International Review of Applied Engineering Research. ISSN 2248-9967 Volume 4, Number 5 (2014), pp. 423-426 © Research India Publications http://www.ripublication.com/iraer.htm Design and Fabrication of Hydrogen Powered IC Engine J. Akash Nirmal Kumar, N. Gowtham and S. Senthil Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kamaraj College of Engineering and Technology, Virudhunagar- 626001, India. Abstract Owing to the depletion of the natural resources, nowadays gasoline has become costlier and its extensive usage makes them exhaust in upcoming years. Due to the strict environmental regulation and to minimize the carbon foot prints, hydrogen is considered as an alternative fuel for automobile. Due to the small quenching distance and high auto ignition temperature, hydrogen is suggested in internal combustion engine as an alternate fuel instead of gasoline. This work discuss about the, modification to be done for running a hydrogen powered engine. Keywords: Hydrogen; IC engines; Fuel. 1. Introduction India is a very vast country in terms of area. Hence majority of the people use the various modes of transport which demands more amount of fuel. India is a country which is having less amount of fossil fuel. Nowadays fossil fuel reserves are exhaustible. Thus there is a need for an alternative source where hydrogen is to be used. The hydrogen can be used as a fuel both fuel cell and internal combustion engine. Hydrogen is used extensively in the space program since it has the best energy- to-weight ratio of any fuel. Liquid hydrogen is the fuel of choice for rocket engines. Hydrogen powered internal combustion engines, however, are considered as able to possibly close the gap between a carbon-based and a hydrogen-based economy. An improved operation concerning power, efficiency and emissions compared to conventionally fuelled engines, demands hydrogen as an alternate fuel thereby increases the mobility. Compared to biofuels, the yield of final fuel per hectare of land for different biomass derived fuels, and of hydrogen from photovoltaics or wind power. The results show that the energy yield of land area is much higher when it is