Disregarding battery technology, can a hydrogen, alcohol, or other interesting fuel cell be built with simple parts?
Looking for interesting, and creative answers.
Thanx
2006-07-11 16:52:01 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
The band-aid one is pure genius...keep em coming!
2006-07-11 17:00:59 · update #1
Sort of. You'll need some parts from an Internet company, and some methanol (from Home Depot or whatever), but- yes, you can make a working fuel cell. See link below.
2006-07-11 16:57:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
No. If we could, we'd all have them by now.
Hydrogen is too volatile for any homemade materials. A fuel cell has to hold the fuel until it is needed and only release the amount needed, and it has to store it in such a way that it is compact and is not going to easily blow up. And hydrogen is really the only thing you'd use a 'fuel cell' for, because other fuels can be transported as liquids.
2006-07-11 23:58:10 · answer #2 · answered by DakkonA 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on what you mean. By "in your house" if you mean can you build a simple fuel cell safely to demonstrate the technology, then the answer is yes. If you mean can you build one to run your entire house from, the answer is no, not practicall.
Read:
http://www.fuelcells.com/FuelCellKit/
http://electronickits.com/kit/complete/solar/fuelcell.htm
http://www.goodideacreative.com/fuel_cell.html
2006-07-12 09:02:53 · answer #3 · answered by wd5gnr 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just copy the car battery, (carbon &zinc submerge in acid)
or just set that carbon & zinc in the sun, connected
2006-07-12 00:12:28 · answer #4 · answered by Henry W 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋