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Re: more about Fuel Cells Technology



Rick, the potential "hydrogen loss" I was talking about is not exactly the same as the one the
Hydrocaps are designed for. Hydrocaps are suited to reduce the water refilling issue in lead acid
batteries due to evaporation.

Paolo

Rick Lucertini wrote:

> > Hi, Paolo and All
>
> > [snip]         But for p-subs there still exists a problem in handling "potential" emissions
> > of gaseous
> > hydrogen in a closed environment with a potentially high concentration of oxygen and several
> > potential sources for sparks.
>
> There is (was?) a product on the market called Hydrocaps that, I believe, converted hydrogen to
> water.  They're used in many submersibles, depending on the location of the batteries.
>
> Rick
>
> --
> Rick Lucertini
> empiricus@sprint.ca
> (Vancouver, Canada)

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