[ham] Re: [Rhodes22-list] Gas vs Liquid Battens

[Steve]

Well, since this is all we have to talk about; here is
an idea; get a big balloon and put all that gas in. 
Then you could just rise above the thunderstorm and
you wouldn't have to worry about it:-)  Hummmmmm;
wonder if anyone has ever thought of this:-) You know
me, just thinking out loud:-)
Steve

 
--- Michael Meltzer <mjm@michaelmeltzer.com> wrote:
> way not use Mylar in the sail, the fancy tape jobs
> use it all the time. And what is the big deal in the
> thunderstorm, hydrogen gas
> burning in open air is not a big deal, the fire ball
> should raise away from the boat, the problem is only
> if the fabric burns with
> it, that solvable.
> 
> MJM
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "ronald" <lipton@fnal.gov>
> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list"
> <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 25, 2002 10:14 PM
> Subject: Re: [ham] Re: [Rhodes22-list] Gas vs Liquid
> Battens
> 
> 
> > A problem with hydrogen and helium is that they
> are very small small
> > molecules which
> > will diffuse through most thin material. Of course
> mylar helium balloons
> > still will float
> > so there would be a net gain, but probably not
> worth the effort.  A
> > hydrogen-filled sail
> > could be a real disaster in a thunderstorm. The
> advantage of helium
> > is that you could breath in the excess sail gas
> and talk like Donald
> > Duck.
> >
> > Ron
> >
> > On Wednesday, December 25, 2002, at 08:42 PM,
> Michael Meltzer wrote:
> >
> > > hydrogen is highly reactive too, might corroded
> or change the fabrics(I
> > > sure Rodger will get on me for this, remember
> the hinaburge
> > > :-) problem is pure helium is expensive and
> would have to way to
> > > recover it, on the other hand hydrogen is cheap
> and a by product of
> > > adicd reactions, could have a generator on
> board. Any system will be
> > > leaky so it will need to be topped up. Could
> even make the
> > > stuff with a solar panel(they doing it for
> fuelcells). Beside your get
> > > more lift from the hydrogen. The stuff is
> lighter then
> > > air(the whole point :-) to will not crowd the
> deck or cabin, just need
> > > a controled blowout, like gas in the lasserret
> :-)
> > >
> > > MJM
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: <R22RumRunner@aol.com>
> > > To: <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, December 25, 2002 8:22 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [ham] Re: [Rhodes22-list] Gas vs
> Liquid Battens
> > >
> > >
> > >> MJM,
> > >> If my high school science doesn't fail me, I
> believe hydrogen is highly
> > >> flammable. How about using something like a
> nonflammable helium?
> > >>
> > >> Rummy
> > >>
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