The goal of hydrogen research is to ultimately reduce the cost of its production, which for the electrolysis process is the cost of the electric power consumed. The system provides a means of generating a sufficient amount of non-polluting electric power from the oceans to make it significantly less expensive than either nuclear or oil-based electric power. By utilizing the cheap energy available from the ocean swell wave energy conversion (OSWEC) system for the electrolysis of water, the cost of producing hydrogen will be reduced significantly as well. The Kennedy Space Center, with its ocean-side launch sites and its substantial need for hydrogen make it ideal for the combination of such a system. Having the hydrogen generation process at or near the launch site has the added advantage of eliminating the risk and added costs of transporting the liquid H2 from New Orleans. In conclusion, utilizing the OSWEC system in concert with electrolysis of water to create hydrogen and oxygen for launch operation is economically feasible and is a lower risk method of providing fuel for the Space Shuttle system and other future launch vehicles.


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    Title :

    Ocean hydrogen for launch operations


    Additional title:

    Wasserstoff aus dem Meer als Treibstoff für die Raumfahrt


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1996


    Size :

    6 Seiten, 5 Bilder, 1 Tabelle, 6 Quellen




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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