Liquid Hydrogen

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. Introduction

   • Walter Peschka

   Pages 1-3

3. Hydrogen Production

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   Pages 5-15

4. Hydrogen Liquefaction

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   Pages 17-70

5. Thermal Insulation, Storage and Transportation of Liquid Hydrogen

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   Pages 71-103

6. Liquid Hydrogen as a Rocket Propellant

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   Pages 105-115

7. Liquid Hydrogen as Fuel

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   Pages 117-240

8. Outlook to Future Applications

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   Pages 241-262

9. Safe Handling of Liquid Hydrogen

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   Pages 263-281

10. Physical and Technical Data of Liquid Hydrogen

    • Walter Peschka

    Pages 283-295

11. Back Matter

    Pages 297-303

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to the German Edition This book is based on published material, oral presentations and lecture courses, as well as the author's personal research in the specific field of space technology and in the general areas of energy storage and transfer, and cryogenics. The science and technology of liquid hydrogen-once essential prere­ quisites for the rapid development of space technology-are now also proving to be more and more important for the energy production of the future. Hydrogen as an energy carrier can generally mediate the existing disparity between nuclear energy and regenerative energy, both of which are indispensable for the future. Hydrogen, as a secondary energy carrier, can be produced from these primary energy sources with minimal environmental impact and without the detrimental, long-term pollution effects of current fossil fuel technology. Hydrogen, therefore, represents the ultimate in energy technology. The initial, large-scale application of hydrogen as a secondary energy was as a high-energy rocket propellant. The procedures for its large scale liquefaction, storage and employment were generally developed in the U.S. Currently in Europe similar activities are being conducted only in France. The effort in West Germany involves testing hydrogen-oxygen and hydrogen-fluorine rocket engines, studying also the physical and technical characteristics of slush hydrogen-mixture of the solid and liquid phase-and is concentrating currently on R&D applications of liquid hydrogen as an alternate fuel. Similar activities are also being conducted in Japan and Canada.

• Europe
• accident
• combustion
• environment
• fuel
• hydrogen
• fluid- and aerodynamics
• air pollution and air quality

• Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V., Stuttgart, Bundesrepublik Deutschland

  Walter Peschka

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