Question: What exactly IS a fuel cell?

[BimmerToad]

Because your answer was hardly an answer at all. By your answer, I could insert a plastic bladder into my gas tank and it would be a fuel cell.

And I never asked about hydrogen fuel cells.

And just about everything you say is either bullshit or just stupid.

I <3 r3v

One of the main things I like about fuel cells is the ability to add or change the pickup location in the tank. They have these real cool 90deg pickups you can stick in all corners of a tank. ALso, the most of these fuel cells have bags, but that isn't the entire reason that fixes starvation, most of them are also foamfilled which prevents sloshing. I am going to be adding foam to my stock tank.

[uofom3]

Because your answer was hardly an answer at all. By your answer, I could insert a plastic bladder into my gas tank and it would be a fuel cell.

And I never asked about hydrogen fuel cells.

And just about everything you say is either bullshit or just stupid.

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[Fanzotti]

Because your answer was hardly an answer at all. By your answer, I could insert a plastic bladder into my gas tank and it would be a fuel cell.

And I never asked about hydrogen fuel cells.

And just about everything you say is either bullshit or just stupid.

How is that not an answer? That's what a fuel cell is.

[jbsjunk]

I pulled a tank off of a stock 88 325is and it was just a metal tank with some baffles in it. And the plastic fuel cells that i have or had don't have a blatter in them, only foam to keep the fuel from sloshing around.

Most of your OE and replacement tanks are baffled, plastic or steel is no difference. Good luch getting a bladder to work.

The expensive fuel cells have bladders normally. The more common ones for street and racing do not have a bladder, only foam as mentioned and even some of those are baffled to some degree. I've had several cells over the years (hated the plastic because it always buckled no matter how loose or tight the straps were) and aluminum which worked out very well.

[Jon325i]

This is on a semi-related note Josh, but being an F1 junkie I find this kind of stuff really cool....

http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid340473122/bclid647737970/bctid663500411

Jon

[JasonC]

I pulled a tank off of a stock 88 325is and it was just a metal tank with some baffles in it. And the plastic fuel cells that i have or had don't have a blatter in them, only foam to keep the fuel from sloshing around.

[92 mtechnic cabrio]

Because your answer was hardly an answer at all. By your answer, I could insert a plastic bladder into my gas tank and it would be a fuel cell.

And I never asked about hydrogen fuel cells.

And just about everything you say is either bullshit or just stupid.

He gave you a simplified version of an answer.

That's basically all a fuel cell is, a metal (or plastic) box, with a thick plastick bladder inside that holds the fuel. If you get into an accident, say, on the track, the tank may be damaged, and crack, but the fuel will still be contained inside the bladder, preventing a leak. Thus, preventing any possible fire hazards.

I also read that fuel cells are used to prevent fuel starvation because of the way the fuel sits in the bag, it doesn't slosh around and so the pump is always pumping fuel.

[Mr Deagle]

I was under the impression that stock tanks are not "just hollow", but have an open celled foam injected into them to prevent sloshing... Is this incorrect? I've never opened a fuel tank other than removing the pump so I'm not real familiar with the innards...

ill look into that, i have a stock tank laying around

[euroshark]

I was under the impression that stock tanks are not "just hollow", but have an open celled foam injected into them to prevent sloshing... Is this incorrect? I've never opened a fuel tank other than removing the pump so I'm not real familiar with the innards...

[Mr Deagle]

Because your answer was hardly an answer at all. By your answer, I could insert a plastic bladder into my gas tank and it would be a fuel cell.

And I never asked about hydrogen fuel cells.

if you put a bladder in your stock tank, it would be considered a "fuel cell" because it has the safety bag in it, i might actually do that for my car

edit: edit: useful link: http://fuelsafe.com/faqs.htm

[euroshark]

lol...

Pointless post, but it was funny.

My bad

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[Jand3rson]

why would you want to do that? you asked what a fuel cell is

Because your answer was hardly an answer at all. By your answer, I could insert a plastic bladder into my gas tank and it would be a fuel cell.

And I never asked about hydrogen fuel cells.

And just about everything you say is either bullshit or just stupid.

[Mr Deagle]

why would you want to do that? you asked what a fuel cell is

[Jand3rson]

they have a rubber bag inside of them so if they get in a wreck they dont leak.

if you are talking about a hydrogen fuel cell, thats completely different

James, can admins put members on ignore?