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HYDROGEN
Hydrogen is by far the most plentiful element in the universe, making up 75% of the mass of all visible matter in Click to edit Master subtitle style stars and galaxies. So using it as a fuel for IC engines is a very important and judicious decision to meet the future energy requirements.
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Chemical REaction
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Hydrogen is a nearly ideal fuel in terms of smog reduction when combusted. Hydrogen contains no carbon or sulphur, so no CO, CO2 or SOx or soot is produced during combustion allows for leaner combustion, resulting in lower combustion temperatures and very low NOx emissions. Hydrogen is non-toxic so uncombusted hydrogen does not pose a direct health risk.
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Hydrogen
wide range of flammability low ignition energy high auto ignition temperature high flame speed at stoichiometric ratios high diffusivity low density
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High Diffusivity
Hydrogen has very high diffusivity. This ability to disperse in air is considerably greater than gasoline and is advanta-geous for two main reasons. Firstly, it facilitates the forma-tion of a uniform mixture of fuel and air. Secondly, if a hydrogen leak develops, the hydrogen disperses rapidly. Thus, unsafe conditions can either be avoided or minimized.
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Low Density
Hydrogen has very low density. This results in two problems when used in an internal combustion engine. Firstly, a very large volume is necessary to store enough hydrogen to give a vehicle an adequate driving range. Secondly, the energy den-sity of a hydrogen-air mixture, and hence the power output, is reduced.
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