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Originally Posted by tangomar
There isn't any change in the chemical energy. The energy is there in the gasoline but not used since you have too little time to burn it.
Adding hydrogen (even if small quantities as 1-2 lpm that you can produce with just 10 A -> 130W) increases the flame speed and it allows more fuel to transfer heat to air in the time allowed to produce work (from the spark to the moment where the cilinder speed is faster than the flame front.
The energy balance is almost the same but more heat is transferred rather than been expelled and finish burning in the cat or get recycled.
Just a little bit. Would you dring some water with 1ppm of arsenic? Consider that the maximum quantity allowed in drinking water is 3-20 ug/l...
Some results are summarized in here (sorry for spamming):
http://www.breathablefuel.com/hhopaper.rtf |
tangomar, thanks or the science.
I printed the linked document and will study at home to catch up to everyone else.Much thanks.