Closed Cycle Hydrogen Fuel Cell Question

davester65 · 10-03-2014, 02:22 PM

I seem to remember way back in the spaceship design rules for 2nd edition GURPS Space their was an optional rule whereby you could have a version of the Hydrogen Fuel Cell that cracked its own hydrogen and oxygen from water rather than having to carry liquid hydrogen and oxygen. Does anyone remember the stats for it? I'd like to stat it out for GURPS Spaceships, but my copy of 2nd ed' Space is long gone. In a nutshell it was supposed to provide slightly less power, but be much more efficient in its fuel use than a standard cell. I figured it would be a good choice for fighters and other relatively short endurance spacecraft. Thanks.

10-03-2014, 02:22 PM	#1
davester65 Join Date: May 2009	Closed Cycle Hydrogen Fuel Cell Question I seem to remember way back in the spaceship design rules for 2nd edition GURPS Space their was an optional rule whereby you could have a version of the Hydrogen Fuel Cell that cracked its own hydrogen and oxygen from water rather than having to carry liquid hydrogen and oxygen. Does anyone remember the stats for it? I'd like to stat it out for GURPS Spaceships, but my copy of 2nd ed' Space is long gone. In a nutshell it was supposed to provide slightly less power, but be much more efficient in its fuel use than a standard cell. I figured it would be a good choice for fighters and other relatively short endurance spacecraft. Thanks.