I remember seeing this on TV or reading about it many years ago. The
application was hydrogen storage for cars, not rockets. They demonstrated
the safety by shooting holes in the tank with a high powered rifle.
Perhaps if metal hydride is too expensive we could use hydrogentated fats
instead? Would be a great way to get rid of the junk :-)
BTW, I perhaps missed the part of the discussion where it was explained why
we only need H2? Surely for a chemical rocket you need both O2 and H2. Or
you breath the O2 and do whatever else with the H2.
Sander
----- Original Message -----
From: "Henry Spencer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> The practical way to ship hydrogen at room temperature is probably as a
> metal hydride or related compound. There are hydrides which have slightly
> more hydrogen per kilogram than water does, *and*, more important, will
> decompose on mild heating.
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