a bike or because they're riding their thesis?  

I hope it lands them a cush job and not the back office of some soul-sucking manufacturing plant that won't let them take credit on their work. 




By the way, Nate, did you know that horsepower was actually derived from a Shetland pony then scaled up, mathematically?  Not really pertinent, I guess. 

imagine that in a graphic picture a top fuel dragster with 4k plus hp, imagine it with 4k horses attached to the front end lol

[wladziu]

The real measure of an engines ability to produce power is torque though 

You got that right!   

[Jughead]

Yeap powered by hardley movinson.

[bill14224]

They won't have to worry about wearing out the tires or brakes!

[wladziu]

Apparently Suzuki thought it was a good idea:

http://www.newlaunches.com/archives/suzuki_crossgate_hydrogen_powered_motorcycle_enters_production.php

[yamahonkawazuki]

id ride either one. . anyho on a semi unrelated side note. Wladziu, remember the @$$hole thread? something about you beign vice president @$$hole? well IIRC youe going into medicine. right? well eventually you COULD be a resident @$$hole then[/threadjack] back ontopic. the hydro vehicles their only exhaust emission is water. am i correct or is that somethign else

[natedawg120]

id ride either one. . anyho on a semi unrelated side note. Wladziu, remember the @$$hole thread? something about you beign vice president @$$hole? well IIRC youe going into medicine. right? well eventually you COULD be a resident @$$hole then[/threadjack] back ontopic. the hydro vehicles their only exhaust emission is water. am i correct or is that somethign else

you're correct, the only emisions from a hydro powered engine should be good old H2O.

[wladziu]

You know, you're right!  That one flew right by me!  It's gonna be such a long time from now, and all.  Good one!
My reign has been slipping, lately, anyway.


Yeah, just water.  The crappy part is in finding a suitable catalyst.  Titanium's what they used to use, I don't remember what they're using now.  Cadmium?  The water, being sort of a "triangular" molecule, is attracted to the catalyst, hydrogen side down.  To be more accurate, the hydrogen IN the water is attracted to the catalyst, because of polarity/charge, and the oxygen is left facing up.  The hydrogen is becomes so attached to the catalyst, that the remaining oxygen can then be pulled off by the h-bonds of the unattached water on it's backside.  Process repeats itself as the elemental hydrogen is drawn off and collected.
When it's burned, the hydrogen is simply reoxydized. 

Either that, or they just use pure, compressed hydrogen in little liter size bottles, with an adjustable regulator attached to the throttle.  
Not very hard.  Basically like a paintball gun, except the gas explodes inside a cylinder instead of driving a ball.  
But either way, yeah, water.

I wonder how many small cylinders they're using, instead of a big twin or I-4.  Ooooh... rotary!  Or, Haha... pulse jet!  hahaha
I'd like to get my hands on one to see.  



It's never gonna happen large-scale (the oil companies will see to it [I know this for a fact]), this is just a publicity stunt on the part of Suzuki.
But geez... if it did...

[yamahonkawazuki]

granted i dont think performance would be stellar. BUT still id ride it. ALOT