Pdf this paper deals with the designing of hydroxyl hho generator and thus use the browns gas liberated from it as a supplement to increase fuel. Generator operators are facing many problems in controlling the seal oil system differential pressure in the specified limits. The objective of this work was to construct a simple innovative hho generation system and evaluate the effect of hydroxyl gas hho addition, as an engine performance improver, into gasoline fuel on engine performance and emissions. A portable hydrogen generator for the homemaker this. Hydrogen is a colorless, odorless, tasteless, flammable nontoxic gas. The correct combination of a hydrogen generator and an electronic controller is required to achieve maximum fuel saving results. Perkinelmer is committed to providing analytical chemists with gas solutions that enable them to get the most out of their instruments. Onsite gas generation news and product development. Hydrogen hho generators use electricity from the battery of a vehicle to split water h2o into hydrogen and oxygen. Save fuel with hydrogen hho generators and engine controllers. Stanley meyer fuel cell producing hydroxy gas grove city record, oct. One of the distinct advantages of a hydroxyl generator is the ability to run the uni while people are still in the building. Hydroxy enrichment combustion performance emissions abstract in this study, hydroxy gas hho was produced by the electrolysis process of different electrolytes koh aq, naoh aq, nacl aq with various electrode designs in a leak proof plexiglass reactor hydrogen generator.
Some people worry about the fact that burning hydroxy gas produces water and they imagine this water causing rusting inside the engine. Development and applications of hho water based flame. If the engine happens to produce a backfire, then the bubbler stops the flame fire from going back through the tubing hose and igniting the gas being produced in the generator. The peak hydrogen gas generator range produces gas on demand, meaning only the amount needed by the gas chromatograph gc is produced at regulated flow 0. Hydroxy gas generator gas generator, hydrogen generator, energy.
Bg is the gas from electrolysed water, consisting mainly of two parts of molecular hydrogen or h2 and one part of molecular oxygen or o2. Safety, reliability, heat rate and generation capacity can all be affected by operation of the hydrogen system used to remove heat from the generator windings. The reactor is where the electrolysis of water into hydrogen and oxygen gas occurs. Effect of hydroxy hho gas addition on performance and. Products featuring renowned swiss quality and precision, combined with italian creativity and design and ongoing research, fulfill all the requirements of analytical, industrial, environmental and laser applications with the highest. The most common and decisive counterargument against producing this gas on board to use as a fuel or fuel additive is that more energy is always needed to split water molecules than is recouped by burning the resulting gas. Hydrogen for generator cooling the pressure, purity and. Future gas turbine fuels will likely include hydrogen gas and biogas with large fractions of carbon dioxide. The hho gas leaves the separation tank and flows into the gas flowmeter per unit of time was measured as the hho flow rate.
The resulting mixed gas is sometimes referred to as oxy hydrogen gas, which is 2 parts hydrogen. I have developed burners that cost only a few cents to adapt stoves, heaters, and other gas appliances for the use of hydrogen. Hydroxy gas is also known as hho, browns gas, water gas and green gas. Modular hydrogen generator systems are configured to meet requirements up to 5,000 nm3hr. It is the lightest of all gases, with a specific gravity of 0. It has been observed that with a increased amount of koh. Hho generator an approach to increase fuel efficiency in. As it name implies the hydroxy gas consists with 2. Hydrogen generator nm series 2 users manual 5 description the hydrogen generator produces pure hydrogen and oxygen as a byproduct by the electrolysis of water. Effect of hydroxy hho gas addition on performance and exhaust emissions in compression ignition engines article pdf available in international journal of hydrogen energy 3520. All hk hydrogen generator models incorporate a unique permeable membrane system to remove moisture from the hydrogen gas produced and. Hydroxy, because of its contractive nature, burns in a vacuum without degrading the vacuum. Take note that the uv light and hydroxyl reaction happens in the chamber in a split second as hydroxyls are made. The h generators ideally supply fuel gas to all known gc combustion detectors used in todays laboratory workflows.
One is the ultra simple, very low efficiency, hotsabi unit which probably produces about 0. Hydroxy gas has been an evolving science for me as i have learned what works, and what doesnt, what you need on a generator, and what you really dont, and that you. Cost effective minimal generator maintenance costs, combined with eliminating ongoing costs associated with cylinders, such as volatility of gas prices, delivery and rental costs and unplanned downtime. It is a watertight and airtight container that holds the reactor core wired to the power source, the water, and the created h 2 and o 2 gases, and feeds these gases to your hydrogen science project the amount of hho gas generated depends on the size of the reactor specifically, the core and the amount of. How to convert water into fuel by building a diy oxyhydrogen. Firstly, whether you call it hho, electrolytic gas, browns gas or my personal choice hydroxy is irrelevant, the bottom line is that its very flammable and therefore suitable precautions must be taken. The aquacure is a practical, reliable and safe hydroxy electrolyzer generator that should give you decades of trouble free service. In this paper, retrofitting of a hydroxy hho cell which is coupled to a gasoline engine is performed by investigating the effects of electrodes shape and distances and the impacts of improvement technologies ultrasonic waves, dc pulsed power with various frequencies and magnetic field on the cells bubble pumping efficiency and rate of hho gas production. In this paper, retrofitting of a hydroxy hho cell which is coupled to a gasoline. Experimental investigation of using hydroxy gas hho. A peak hydrogen generator stores less than 300cc gas, compared with cylinders, that store up to 9000 l at extremely high pressure 20003000 psi. These preliminary results suggest that a hydrogen generator such as ours is indeed an option that is worthy of more attention and research.
Hydroxyls will not go through drywall or brick walls. Remote networking software allows up to 27 hydrogen generators to be actively. Fuel of the future rachel chamousis abstract hydrogen is an energy carrier that can transform our fossilfuel dependent economy into a hydrogen economy, which can provide an emissionsfree transportation fuel. Using hydroxy gas can reduce these emissions, also in a different gas generating configuration hydroxy gas has been applied in a stand alone case to run a car or generator with out the need for any fuel, and completely remove all fossil fuel emissions. Hydrogen gas safety 3 properties of hydrogen what is hydrogen. If you are interested in this or a similar product, please submit an enquiry below and well contact you to discuss product options and alternatives.
Paper open access related content experimental study of. This paper is all about designing an efficient hydrogenhydrogenoxygen hho generator, that produces. Oxyhydrogen is a mixture of hydrogen h 2 and oxygen o 2 gases. Hho otherwise known as hydroxy or browns gas is the gas produced from splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen from electrolysis and allowing the gas to stay in a premixed state for use ondemand without the need for storage. Hydroxyl generators odorox machines titan 4000 safe. Hydroxyl deodorization will benefit from overpressurization. A detailed history of hydroxy gas can be found in robey 2006.
Hydrogen conversion kits can save the average person 20% to 50% on fuel costs. Pdf effect of hydroxy hho gas addition on performance and. The hydrogen concentration in the inhaled airbg mixture was 8 9% by volume. Whether the requirement is for ultra high purity hydrogen for use as a gc and gcms carrier gas or multiple gases. Here the generator was tested under several conditions in order to determine a convenient design for an efficient hho generator. The housing is 38 plexiglas with 38 slotted plexiglas inserts to hold the plates properly spaced at. Tested the performance of sinjai spark ignition engine by dry cell. Techniques for using electrolysis to break apart water molecules into a mixture of hydrogen and oxygen had been known centuries before michael faraday did his quantitative electrolysis experiments in the 1830s. Effect of hydroxy hho gas addition on gasoline engine. If it wasnt, it would not be able to do its job of improving the gas milege your vehicle is getting, hydroxy gas needs to be treated with care and caution. Pdf this paper is all about designing an efficient hydrogenhydrogenoxygen hho generator, that produces hydroxy gas which can be used to increase. Performance analysis of hydroxy gas generator by varying.
An efficientoptimal system is supposed to produce a large volume of hydroxy gas using a very little power. I have managed to blow up two shops, and one garage, and nothing i have worked with to date holds as much promise as this gas. The hmd generators ideally supply gc and gcms carrier gas, in addition to all known combustion detectors that are routinely used in todays laboratory workflows. Rocky hill, ct 06067 may 2001 abstract this paper describes the progress of cost reduction activities on a pem electrolytic hydrogen generator series at proton energy systems, inc. Ozone vs hydroxyl generators national ozone association. This paper is all about designing an efficient hydrogenhydrogenoxygen hho generator, that produces hydroxy gas which can be used to increase the fuel efficiency in an internal combustion engine.
Hydroxy gas was used as a supplementary fuel in a four cylinder, four stroke. Conventional electrolysis separates the two gas components, h2 and o2, during production. Experimental investigation of using hydroxy gas hho addition on gasoline engine performance. The hydrogen content of atmospheric air at sea level is 0. Hydrogen generators are available with remote networking software. Post all work on hho, browns gas, hydroxy, stan meyer, ect. Since the existing pressure regulators dpr are of mechanical system.
Only a small volume of hydrogen is present at any given time, and internal controls shut the system off if a downstream leak is detected. The generator requires electricity to electrolyze h2o water into gas. A generator also produces gas ondemand around the clock, meaning that you dont need to worry about running out of gas at an inopportune moment. Hydrogen is generated only when the engine of the vehicle is activated and it is never stored in the system. Energy efficient hydroxy gas generator ritesh bhattacharya corresponding author department of mechanical engineering, kanpur institute of technology, kanpur, mob. Dec 17, 2012 the generator requires electricity to electrolyze h2o water into gas. Simple testing with wetted ph paper with an observed ph of 01 is typically the first step to determine if a container is an hcl. Browns gas there has recently been a lot of interest in the health benefits of molecular hydrogen h2, and rightly so. Other names for it are oxyhydrogen, hydroxy and hho. Today the main gas turbine fuel is natural gas with methane as the dominating component and smaller fractions of heavier hydrocarbons.
Together, these make a fuel that is much more powerful than gasoline, and the only emission released iswater. The resulting mixed gas is sometimes referred to as oxyhydrogen gas, which is 2 parts hydrogen h2 and 1 part oxygen o2. A bottle, under the hood, containing electrodes about 1. Hydrogen generators forgcandgcmscarrier gas applications. This instructable is a description of how i made my fifth hydroxy gas generator. The housing is 38 plexiglas with 38 slotted plexiglas inserts to hold the plates properly spaced at 18 apart. Hydrogen gas generators are a safe, convenient and typically the more costeffective alternative to using high pressure cylinders of h 2. Yes, you can melt rock, fuse glass and even boost an i. The hydrogen gas produced is separated from the oxygen by the ion exchange membrane, which is impervious to molecular oxygen. This is something you cannot do with serious ozone generators. Abstractin this study, hydroxy gas hho was produced by the electrolysis process of different electrolytes kohaq, naohaq, naclaq with various electrode designs in a leak proof plexiglass reactor hydrogen generator. Browns gas for health walter last with george wiseman part 1. Electrical polarization generator gas battery electron.
This document describes three different types of booster. Correct use the hydrogen generator is designed to produce hydrogen for laboratory use. Hho generator retrofitting impacts on ic engine parameters are studied. When you calculate miles per gallon, a hydrogen generator can save on fuel and if you look at gasoline price history you can easily see a hydrogen conversion kit can save you thousands of dollars. Limited dangerous to work with too much heat causes corrosion pure sodium hydroxide is a white solid. What they dont realise is that the ordinary fuel used in the engine is a hydrocarbon which is a compound of hydrogen and carbon and that fuel actually splits up to form hydrogen which the engine burns. Therefore, such a system will be able to increase the power of a.
View and download parker h2pem100 parts manual online. I cant stress strongly enough that pickle jars or glass jars of any type are not suitable containers to generate hydroxy gas. Dec, 2015 in this video, were going to explain you how to make an effective hydroxy gas generator from scratch. Studies at mit laboratories and other independent research institutes shows that a hho gas enhanced engine can work at ultra lean regime with increased combustion stability, resulting in net efficiency increase of 50% or more and the.
Build your own hydrogen generator run your car on tap water free. No concerns with the storage of flammable hydrogen gas or the sudden accidental release of high pressure gas from a cylinder. Hydroxyl generators are not intended for use on mold remediation jobs where there is a large infestation. This paper is all about designing an efficient hydrogen hydrogen oxygen hho generator, that produces hydroxy gas which can be used to increase the fuel efficiency in an internal combustion engine. This unit was designed to operate off of 120 vac wall current, or a 120 vac inverter for dc operation. A unauthorized copies prohibited page 3 of 57 disclaimer proton onsite has written this manual to be an easy to use guide for the g200g400g600 hydrogen gas generators. With a fleet of more than 3,570 units, the topair generator s design has been proven to be robust, reliable and maintainable. Vid21 washer cell hydrogen generator hho, browns gas, hydroxy some different examples. A hydrogen generator will provide hydrogen of a consistent purity, eliminating the risk of variation in gas quality, which can impact on analytical results. Aquacure model ac50 hydrogen generator fringe energy. Hydrogen generators gas generators and air compressors.
Today the mixture of gases produced by electrolysis of water is commonly termed hydroxy gas or browns gas named after yul brown who researched and promoted this technology for many years. Effect of hydroxy hho gas addition on gasoline engine performance and emissions. Select the generator appropriate for the size of your engine. In chemical nomenclature, the prefix hydroxy shows the presence of a hydroxyl functional group. Pdf production of browns gas using hydroxy generator. The results show that optimum performance of hho gas generator is generated by pwm system with 40% duty cycle with parameters such as specific energy input of 33,121 mjkg, generator efficiency of. Effects of onboard hho and water injection in a diesel generator. It consists of separation tank 1 which supplies the hho cell 2 with continuous flow of water to prevent the. This gas is some times abbreviated as hho or hydroxy gas. A nickname for oxyhydrogen, a combination of hydrogen and oxygen gas produced from the electrolysis of water.
Experimental study, energy assessment and improvement of. However, the lower effectiveness of air as a cooling medium requires a 20% to 30% size increase over a hydrogen cooled machine of a similar rating. The basic idea of this hho production process is to separate the hydrogen and oxygen atoms in a water molecule. Hydroxy is a mixture of hydrogen h2 and oxygen o2 gases, typically in a 2. It is important to make sure that it goes into the engine as designed and nowhere else. Hydrogen is a flammable gas with a wide flammability range 4%75% by volume and relatively low ignition energy 0. The first step in this endeavor is to design a hydrogen generator capable of delivering. H2 is cooled by the cooling condensate flowing in the hydrogen gas cooler. An oxyhydrogen generator, like this one, uses electricity from your car battery to split water into hydrogen and oxygen gasses. Through a partnership with parker balston, we provide a comprehensive portfolio of gas generators to meet your needs. Ges topair generator is the worlds most powerful aircooled generator with output that frequently allows it to displace more costly and complex hydrogen cooled generators. The key element of the generator is an electrochemical cell assembly which contains a solid polymer electrolyte. Hho generator do it by this free design hydrogen first aid. Hydrogen generators are not only more costeffective than hydrogen cylinders, they are much safer.
This gaseous mixture is used for torches to process refractory materials and was the first gaseous mixture used for welding. The best hho electrolyte catalyst for hho gas generator. Pdf hho generator an approach to increase fuel efficiency in. No hydroxyl generator can produce hydroxyls that will last longer than two seconds.
One liter of water could be split into a mix of 1800 liters of hydrogen oxygen gas. Hk plus hydrogen generator description the vici dbs hk series hydrogen gas generator utilizes bestinworld technology to generate hydrogen. Effect of production rate of hydroxy gas with variation. Experimental investigation of hydrogen port fuel as a part of.
Gas will void the warranty obligation and in no case will matheson trigas be liable for incidental or consequential damages, loss of use, loss of production or any loss incurred. Hydroxy gas which can be used to increase the fuel. Hydroxy gas, sfc, indicated power, hho kit, diesel engine. Lni swissgas is a multinational specialist in the marketing of premium gas generators for onsite gas production, premium gas mixers and premium gas calibrators. We added a tower cap which makes the aquacure simpler to use and even more reliable. Effect of hydroxy hho gas injection in a gasoline electric. In particular hydrogen gas is of interest because it will alter the com. Oxyhydrogen is often mentioned in conjunction with vehicles that claim to use water as a fuel. Airgas, an air liquide company, supports all of your analytical applications with hydrogen, zero air and nitrogen generators, as well as specific units for lcms and other applicationspecific generators.