I have an Idea about making hydrogen underwater, and want to do a feasibility study but don’t know where to start. It could be deep out at sea or the bubbles could feed though a tube full of water and travel up the tube at surface level.
If I then captured the hydrogen and oxygen in a container and mechanically captured the energy as it ascends to the surface how deep would I need to go so it could perpetually power the electrolysis to produce more Hydrogen Oxygen gas? As a continuous cycle.
I was thinking of attaching aerodynamic down turned cups attached to a belt, the bubbles feed into the cups. The captured bubbles drive the belt that powers a generator. As the cups ascend, the cups on the other side of the belt face up to reduce drag on the way down. When they reach the top they flip over releasing the gas into a container.
Numbers I think I need to know
How much energy is required for electrolysis under how much pressure?
Do the bubbles accelerate as they near the surface having less atmospheres of pressure forcing down on them?
How much resistance is the water having an effect on the aerodynamic cups on the way up and on the way down?
What depth would I need to go, how long would the pulley system need to be?
What’s the potential energy of x volume of Hydrogen and Oxygen gas under y amount of meters under water?
What’s the efficiency of the generator?
Am I asking the right questions, have I forgotten something?
My intuition tells me I’d be breaking thermal dynamics laws as Id be able to get free energy from burning Hydrogen and Oxygen. What do you think?
Even if it was to add some solar energy to the generator would this be a more efficient way of making Hydrogen?
Would I be better of drilling deep into the earth and capturing the energy as the gas bubbles up, so I only have air resistance on the cups?
If I then captured the hydrogen and oxygen in a container and mechanically captured the energy as it ascends to the surface how deep would I need to go so it could perpetually power the electrolysis to produce more Hydrogen Oxygen gas? As a continuous cycle.
I was thinking of attaching aerodynamic down turned cups attached to a belt, the bubbles feed into the cups. The captured bubbles drive the belt that powers a generator. As the cups ascend, the cups on the other side of the belt face up to reduce drag on the way down. When they reach the top they flip over releasing the gas into a container.
Numbers I think I need to know
How much energy is required for electrolysis under how much pressure?
Do the bubbles accelerate as they near the surface having less atmospheres of pressure forcing down on them?
How much resistance is the water having an effect on the aerodynamic cups on the way up and on the way down?
What depth would I need to go, how long would the pulley system need to be?
What’s the potential energy of x volume of Hydrogen and Oxygen gas under y amount of meters under water?
What’s the efficiency of the generator?
Am I asking the right questions, have I forgotten something?
My intuition tells me I’d be breaking thermal dynamics laws as Id be able to get free energy from burning Hydrogen and Oxygen. What do you think?
Even if it was to add some solar energy to the generator would this be a more efficient way of making Hydrogen?
Would I be better of drilling deep into the earth and capturing the energy as the gas bubbles up, so I only have air resistance on the cups?
