Haha, you are then set up for thermite welding. On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 2:59 PM, Mark E. Ludlow <[email protected]> wrote:
> Dr. Tom,**** > > Can one hammer mill->ball mill the Al into a powder and burn it directly > (stand back!)?**** > > Mark**** > > ** ** > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Thomas Reed > *Sent:* Tuesday, July 12, 2011 5:53 PM > > *To:* Discussion of biomass pyrolysis and gasification; Art Krenzel > *Cc:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [Gasification] CONSERVATION OF ENERGY**** > > ** ** > > PS. **** > > ** ** > > According to my book, THE FREE ENERGY OF BINARY COMPOUNDS (available at > Woodgas.com)**** > > ** ** > > The Enthalpy of combustion of Al **** > > ** ** > > Al + 3/2 O2 ==> 1/2 Al2O3. Delta H (C) = 178 kcal/mole = 745 kJ/mole. > The MW of Al is 27, so this is 27.6 kJ/g or 12,527 kJ/ lb. 1 kW hr is 3.8 > MJ, so this is 3.3 kW hr/lb. **** > > ** ** > > Well worth capturing.**** > > ** ** > > Tom Reed**** > > > Dr Thomas B Reed**** > > President, The Biomass Energy Foundation**** > > www.Woodgas.com**** > > > On Jul 12, 2011, at 7:51 PM, GF <[email protected]> wrote:**** > > ** ** > > **** > > The other day I posted an article on this site concerning:**** > > Cornish Hydrogen Generator. Keelynet, which describes a method of > converting**** > > Aluminum into its oxide and in the process cracks water, freeing up > hydrogen for use as fuel for a light car.**** > > By all accounts, using this gas in the place of any other fuel.**** > > Distances and the amount of metal used in this attainment were mentioned.* > *** > > I was hoping for a reaction from one of the many “Energy Economists”**** > > Who lurk on this site, to respond with negative information regarding the > impracticality and waste fullness of such a process?**** > > I believe there is a large following on this site who are interested in > obtaining electrical power using renewable energy, derived from carbon > neutral sources.**** > > They might question the economics and ethics of using a refined ore as > fuel.**** > > Instead of chopping down oxygen producing vegetation. **** > > In this respect I am a nonconformist. I believe most Aluminum is produced > by Hydro electric power and, so the CO2 is not in the equation.**** > > My second comment is harnessing a “free” supply of high temperature heat > which is emitted from most Ice’s in the form of “Hot Exhaust”.**** > > This is the place to install a reactor capable of converting beer cans into > hydrogen as not too much energy would be needed to complete the reaction. > Bubbling super heated steam through a molten bath of AL would give pure > hydrogen.**** > > No tar, and the ash is a hot commodity**** > > **** > > The real question is: how much energy is locked up in a pound of AL**** > > **** > > gfwhell**** > > ** ** > > _______________________________________________ > Gasification mailing list > > to Send a Message to the list, use the email address > [email protected] > > to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page > > http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/gasification_lists.bioenergylists.org > > for more Gasifiers, News and Information see our web site: > http://gasifiers.bioenergylists.org/**** > > > _______________________________________________ > Gasification mailing list > > to Send a Message to the list, use the email address > [email protected] > > to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page > > http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/gasification_lists.bioenergylists.org > > for more Gasifiers, News and Information see our web site: > http://gasifiers.bioenergylists.org/ > > -- Kind Regards Jason Stewart 3 Opahi Bay Road, RD3 Warkworth 09 4220054
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