Posted on 11/28/2005 12:28:57 PM PST by saganite
He said he can put his hand on the tail pipe even after hours of driving, because the engine is running so efficiently.
Shouldn't a "more complete burn" result in more heat? Something doesn't seem to add up here.
Break water, burn the H2, then get back the water? Where's the energy coming from, then?
It's a high feasible and efficient way to separate scientifically ignorant suckers from their money.
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LOL! I expected your presence here and I'm not disappointed. Can you break down your analysis a little more?
Atomic possum had it about right.
these types of crackpot ideas come out every time gas prices go up. I've seen all sorts of gizmos that promise to improve mileage. none really work.
putting water into gas doesn't make a lot of sense, but I have seen folks who swear by these things.
the words "Crack" and "pot" seem to fit.
>>It's a high feasible and efficient way to separate scientifically ignorant suckers from their money.
Bingo! That was my initial reaction as well.
Looks like a variation on the "vortex generator" on the intake, or the "electric turbocharger" hair dryer nonsense.

> OK techies. What do you think? Feasible?
It's clear that at least two well-known scientific
principles are at work here:
1. Placebo Effect
2. Observer Bias
>> The H2 N-Gen draws about 13 amps from the battery
>> to run its electrolysis.
And how mnay mpg does that subtract from the gain?
As I understand the laws of thermodynamics,
this can't work. Those laws are:
* You can't win.
* You can't break even.
* You can't get out of the game.
Aside from the claims about the device itself is there any crdibility to the claim that injecting hydrogen into the fuel mixture will improve combustion?
It sounds like all they are doing is adding some hydrogen gas to the air being injected into the combustion chamber.
If this device works, then you don't need to use electrolysis to generate the hydrogen. You could just hook up cylinder of hydrogen, especially since we are talking about a "low volume of hydrogen."
I have never heard of anybody increasing fuel economy by adding hydrogen gas to the intake of a gasoline engine.
This is an obvious hoax.
I can't see why it would. In fact, from what I've read, hydrogen internal combustion engines have a problem with 'pre-detonation' - knocking - and so I'd expect adding hydrogen to the fuel mixture would lower the octane rating, making energy conversion less efficient.
"He said he can put his hand on the tail pipe even after hours of driving, because the engine is running so efficiently."
BS. There is NO WAY I can take any of this seriously after reading that line.
They're just doing this to prevent me from patenting my carburetor that burns water.
how about this.....you set up a solar electrolisis unit at your home....it produces the 2 gases and isolates them into tanks....at home you pump them into tanks on your vehicle and they are somehow introduced into your plenum and or injectors, along with the normal ambient air and gasoline.
Just a thought.
"Break water, burn the H2, then get back the water? Where's the energy coming from, then?"
They make it up in volume......
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