Energy production method and apparatus
OwnerErling Reidar Andersen, Erling Jim Anderseninventors
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Abstract
The process for producing hydrogen gas according to the present invention consists of reacting aluminum with water in the presence of sodium hydroxide as a catalyst. An apparatus for carrying out the method is also described. The apparatus comprises an expandable container wherein the pressure and temperature of the reaction causes the container to expand and contract to control the degree of immersion of a fuel cartridge in water and consequently to control the intensity and duration of the reaction.
Claims10
A process for producing heat, light and hydrogen gas, comprising the steps of:
- providing an expandable receptacle;
- partly filling said expandable receptacle with water;
- introducing an aluminum element and a catalyst in said water;
- partly sealing said expandable receptacle;
- reacting said aluminum element with said water;
- expanding and contracting said expandable receptacle and emerging and immersing said aluminum element out of and in said water, in response to more or less pressure inside said expandable receptacle respectively;
- such that an intensity of a reaction between said water and said aluminum element is controllable in response to a pressure generated inside said expandable receptacle by said reaction.
An apparatus for producing heat, light and hydrogen gas, comprising;
- an expandable receptacle having an upper end and a central portion;
- a fuel element suspended to said upper end and inside said central portion, and
- means for raising and lowering said fuel element in said central portion in response to more or less pressure inside said expandable receptacle, respectively.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.