The challenges of hydrogen for airliners, part 2: ecosystem

Re:The challenges of hydrogen for airliners, part 2: ecosystem by jandrese on Monday August 03, 2020 @03:27PM (#24042209)

Don't worry, nothing could ever go wrong with pressure vessels filled with heavily compressed explosive gas, especially in an accident.

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Re:The challenges of hydrogen for airliners, part 2: ecosystem by ggm on Monday August 03, 2020 @05:59PM (#24043959)

Of all the explosive gases, hydrogen is not the worst. It floats, and it's combustion products tend to be less toxic. I really don't think rocketry experiences inform commercial aviation choices.

Has the hydrogen storage associated with spaceflight been responsible for significant explosions. Flight vessels are made as thin walled as possible for a reason. Land bound containers don't have the same weight penalty.

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Re:The challenges of hydrogen for airliners, part 2: ecosystem by ncmncm on Monday August 03, 2020 @06:41PM (#24044345)

Thus, don't compress it.

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Re:The challenges of hydrogen for airliners, part 2: ecosystem by jandrese on Tuesday August 04, 2020 @10:49AM (#24050532)

Bring back Zeppelins?

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Re:The challenges of hydrogen for airliners, part 2: ecosystem by ncmncm on Tuesday August 04, 2020 @02:32PM (#24053047)

Current discussion focuses on liquifaction, which enables transport without high pressure.

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