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Originally Posted by Doc Jones
So it was the flammability not the volitility of the hydrogen that helped it along, sparked off by the volitility of the powdered aluminum paint.
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The over all flamability of the hydrogen contributed very little to the burning dissaster, because the majority of the hydrogen would have burned off too quickly... the over all explosion and fire was caused by the paint on the skin and super structure of the hindenberg... people died when/because the superstructure, still on fire, collapsed over the passenger cabin and cooked everyone from the outside in, before the cabin itself actually burned to asshes.... damn I want too much history channel.... point being, the hydrogen contributed very little to the disaster.... it could have been filled with hot air instead, and the explosion and fire would still have been just as intense and deadly.
Hydrogen is safer, from a fire hazard stand point, than gasoline... and much cleaner too
I still just wonder what the power gains or losses would be over gasoline.
Then I wonder if you could use the same method with nitrous oxide to improve both fuel economy and power with just a small amount of no2 being distributed to the engine constantly.