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Originally Posted by RustyLugNut
Simple adjustments make electrolysis 60% efficient and over. And we are talking about reactant levels of hydrogen and not fuel replacement levels. 30% electrolysis efficiency would do fine. The current needed to run a good stereo system is all that is needed to produce the required hydrogen to effect a passenger car engine. 140 watts is a fractional load on the engine even after electromechanical losses. If other physical parameters are juggled correctly, the existing fuel stream in concert with the hydrogen results in a measurable increase in cylinder pressure over the effective crank angles - hence, an increase in BMEP.
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The Nasa study demonstrated an efficiency gain of 3% with bottled H2 and a flow rate substantially higher than a little bubble bottle. You cannot make the argument for a 30% efficiency for on-board hydrogen generation that will produce a mileage improvement. You need over-unity to balance the energy inputs. Sorry, all your suppositions about only a 140 watt input, cylinder pressure increase and crank angles is just gibberish.