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Title: DB #0010 - 2008 Hydrogen-Fueled Formula Student Car by University of Hertfordshire
Post by: bubenator on January 02, 2013, 07:15:52 PM
What is this?  What's going on here?  Who built it?  What's the significance?
The more details the better!
Title: Re: DB #0010 - 2008 Hydrogen-Fueled Formula Student Car by University of Hertfordshire
Post by: bubenator on January 07, 2013, 03:09:17 PM
Time for an Expert opinion!
Title: Re: DB #0010 - 2008 Hydrogen-Fueled Formula Student Car by University of Hertfordshire
Post by: D-type on January 07, 2013, 04:15:04 PM
Anything to do with nitrous oxide?
Title: Re: DB #0010 - 2008 Hydrogen-Fueled Formula Student Car by University of Hertfordshire
Post by: bubenator on January 07, 2013, 05:45:14 PM
Nope.
Even more interesting!
Title: Re: DB #0010 - 2008 Hydrogen-Fueled Formula Student Car by University of Hertfordshire
Post by: Zerk on January 07, 2013, 09:28:07 PM
Stored compressed air experiment?
Title: Re: DB #0010 - 2008 Hydrogen-Fueled Formula Student Car by University of Hertfordshire
Post by: bubenator on January 07, 2013, 11:20:46 PM
No, not compressed air.
Title: Re: DB #0010 - 2008 Hydrogen-Fueled Formula Student Car by University of Hertfordshire
Post by: targhediferro on January 08, 2013, 12:42:27 AM
Hydrogen?
Title: Re: DB #0010 - 2008 Hydrogen-Fueled Formula Student Car by University of Hertfordshire
Post by: bubenator on January 08, 2013, 01:35:03 AM
Yes!
But where?
This might take some research.  IMHO that's the fun part of this whole ordeal - learning the stories behind the storied contraptions.
Title: Re: DB #0010 - 2008 Hydrogen-Fueled Formula Student Car by University of Hertfordshire
Post by: bubenator on January 17, 2013, 07:59:19 PM
Let's see if any of the Professionals are interested in shedding some light on this.
On the other hand, maybe this is a little too far outside the mainstream puzzle here.
That being said, my first puzzle to make it this far.
Title: Re: DB #0010 - 2008 Hydrogen-Fueled Formula Student Car by University of Hertfordshire
Post by: RayTheRat on January 20, 2013, 09:33:46 PM
Well, I found a photo of it, but the link associated with it was dead.  But it's called (in the article I found) a hydrogen-powered race car.  Pretty obvious.  Looks like a DOHC 1 or 2 cylinder motor at the back of a small, pseudo-formula car.
Title: Re: DB #0010 - 2008 Hydrogen-Fueled Formula Student Car by University of Hertfordshire
Post by: WayneB on January 21, 2013, 10:57:49 AM
It says here it is a Formula Student 2008 Entrant , built by Hertfordshire University.

Powered by a Hydrogen fueled Yamaha WR 250 engine.

You can give the point to Ray, I was just interested in finding out what it was.
Title: Re: DB #0010 - 2008 Hydrogen-Fueled Formula Student Car by University of Hertfordshire
Post by: RayTheRat on January 22, 2013, 07:37:10 PM
I think you deserve the point, Wayne.  You got the name.  I couldn't find it.
Title: Re: DB #0010 - 2008 Hydrogen-Fueled Formula Student Car by University of Hertfordshire
Post by: WayneB on January 25, 2013, 10:47:35 AM
I think bubenator has forgotton about this one.........
Title: Re: DB #0010 - 2008 Hydrogen-Fueled Formula Student Car by University of Hertfordshire
Post by: bubenator on January 25, 2013, 06:18:30 PM
I didn't really forget about it.  Occasionally life requires attention beyond the lovely walls of this...um...forum.

That being said, I think WayneB has this one solved.
This is the Hertfordshire Formula Student car with the first hydrogen-fueled entry back in 2008.

Just for the fun of it, the Delft University team is campaigning some of the first hydrogen fuel-celled entrants in FS.
It's a fascinating read.
Title: Re: DB #0010 - 2008 Hydrogen-Fueled Formula Student Car by University of Hertfordshire
Post by: RayTheRat on January 26, 2013, 01:29:25 AM
 :thumbsup: