Because they burn kerosene, they are far safer and cheaper to
operate than the hydrogen engines used on the Saturn V.
Not exact matches
University of Houston physicists have discovered a catalyst that can split water into
hydrogen and oxygen, composed of easily available, low - cost materials and
operating far more efficiently
than previous catalysts.
Because
hydrogen fuel cells
operate more efficiently at less -
than - maximum power, their advantage relative to diesel generators rises, he said.
Prototype
hydrogen filling stations have also been
operating for some time and they don't blow up either, any more
than gasoline stations do.
This increase in storage is accomplished by pressurizing the
hydrogen to a much greater degree
than previous tanks: Where older models might be pressurized at 2 - 10 atmospheres this new prototype tank can
operate at a pressure of 350 atmospheres.