Hydrogen has been used as a rocket fuel. Would you consider it a cleaner fuel than CNG? Why or why not?
Hydrogen has been used as a rocket fuel. Would you consider it a cleaner fuel than CNG? Why or why not?
Hydrogen gas is cleaner than Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). This is because CNG contains hydrocarbons.
Carbon acts as a form of pollutant in CNG. On the other hand, hydrogen is waste-free and the fusion of hydrogen does not produce any waste. Hence, hydrogen as rocket fuel is cleaner than the CNG.
Hydrogen as rocket fuel
Hydrogen fuel is a zero-emission fuel when it is burned oxygen. When the fuel cell is powered by pure hydrogen, it has the ability to be effective at up to 80 per cent. That is, 80 per cent of the hydrogen energy content is converted into electrical energy. So we have an efficiency of 80 per cent in producing electricity and an efficiency of 80 per cent converting it to mechanical power.
Hydrogen gas is cleaner than Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). This is because CNG contains hydrocarbons.
Carbon acts as a form of pollutant in CNG. On the other hand, hydrogen is waste-free and the fusion of hydrogen does not produce any waste. Hence, hydrogen as rocket fuel is cleaner than the CNG.
Hydrogen as rocket fuel
Hydrogen fuel is a zero-emission fuel when it is burned oxygen. When the fuel cell is powered by pure hydrogen, it has the ability to be effective at up to 80 per cent. That is, 80 per cent of the hydrogen energy content is converted into electrical energy. So we have an efficiency of 80 per cent in producing electricity and an efficiency of 80 per cent converting it to mechanical power.
