Posted on 01/02/2009 1:30:04 PM PST by Red Badger
Can a car run on water?
Bend businessman Rob Juliano claims it can, despite ample skepticism from scientists and automotive experts.
Although the average price of fuel has slipped dramatically from a summer high of more than $4 per gallon, Juliano believes water — specifically the hydrogen contained in water — can be used to power an internal-combustion engine at a fraction of the cost of gasoline.
Hydrogen is being pursued as a fuel by car manufacturers. Honda earlier this year debuted its FCX Clarity, a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle powered by an electric motor. BMW has developed a car that can use either gasoline or hydrogen to power a traditional motor.
Juliano, however, is peddling something a bit different. Through his company — UnitedH2O.com — the 1984 graduate of Bend’s Mountain View High School builds and installs electrolytic hydrogen generators. They are small, footlong canisters that use electricity from a car battery to break water into its gaseous components, hydrogen and oxygen.
The gases are then funneled into the engine, where — due to the combustive nature of hydrogen — it is used to help drive an engine’s pistons. The process means less gasoline is injected into the piston cylinders, hence the car can travel farther on less gas, thereby increasing the car’s fuel efficiency. In other words, Juliano says cars with his system get more miles per gallon.
Lincoln City resident Linda Young, who paid roughly $1,100 to have Juliano install the system, says her gas mileage has increased nearly 65 percent. Her Nissan Maxima used to get roughly 17 miles per gallon, but the last time she checked, it was getting 28 miles per gallon, she said.
(Excerpt) Read more at bendbulletin.com ...
nventor Rob Juliano stands in front of a customer’s engine that’s been outfitted with an electrolysis-based hydrogen gas pump he’s developed. The system uses power from the car battery to break down water into its gaseous components, which are then pumped into the engine with the goal of improving fuel efficiency. Photos by Pete Erickson / The Bulletin
Another Magic Energy Device................
“Its not that I want to punish you for being successful,...”
Rob Juliano, I cast thee out! The power of thermodynamics compels you!
Old tech. Granny Duck was driving with water years ago :)
Old tech. Granny Duck was driving with water years ago :)
Check this site out. http://water4gas.com/2008.htm
These guys keep creeping out of the waterworks.
Been there. Done that...............
Did it work for you? If not, why not?
No, I meant the Site, not the process...........
Because of the laws of Thermodynamics...
A 5 gallon bucket of water, a couple of rebar electrodes and a 12V battery charger and some sodium carbonate release hydrogen as well....not exactly rocket science. I use mine for cleaning parts....don't smoke around it.
I have the book but never tried it. I would be curious to speak with someone that is using it. Not an installer, an actual user. I enjoy playing around with engines.
Please explain. I would like to know the reasoning why it can’t work.
What kind of parts need that kind of cleaning?
(I’ve done some crude plating with a similar setup.)
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