[email protected] wrote:
You can prevent these problems by starving the device of fuel. I.e. control the
fuel supply rate such that it doesn't get a chance to self destruct . . .
I assume the fuel is hydrogen. I do not think it is possible to admit
such a tiny amount of hydrogen into the cell that it would affect the
reaction rate. It would have to be fairly strong vacuum.
I do not think there is evidence that this reaction can run away, or
that it needs input to keep going or to prevent runaway. It needs input
to trigger the reaction, and to keep the present cell at operating
temperature, however both this reaction and the electrochemical one seem
to work fine in the absence of input.
- Jed
