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Originally Posted by Mythic
??? H2 go BOOM 
Hydrogen has one of the highest gravimetric energy densities of all available fuels, which means it has very high energy content per unit mass (143 MJ/kg, 40 percent more than other rocket fuels)
Hydrogen is quite difficult to store. It burns with a very high temperature. It requires very little energy to ingnite which is noted by its low octane rating. In single ignition jet/rocket engines this is a plus. In an ICE not so much.
Hydrogen can also corrupt the structure of metals in which it comes into contact - see Hydrogen Embrittlement |
That's awesome information, thank you. Hopefully it was obvious that I was speculating as to why one chemical is used over another.
So, what is your take on the hydrogen injection stuff? I'm very interested to know.
I haven't bought into the hydrogen thing just yet. But the MPG numbers are hard to argue with. On the surface, anyway.