Cool. Fuel.
The only cryogenic hydrogen research center in US academia.
Working with hydrogen safely so that others can too since 2010.
Innovations
Cryogenic Origami Bellows
Imagine the challenge of storing and reliably dispensing fuel at -421°F, the temperature of liquid hydrogen. Go one step further — try it in microgravity. Not hard enough? If a vapor bubble leaves the bottom of the tank you’ll explode the turbo of your engine.
Leidenfrost Dusting
Breakthrough innovations in spacesuit cleaning technology using liquid nitrogen. The Leidenfrost Effect has proven to remove lunar dust, making it a promising procedure in future long-term moon travel.
Genii
The first liquid hydrogen fueled drone by a University. Fourteen flights proved the airframe, electric propulsion, and guidance systems were working beautifully, and extensive ground testing and characterization of the hydrogen systems showed the fuel cell hydrogen powertrain was up to the task.
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Featured posts
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ME 406 Lecture 10: How to Write a Winning Whitepaper/Concept Proposal
Although full research proposals can range from 30-100+ pages in length, the federal funding rate of proposals is less than 10%. Most federal agencies and companies will request concept proposals, … » More …
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ME 406 Lecture 8: Section 5 — Conclusions you can stand by
We are now finished with all of the essential elements of an experimental design and test report, except for the single most important thing: what we discovered/found/determined from the work!
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‘Oh’, the Lessons You’ll Learn on Your Cryogenic Engineering Journey
[Editor’s note: These parting words are from Justin Jessup shortly after graduating and joining Stoke Space.]
“You can’t spell ‘cryogenics’ without ‘cry’” – Jake Leachman
This common saying amongst cryogenic … » More …
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Cool Fuel: It’s time to Cowboy up for liquid hydrogen fueled agriculture!
This article is a pre-print of my bi-monthly Cool Fuel column in Cold Facts — the magazine of the Cryogenic Society of America.
It’s harvest time here on … » More …
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Announcing the Richard T Jacobsen Graduate Student Fellowship in HYPER
Dear HYPER-Blog reader,
Although many in life made us who we are today, there are an indelible few who live on, in our heads, just the way we remember them. … » More …
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Archie West from Airbus ZeroE Reflects on a Semester Placement in HYPER
Hydrogen must play a crucial role in humanity’s future. It is the universe’s most abundant element and boasts one of the best specific energy’s known to mankind. The UK government … » More …
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Cool Fuel — Weeping over Weep Ports
This is a pre-print article from my “Cool Fuel” column published bi-monthly in Cold Facts — The Magazine of the Cryogenic Society of America.
The worst safety event we’ve … » More …
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Magic in the lab — and how to give a good tour
I extracted the smoking flower and slammed it against the table — shattering it into bits. The audience (20 or so elementary school kids amassed in the Uniontown library) ooohed. … » More …
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A good bit of kit
Engineers are expensive. It’s my job to train them to be effective returns on that investment. If you hired an engineer to perform a task, and they showed up without … » More …
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SEL Drive Podcast on Cool Fuel
Schweitzer Engineering … » More …
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