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Originally Posted by elepski
Hardware will determine the success of the system. You will want a high amp alternator that will produce a surplus over the amp draw the HHO device requirements.
There is question of whether or not the power draw of the alternator will counteract the addition of the HHO gas...
... and maybe even wind energy from the cars motion to supplement the system and help provide a positive influx of energy into the system.
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The Law of Conservation of Energy tells us ... Energy In = Energy Out PLUS losses. There are always losses...sometimes large losses (inefficient processes). This says the energy out of any process (electrolysis, whatever) is gonna be less than the energy one puts in (started out with).
"Wind energy"? What causes this wind? The pushing of the car through the air causes the wind. Burning the gas gives the power to push the car...through the air. The hanging of any device ( prop, turbine, etc. to supplement power) out in this wind is going to be "felt" as (parasitic) drag by the engine...which requires more throttle ( more gas) just to maintain the speed ( the wind velocity) and spin this prop / turbine.. It's very difficult to make something out of nothing (unless one is a politician!).
A comment on alternators : The maximum power (watts) an alternator can produce is regulated by the (built-in) voltage regulator. If a system is installed in the car's circuit which requires more current ... amps ... than the alternator is capable of making, it just ends up being an "under-powered" system. The diodes won't tolerate such demand for long....