The NOx pollution would be horrendous.
Oxides of nitrogen (NO, NO2, etc.) form when air is heated, like in an
engine (or in lightning, for example.) NOx is not particularly stable,
so it later breaks down in sunlight in the presence of other pollutants
to create ozone (O3). More NOX = more O3. The hotter the air gets, the
more NOx is produced. A plasma is _way_ hotter than any existing engine.
Thus, this plasma propulsion system would produce _way_ more NOx than
any existing engine technology. I'm certain it would also produce a lot
of O3 as well, since the a plasma is so hot.
Not a good idea at all. Extremely bad news from an air pollution
perspective.
Bill D.
On 9/1/2020 2:28 PM, Lawrence Rhodes via EV wrote:
Claims no fossil fuel is needed. Just air and electricity to burn the plasma.
https://asiatimes.com/2020/05/chinese-researchers-create-prototype-plasma-jet-engine/
Lawrence Rhodes
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