Episode 6 | NET ZERO CARBON FUELS

Welcome to the sixth episode of the Gamma Technologies’ GT Tech Talk! In this episode, hosts Abhishek Jain, PhD and Divya Thiagarajan, PhD are joined by Tom Jeremy Wanat (Principal Engineer) and Lalit Patidar, PhD (Staff R&D Engineer, Reactive Flow Systems) to discuss net zero carbon fuels!

Episode Timestamps

• 0:00 – Introduction to guests, Tom Jeremy Wanat and Lalit Patidar
• 2:22 – What are net zero carbon fuels?
• 4:34 – Challenges of net zero carbon fuels
• 4:49 – Why are net zero carbon fuels getting more attention?
• 10:08 – Decades of hydrogen powered ICE vehicle development
• 11:23 – Considerations in fuel tank range and vehicle design
• 16:36 – Positives of net zero carbon fuels
• 22:19 – Modeling and system simulation capabilities of these fuels with GT-SUITE
• 31:16 – Study of hydrogen engine and fuel cell
• 31:40 – Conclusion

Mentions in the show

• Aramco Americas – US GT Technical Conference (GTTC) 2023 presentation that assesses hydrogen internal combustion engine and fuel cell performance

JCB’s study on the cost of an H2 ICE versus fuel-cell-powered excavator