AlGalCo is an Indiana-based hydrogen energy startup that is commercializing their patented "Hydrogen-on-Tap" (H.O.T.) system. By adding water to an aluminum alloy, their technology generates pure hydrogen on demand that can be used to power internal combustion engines. The exothermic reaction that takes place in AlGalCo's H.O.T. technology generates pure hydrogen gas and steam as products. While this combined output does not have noticeable effects on gasoline-powered motors, it is not compatible with large diesel motors that use turbochargers, which is very common in large fleet and transportation vehicles that want to use the H.O.T. system. AlGalCo needs a way to extract the steam byproduct from the hydrogen reaction to be able to safely use the output in turbo-diesel applications.
Team 01 is looking to condense the steam byproduct of AlGalCo’s H.O.T. system to remove 95 percent of moisture from the hydrogen output line.