Urine Powered Vehicle...90 Miles Per Gallon

[Xaero_Vincent]

This technology would be strictly limited to males who can aim in the gas/piss tank. Fail.

Much better is a full-sized car with pedals like the one driven in Toronto.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSwig1tgUtY

[drspark]

@ResinRat

If the system produces CO that would be a great enhancement. In that case the entire urea molicule will be converted into gas (mostly flammable) with exception of the N2.

If the system produces CO it will not be good for fuel cells.

I don't think URINE is the answer - UREA is, and its cheap for now.
Tho, a rabbit hutch properly designed, can make fuel and dog food from hay and water...

2H2 & co & N2  is the basic result from biomass and petroleum thermal gasification like woodgas BUT much much cleaner than pyrolysis gas production.

Dave

[ResinRat2]

@ResinRat2
Hi ,
a 100 hp engine consumes beween 500 and 700 litres per minute at full load and at least 200 litres per minute at low load. So you should be able to reverse your car out of driveway and make the first intersection.
That is assuming those calculations of hydrogen out put per gallon of Urea is correct.
However given that a gallon of water releases at least 3000 litres of hydrogen I think we need to revisit the calculation.
Kind Regards
Mark

I wasn't taking the water into account because the low-voltage component here is the urea. Since urine is 5% urea I just calculated it using that number. You are correct that water has a huge amount of hydrogen, but at higher voltage.

[Cap-Z-ro]

Hey wait...before you piss out that Mountain Dew...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6j7mtYXC7o&feature=player_embedded

Regards...

[Xaero_Vincent]

Mountain Dew power heh.

The inventor mentions that you still need 20-25% hydrocarbon... so a quarter of it still needs to be gas. The demand for soda will quickly overwhelm stores and drive soda prices through the roof.