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Thank you for taking the time to visit
our Hydrogen Generator website. There are many resources on
the web for researching hydrogen generators. Your biggest question right now
is if you should buy or build a hydrogen generator. While we
cannot make the determination for you, we can provide information
about both approaches that may help you in making that
decision.
There are some people who are
trying to achieve 100% hydrogen fueling systems (aka Water Car)
which post on the forum. While we have yet to see anyone
attain that goal yet, there are some members on the board who
can talk you through that if you are seeking it. For the most
part though, Hydrogen Generator will assist you in completing
supplementary systems.
There are many
hydrogen generator plans on the internet today. Some are free,
most are not. Some are very basic and meant for
experimentation and others are more industrial that can last
for years of use. HydrogenGenerator.cc focuses its time on
supporting the Tero Cell which creates a durable hydrogen
generator that can be used for industrial applications and
will withstand the test of time. Other hydrogen generator
plans are constructed out of glass jars and the idea of
putting glass into a vibration prone environment seems that
the hydrogen generator will break apart in a short time of
use.
Another concern in
planning your hydrogen generator is if it is a single cell or
multi cell hydrogen generator. Why is this significant? Single
cell hydrogen generators place 12-14 volts in a single
chamber. Much of the energy is turned into heat and the
temperatures rise in your engine compartment to nearly 200
degrees. You are not making hydrogen at that point, but steam
wich is not the goal. A multi cell hydrogen generator spreads
the voltage across multiple cells so you are at nearly 2 volts
per cell. This allows the electrical path to be extended and
have a flow to it and the result is less heat and certainly
not steam. If you are buying a cheap hydrogen generator, your
first question should be, "Is your hydrogen generator a single
cell unit or multi cell unit because I heard single cell units
have heat problems."
Some members joing
the group to argue the validity of putting hydrogen generators
on-board vehicles. The basic argument is that you can't get
more energy out of something than you put into it. Keep in
mind that we are offering a more complete burn of the gasoline
or diesel fuel loads and creating an earlier burn which offers
more power on the downward stroke. For a diesel, slam on the
gas pedal and what comes out of the tail pipe? Black smoke.
What is that? Unburned fuel. Hydrogen injection allows a more
complete burn of the fuel load, less emissions, more power and
better fuel economy as a result. And don't just take our word
for it, talk the members who have re-created our plans and
have accomplished the goal.
Is it worth doing?
We put the Tero Cell on our company Landrover Discover 4.0L
Gasoline engine and went from 14 mpg to 23.03 mpg. Other
members are reporting significant gains as well.
There are many types
of hydrogen generators. We offer plans on the
Tero
Cell but there is also the
Joe
Cell , Smackbooster,
Water4Gas and many
more are discussed in the forum.
Hydrogen Generators
either produce hydrogen and oxygen seperately from water, or
together known as HHO, Hydroxy, Brown's Gas or Hydrogen /
Oxygen Gas.
There are many
metals that can be used to make your hydrogen generator. We
recommend stainless steel 316L. Hydroxy is corrosive to metal
and soft metals like lead and aluminum are easily worn away.
Stainless steel is cheaper than exotic metals such as gold,
platinum and palladium.
Plate spacing is key
in determining the efficiency of your hydrogen generator.
There are many variables though, such as how many amps you are
allowing to be drawn into your system. The more amps, the
larger gap you want. The less amps, the closer together you
want your plates.
Distilled water is
used as there are no minerals within it. If you used tap
water, electrolysis would draw those minerals and they would
be attached to your plates which would make them less
efficient.
There are many
electrolytes that can be used. Never use baking soda as it
emits toxic and deadly gasses as well as creates a mud that
clogs up your system. KOH or Potassium Hydroxide is
recommended at 33% by weight (90% flake). IE - 4 lbs of 90%
flake would be mixed in with 1 gallon of water. Don't breathe
in the fumes and wear rubber gloves while mixing. Do this
outside, never indoors. Other electrolytes can be used, but it
seems everyone switches to KOH after experimenting with NaOH,
salt, etc.
Your hydrogen
generator should be sized to produce half a liter per minute,
per liter of engine size.
You can measure your
output of liters per minute by filling an ice chest with
water. Fill a one liter bottle with water. Place the bottle
under the water in the ice chest. Run your gas exit tubing
under water and time how long it takes to fill the bottle of
water with gas (displacement). If it takes two minutes to fill
one liter bottle, then you are producing half a liter per
minute. This looks like 0.5 LPM. Always refer to gas per
minute as liters per minute.
Once you have
established your output in LPM, then you can measure your amps
with an inline ammeter. The number of amps per liter per
minute shows the efficiency of your hydrogen generator. 1 LPM
at 11 Amps is most desireable. Beat that and notate what
you've done to achieve it and run to the patent office.
Never, ever let your hydrogen
generator draw as many amps as it wants. Most
people control the amperage by using a PWM Controller
also known as a DC
motor controller. This will minimize heat issues and maximize
production and amps per LPM.
A bubbler is used to strip off the
electrolyte from the gas as well as a way to
prevent combustion into your hydrogen
generator. However, several forum users have reported that they experienced this
even though they were using a bubbler.
Always use a
flashback arrestor at the end of your gas exit hose to prevent
an explosion in your hydrogen generator.
When injecting into a vehicles,
inject after the MAF sensor on the rubber elbow that
connects your air filter with the air intake. Never drill
into the elbow while it is still connected to your air
intake as shavings will be sucked into your engine.
Freezing weather is
an issue for you bubbler water, add 20% alcohol to mitigate.
KOH electrolyte does not freeze.
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