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OK I have read a few variations on the theme here but is there a *PRACTICAL* way of enriching the air intake of a *REGULAR* car engine?
Option 1) H2O2 blown over silver mesh to decompose to H2 + O2
So that when accelerator pressed a micro switch would turn on a washer pump.
Option 2a) Electrolysis
of water + sulphuric acid
Option 2b) Electrolysis of water + Na2SO4 (Glauber's salt)
Maybe use a couple of platinum spark plugs as electrodes - close gap should very quickly electrolyze water.
This raises some questions ...
1) Will the H2 and O2 explosively recombine at a hot intake valve ?
2) Will the O2 sensor / computer be able to detect the change and modify fuel delivery ?
3) How much H2 / O2 is needed to make a significant difference in engine performace ?
Joe Williams (H2N-Gen) seems to have got something going (see link) , but I would like to try a home grown test.
H2N article
http://www.engadget...y/1234000373059415/
[LostBrit, Oct 16 2005]
Catalysis of the CO --> CO2 Rxn with Water
http://www.gatech.e.../release.php?id=632
Use of gold nanoparticles as a base that uses water as a substrate to catalyse carbon monoxide to CO2. [reensure, Oct 16 2005]
The best you can hope for in a heat engine...
http://hyperphysics.../thermo/carnot.html
...is the Carnot effeciency. [ldischler, Oct 17 2005]
[link]
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I think I'm going to stay out of this one... |
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//OK I have read a few variations on the theme here but is there a *PRACTICAL* way of enriching the air intake of a *REGULAR* car engine?// |
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What do the words in ALL CAPS signify? |
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Superchargers, turbochargers, manifold tuning, air cooling... all serve the purpose of doing what you propose. Most of the trouble you have with air catalysis is the high flow volumes required (250 - 1000 cu.ft/min, depending upon the engine). |
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I'd direct my attention to hydrogen technology, rather than try to attenuate fossil fuel supplies, for private vehicle fuels. |
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Ah! Joe Williams burns petrol at 35% eff., turns it into electricity, uses that to decompose water into H2 & O2, then burns those gases along with more petrol at 35% eff., and somehow gets an overall 95% efficiency!? How does he do it? The trick is to avoid those pesky laws of thermodynamics, that’s how!
Don't waste your time, LostBrit.
BTW: The most efficient thermodynamic cycle is what’s called the Carnot cycle. It’s easy to calculate: The efficiency is (TH-TC)/TH. So, if the burning gas in your engine is 1500K, the pre-ignition temp is 500K, then the best eff. you can achieve is 67%. A real engine would do a lot worse. |
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