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Old 06-22-2010, 02:00 PM   #19 (permalink)
Deyeme
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Originally Posted by zoltanbod View Post
There is a one million dollar prize awaiting for the first supplimental hydrogen gas system that improves fuel efficiency by 30% .The vehicle must be tested by a university for 6 months to varify the claims.Then the engine is inspected for any internal damage.If everything checks out you receive the one million! Guess how many HHO claiments have registered for the prize---ZERO!
30% would be really impressive for any hybrid device, even one that required another fuel or an expendable catalyst. Maybe they set their sights unrealistically high to beat down proponents of real hybrid solutions?

The hokey devices I've seen make and use the hydrogen/oxygen gas at once, rather than splitting the water during low load and making use of the stored energy (the split H2 and O2 gas) during high load. The only way to make a true hybrid system would be to control it so that it was only using electricity to make and store the gasses (in separate tanks!) the same way that kenetic energy is returned to the battery of an EV- during coasting, downhill cruising, braking, etc. THEN when the engine is loaded up (highway merging, hill climbing, etc.) the gasses are conservatively metered into the engine. Since you've taken a car that normally had to be fueled up with one fuel (gasoline) and made it into a car that needs to be filled up with two fuels (gasoline and water) you've made a system that is undesirably more complex for the average user.

Last edited by Deyeme; 06-22-2010 at 02:07 PM..
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