<VV> Hydrogen (HHO) Generator

[Bill H.]

                                        B"H

Bill:  I understand what you're saying.  I watched a
guy on YouTube installing an HHO generator on his '91
F-150 truck.  His mileage went down slightly, but he
believed this was due to the O2 sensor on his engine
adjusting the fuel-air ratio based on what was coming
out of the exhaust.  He's planning on re-routing the
HHO output to a vacuum line instead of the intake
airstream.  This may do something along the lines you
suggest about volumetric efficiency, but again, I
agree it's a crap shoot at this stage of the
technology.

On a non-computer car, we do have the ability to tweak
fuel/air ratios mechanically, and if the engine will
run smoothly on a leaner mixture of fuel, there may be
some savings.

Regards...Bill

--- Bill Elliott <corvair at fnader.com> wrote:

> Small physics problem with creating your own
> hydrogen.
> 
> Hydrogen is an energy storage medium, not energy
> itself.  It takes 
> significant energy (7-11 amps from the websites)  to
> produce hydrogen 
> from water and the potential energy contained in
> that hydrogen after 
> separating it from water is less than the energy it
> took to separate it 
> (the process not being 100% efficient... the
> websites even talk about 
> the heat generated from this process...that  is lost
> energy).
> 
> Unless the use of the hydrogen could significantly
> raise the volumetric 
> efficiency of the engine (so that the potential
> energy of the hydrogen 
> as gasoline could be better captured) enough to make
> up for the power 
> loss in producing the hydrogen (not a claim I've
> seen made), it would 
> seem to me you would always be in a net loss
> situation. That 7-11 amps 
> have to comes from somewhere...
> 
> Bill
> 
> Bill H. wrote:
> 
> >                                           B"H
> >
> >Does anyone have any experience with HHO generators
> >("Brown's Gas) on Corvair engines?  Or any engines?
> >
> >Like everyone else, I'm trying to get as much value
> >out of a gallon as gas today (with gas now at $4.
> >here).
> >
> >The literature I've read about allows the engine to
> >burn hydrogen gas, improving fuel economy.  Other
> >benefits touted by some users (and the vendors of
> >these sytems) include:  smoother idling, and the
> >ability to use lower octane gas (or getting higher
> >octane from your persent fuel useage).
> >
> >My assumption is that I'd be able to lean the carbs
> >using the idle mixture screw, and using leaner jets
> >for the high-speed circuits.
> >
> >Sounds attractive.  Easy to install and can be
> removed
> >if you don't like what it's doing.  And in theory
> it
> >would pay for itself in a few months.
> >
> >Thanks guys...Bill Hershkowitz 69 Monza Coupe 110
> PG
> >
> >
> >  
> >
> 



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