| We have heard a whole lot of talk about fuel cells and | | | | after reading many articles and studies in the |
| of course it is a worthy endeavor. Portable generators, | | | | Ceramics Industry, I believe there is ample opportunity |
| cars, transportation industry, Power generators, Ships, | | | | there. have been studying these situations for our |
| etc. can benefit. However in a mobile application such | | | | company in the Mobile Oil Change Business figuring if |
| as a shuttle bus, car, truck, train, tractor, motor scooter | | | | we cannot change the oil in the future as a business |
| or even a Segway air-cushioned platform mover, | | | | we can replace filters and membranes with re-usable |
| there is the problem of heat. The heat occurs on | | | | ceramic materials which maybe found in the new |
| transfer of fuel. So if we are talking about a portable | | | | technologies associated with fuel cells. But where will |
| application the heat can make steam and the steam | | | | all these filters be discharged? After all Glass takes |
| can be used for additional power needed also. In an | | | | quite a while to decompose rendering it's half life closer |
| off road application when we are in places of drought | | | | than that of uranium to lead, then from Ceramic filter to |
| and extreme fire hard there is a significant problem | | | | dirt? Will future archeologists dig up these nifty ceramic |
| which needs to be better addressed with the material | | | | filters in old garbage dumps in the decomposed |
| sciences to control the heat. Everyone knows that | | | | semi-crude oil remenance and wonder what on Earth |
| 2-cycle motorcycles get hot and can cause fires if | | | | we used them for and proving that we were indeed a |
| you are not careful.The hydrogen cell problem with it's | | | | species of significant cognitive worth? As we look at |
| temperatures could be significantly worse. In larger | | | | ceramic coatings such as Adsil (google it to learn |
| vehicles there have been ways to mitigate this, with | | | | more) and others we realize that they decrease |
| additional insulation panels, however in a small off road | | | | corrosion from things like the nasty Magnesium |
| vehicle or ATV, the problem becomes more significant. | | | | Chlorides put on roads in the North during ice and |
| When I speak of ATV, I mean All-terrain vehicle, not | | | | snowstorms.Will we need to coat the entire car with |
| the Fuel Cell term of Advanced Technology Vehicle. | | | | glass to prevent fire? Will this mean you will wash your |
| At Texas A and M. they are working on just such a | | | | car with Windex? Is glass cleaning services a future |
| project.When we are talking motorcycles, and ATVs | | | | growth industry then, since more things will be made |
| the cooling system is the major obstacle, wouldn't you | | | | from glass including much of the coating on a car. Will |
| know it. There is always some hitch and it does | | | | this foil the efforts of GM, Ford, Honda and Toyota in |
| appear that this small obstacle is in fact being taken | | | | planned obsolescence? In other words whoever is |
| care of through new material sciences and it is critical | | | | making the cars, whether it is GM-Ballard partnership, |
| indeed as we have seen urban heat of five plus | | | | Eaton-Ford Partnership or a Multi-National Foreign |
| degrees within various regions of the US due to | | | | Conglomerate of China, Japan, Korea, US then will |
| concrete and asphalt without one fuel cell car and we | | | | cars last so long people will buy fewer of them or will |
| know that reciprocal engines of gasoline motors run | | | | the Chinese demand for oil drive the prices of crude |
| about 300 or so degrees, which is a lot less than the | | | | up so fast and furious that the whole world will begin |
| conversion rate to pure hydrogen? Well these | | | | to switch to fuel cells at once during a last hurrah of |
| engineering barriers are being pummeled currently as | | | | overbearing gas and diesel prices. Cars which last too |
| the innovators in America accept the challenge and | | | | long mean consumer will not continue to buy new cars |
| refuse to go back, such is the nature of the American | | | | which on average now is 3.1 years in the middle class |
| Spirit, Never ever, ever, ever Give Up. Winston Churchill | | | | of America. Now do not go out and buy Windex |
| could have been an American, he certainly talked like | | | | Stock right now. No matter what this is still many years |
| one and this current situation could have used such | | | | off.You will see in the future that many companies and |
| talk. And of course he comes from the same stock | | | | even military, NASA and others use ceramic coatings |
| as many of us do. Well it appears many University | | | | on equipment to prolong life. Corrosion issues are |
| Researchers in this country may just beat President | | | | serious in all sectors, including shipping containers, truck |
| Bush's cautious commitment to bring this technology to | | | | chassis, braking systems, railroad, automotive, even a |
| the forefront by 2012. We are now seeing the strides | | | | rusty lawn-mower with many plastic parts from your |
| of innovation take hold. From the Spinglass Scooters | | | | local Home Depot, Lowes or Wal*Mart.Ceramic |
| to potential Segway Models.Now then, the | | | | coatings even applied at 5 mils are enough to seal the |
| components of these vehicles cannot be made of | | | | aluminum pores enough to solve basic corrosion |
| lightweight composite. Some types of composite | | | | problems. Corrosion control is especially important to |
| unfortunately give off Cyanide Gas when they burn. | | | | military equipment after wartime. Sure it provides jobs |
| We of course have been learning this from the F-117 | | | | to make new tanks, humvees and armored personnel |
| Stealth crashes and the potentiality of the 7E7 half | | | | carriers, but there maybe budget concerns as well to |
| composite airliners. So what material do you make | | | | think about. After all some of the T-34 tanks used by |
| these units out of which is safe for anything from a | | | | our enemy were how old? Still running, perhaps with |
| ride on lawn mower to a laptop computer 90 watt | | | | corrosion controls of ceramics, the ones left could be |
| power system. Even Plastics melt and give off some | | | | put in museums forever? A remainder of the Human |
| pretty toxic substances? Ceramic Coatings or glass | | | | Species and her need to wage war, perhaps an innate |
| coatings on top of other materials, indeed may be one | | | | characteristic which may eventually be bread out of |
| solution. As a matter of fact this is just about the only | | | | our genome, but probably not likely soon. Hydrogen cell |
| known solution for the exhaust and catalyst systems | | | | tanks, yes there are many such projects going on |
| (which run extremely hot and glow inside) in current | | | | now.What will the routine maintenance service |
| exhaust systems. Many think it can be applied to the | | | | companies look like in the future? |
| heat issues of hydrogen cells as well and of course | | | | |