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Old 09-06-2018, 03:42 PM   #8 (permalink)
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But both gasoline and diesel engines are very inefficient.

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Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr View Post



Plus the energy balance is unfavorable, since the combustion of the hydrogen generates a lower output than the power required to break down the water molecules on those HHO devices.
If you can produce the HHO gas and use it to recover enough wasted energy from the engine, you can come out ahead, if the energy expended is less than the energy gained from the combustion waste.

We already know we have pumping losses from running an engine throttled. We already know we have pumping losses when we ignite the fuel mixture well before top dead center. We already know that lean combustion becomes erratic past 22:1 AFR. What if we could do something similar to what pfgPro has done with his Talon without the turbocharger? HHO can allow you to do this.
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