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Originally Posted by ngrimm
All very good points. A question though. Is it possible that hydrogen injected in a sufficient quantity could serve as a catalyst and thereby contribute to the combustion efficiency? And if so is it possible that it could add more than enough power to compensate for say 20 amps or .24 kw or so required to produce it? Just playing devils advocate.
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No. A catalyst facilitates a chemical reaction. Hydrogen cannot act as a catalyst in
ANY WAY. It is burned and gives energy. If you read that NASA study, you will realize massive amounts of H2 were burned (relative to what you might electrolyze), and gains of 3% output were realized. There is no catalytic reaction going on, just the extra energy contained in the hydrogen.