Wyatt Graves Summery,
March 15, 2010 the navy had finally completed their task to turn seawater into Jet Fuel. Engineers from the U.S navy have beeen working dligently to create a new scource of fuel for their jets and came up with an alternative fuel scource, seawater! This process involves "taking seawater and inducing a chemical reaction to extract carbon dioxide from the water and combine it with hydrogen. Afterward, the researcher is left with short-chain hydrocarbons which can be further refined into jet fuel." This discovery could change the way we power our jets in the future if we can disover a way to do it without the use of fossil fuels. This process consumes more energy then it provides; but puts us one step closer to turning off of fossill fuels.
My Opinion:
I think that it is great that the U.S army is researching new ways to power our Jets. If they spend enough time refining the process in which doesn't use fossil fuels then maybe they could end the dependance on fossil fuels for the world. Scientists took years to create this process and it is only a matter of time untill they make it a whole lot better and Maybe end the worlds dependance on oil and other fossil fuels.
http://gajitz.com/admiral-alchemy-us-navy-turning-seawater-into-jet-fuel/
My questions...
1. When did this project begin?
2. Who developed the plan for this project?
3. Are other Armies helping the U.S with this research?
4. Are there any other ways to fuel jets without the use of fossil fuels?
5. How many aircrafts have been built to use this fuel.?
Comments, Curtis Sumner
ReplyDeleteI agree with Wyatt, that it is a good thing that our navy is working on ways to go green and still protect the US. However, it says in his summary that the process is taking more energy than it produces. I hope that the technology used can be improved, or we may be discouraged from it, and go back to using the average jet fuel. I also wonder where this technology is being used. From the picture provided, I can guess that it is being used on those really big, wide plane boats, but they could also be used on the coastlines of the US.
3 new questions-
1- Where is this new fuel being used?
2- about how long will it take the US Navy to perfect the new fuel, if they got it working in March?
3- Will other countries around the world try to copy and use the same technology?
This is such a great idea. This will save so much energy and other resources we are over using. The Navy came up with such a great idea. Since they are using this for planes hopefully they will be able to convert this so that cars will also be able to run with this type of fuel. If they can create this fuel so that cars will be able to use it, our enviromental issues may finally be solved with this efficient idea.
ReplyDelete3 New Questions
1. Can this new fuel be converted so that it can be used for cars?
2. How long does it take to produce a barrel of this?
3. How much will this cost?
4. How bad or good is this for the enviroment?
I think is great idea to make jet fuel out of salt water!
ReplyDeleteQuestions I have...
1) Why did it take so long to come up with this idea?
2) How long till it will work?
3) How will this process take place?
I totally agree with Wyatt about how it is a goood idea with finding a new way to power engines. If we're able to find ways to use sea water as fuel, then it's going to completely change energy use.
ReplyDelete3 new questions:
1. How long wil it take to develop the fuel from the sea water?
2. When used, how long will it power the engine for?
3. when will they start developing it?