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I did the math, and can now prove a loss of energy.
Posted by Steven Pfaff (more from Steven Pfaff) on Fri, 27 Mar 2009 23:12:27
In Reply to: Hydrogen boost countered by oxygen sensor? JAK?, Steven Pfaff, Sat, 21 Mar 2009 01:20:55
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Don't get me wrong, I never thought that a hydrogen boost system could produce more energy than it consumed; my entire reason for asking questions was to explore my curiosity and learn the whole story. I did wonder if there was a missing variable in the fact that the energy is already present in water, it just needs to be released to be usable. So in my asking of questions, I found out exactly how much energy is used, and how much is produced.
According to the members on the HHO forums, an efficient electrolyzer can easily produce 2 liters per minute of HHO, but will use about 185 watts to do so. A demand of 185 watts on the alternator will require about .24 horsepower. 2 liters of hydrogen contains about 46800 joules. 46800 joules converts to about .017 horsepower. Granted, this is a very simple conversion, and does not account for the energy in oxygen, but we can easily see that it would take 15 times the energy per unit of volume to produce enough energy to see a gain. In simpler terms; with the same amount of electricity the electrolyzer would need to produce over 30 LPM before we can exceed the energy used to produce it.
Jak, thanks again for your input, I do appreciate it.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Hydrogen boost countered by oxygen sensor? JAK?, Steven Pfaff, Sat, 21 Mar 2009 01:20:55
- I did the math, and can now prove a loss of energy., Steven Pfaff, Fri, 27 Mar 2009 23:12:27 <-- Viewing This Message
- WARNING re hho-gas.org/: Malware of some sort, Paul'sAero, Sat, 21 Mar 2009 18:10:27
- nothihg comes for free, jak , Sat, 21 Mar 2009 09:44:15
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