My son is an engineering student.

He is interested in building a NI/Hydrogen reactor from steel bike parts. 

His goal is to create a kit that could be used to build power systems from bikes in the third world.

 

Could you suggest bike parts that could withstand 1200 C ?

Ecat Ni/Hydrogen reactor

http://ecat.org

http://energycatalyzer3.com/news/leaked-test-data-indicates-hot-ecat-operating-at-1200-degrees-celsius

 

He saw this steam bike design.

It gives you an idea of what he would like to build.

World Bicycle Relief is a group donating bikes to underdeveloped countries.
http://worldbicyclerelief.org
 
For millions, of the worlds poor people, this may allow girls to go to school. Girls collect firewood and leave school. Ecat would replace firewood and prevent deforestation.

http://worldbicyclerelief.org/programs/education

If girls go to school their children will enable job opportunities.

Basic Blender Bike:

Have students load blender freeware on PC and import file to bike file to blender.

http://blender.org

Could bike designers build a bike, for the developing world, that integrated an Ecat reactor into their design?

Simulating a bike frame in http://Blender.org (see further info below)

Could this model be used to build a bike frame and modify it into an Ecat reactor?

I am interested in simulating an Ecat reactor made from bike parts.
Does you use any graphic software for parts?
In an underdeveloped country could an Ecat be configured from steel bike parts?
This cartoon will give you some information on the reactor design. (press right arrow key to move from frame to frame)

Ecat is built with steel pipe and is assembled with minimal welding.
Could a bike mechanic build a reactor from spare bike parts?
Could a bike frame itself, integrate a reactor, that can be turned on at night for heating and cooking?
Off in the morning to ride the bike to work.
The reactor would then be less likely to get stolen and allow the owner to travel with fuel on board.

A small nuclear reactor E-cat could change energy used in the world.
A 5kWh hot water heater and house baseboard system will be avail in 2013.
 
It could heat homes at a fraction of today’s costs for oil and gas.
It could decentralize electric power by using a stirling engine to produce electricity in the home.

 

I was a Peace Corps Volunteer working on renewable energy and water in Jamiaca, WI in the 1970's. I worked at PNM managing the power grid.

 

I saw deforestation by firewood collection in Haiti.

Henry Brown
hbrown@sisna.com
505 795-3680