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thisisbrians
on Oct 1, 2019
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Jet fuel from thin air: Aviation's hope or hype?
Could we redesign the fuel system to (safely) remove the water somehow? Or prevent the fuel from absorbing moisture in the first place?
chr1
on Oct 1, 2019
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Alternatively we could use ethanol in fuel cells, and use electric motor, unfortunately it requires either finding new catalists or a cheap source of platinum
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct-ethanol_fuel_cell
selectodude
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It would have to be hermetically sealed from creation to combustion at 37,000 feet. I’m sure it’s theoretically possible but so difficult as to be untenable.
vilhelm_s
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Maybe you could chill it to precipitate the ice just before loading it on the plane?
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