NationStates Jolt Archive

In response to an Reichsluftwaffe/Reichswehr need for a more efficient fuel (current Diesel only works so well), Attikisch Weltraum (Aerospace) is working on a new hybrid fuel system.

They are experimenting with several systems, foremost of them is the LH/CH4/N (Liquid Hydrogen/Methane/Nitrogen) compound, that is being developed.

Current released information:

The LH (Liquid Hydrogen, we are working on room temperature ways to keep it liquid, mainly with pressure) is used as a high speed catalyst on Methane molecules, breaking them apart. The methane then burns, usually at a high rate and temperature (and therefore, force). Nitrogen is added into the mixture to calm the reaction, so the fuel is not burned too fast or too hot. Results of this combination have not yet been posted or released.

cool but sounds alot like h2n want to work together to make a plane that can work for both of them...

1. No.
2. No.
3. H2N makes no sense considering N usually means Nitrogen, but you are using it as Natural Gas. Yours would burn extremely fast and hot.
4. Seriously, you do type like a 4 year old.
5. No.

fine sorry. O h2n is just some lame name I made up

Unfortunatley, LH/CH4/N proved to cook too hot for standard engines to use.

Therefore, we are working with LO/CH4/N, hoping to run it somewhat cooler.

Scientists have been able to successfully run the LO/CH4/N mixture in a standard Diesel engine. We have not yet tested it on any other kinds.

In a diesel engine, the LO/CH4/N gets reduced efficiency. To make up for the loss, we reduce the amount of N in the fuel, which lowers the resistance against the reaction.

One of the fuel compounds has been successfully used in a turbofan engine.