Frogwatch wrote:
Ever since I read about using H2O2 to power torpedoes in WW2, I been
fascinated with it. In fact, some people (Armadillo Aerospace) is
using it to propell their lunar lander.
Seems that if you take 80% H2O2 and pass it thru a silver gauze as a
catalyst, you get 600 degree steam and oxygen. Add some methane to it
and you get steam and CO2. H2O2 is non-flammable and easy to store
and not too expensive.
Next, we combine this high temp steam generator with an efficient way
to make electricity, say a micro-turbine. I saw a Youtube video of a
guy who made a tiny (a few cubic inches) turbine that produced 50
watts of power from compressed air. Combine such a micro-turbine with
the H2O2 steam generator and you have a great way to generate
electricity. Scale up a little to get a few KW with almost no noise
and NO flame at all
One could use the turbine directly to turn a gear system to turn a
prop too.
Compared to gasoline, H2O2 is not very dangerous because it is non-
flammable. It is however a powerful oxidizing agent but so what.
Major problem I see is that you cannot spill it onto any oily material
because that produces instant flames.
H2O2 has a great energy density compared to any battery system and one
could imagine buying tiny sealed vented bottles of it to plug into
your micro-turbine to run your computer for many hours.


My Mac laptop runs for at least four hours off its battery. No muss, no
fuss, no "powerful oxidizing agent."

You seem to have great difficulty coming up with "inventions" any
consumer with a working brain would consider buying.

What's next? A steam-powered yo-yo?