Posted: Apr 18, 2017 11:04 am
Macdoc wrote:sounds like an impossibility .....read on..Metal as fuel? These Canadian scientists are working to make it happen
Research into new fuel technology could provide cleaner alternative to power vehicles
By Nicole Mortillaro, CBC News Posted: Apr 16, 2017 5:00 AM ET Last Updated: Apr 16, 2017 5:00 AM ET
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/scien ... -1.4058398
Stupid idea.
Iron may have the energy content of hydrocarbons, but is 8 times the density.
For the same amount of energy as a 50l tank you'd need 400kg iron.
Worse is that once you burn it, you still have to carry it as spent fuel for recycling. It will weigh even more - 550kg.