----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Foster"
And in terms of any advantages over plain old combustion, this could lead to a low-temp fuel cell.
PEM fuel cells are already low temp ~150 degrees
Also, for uses where high temperatures are not required the lack of a flame would substantially reduce or eliminate NOx.
Coleman-type wicks can do that.... forty years ago I had a flameless "pocket hand warmer" - flameless... but scary in a polyester parka ....
http://www.safetycentral.com/jonhanwarac.html
actually, I thought they had been banned, until googling just now ... as they were easy to "misuse"... apparently Murphy's Law did not get them off the market.
Jones
