| SExyMurano |
| Wow, that's amazing!!!!! Simply genius!!!:eek: |
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| SUNSPOT |
It is absolutely amazing how many geniuses there are just working out of their garage.
I would love to get one in MY car.
With the price of gas going through the roof. These little garage geniuses are going to be our heroes soon. |
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| UncaDanno |
I saw this a few months ago and did some reading.
Notice how the amount of electricity needed to convert water into its component gases is never mentioned?
Let's just say that the laws of conservation of energy prevent a water "burning" car from being truly feasible.
Simply put, the car could have a bunch of batteries to provide the electricity for the water-to-gases conversion, but where do you get the electricity for the batteries? Not from the car's engine, but from an outlet, say, in the garage. And where does that electricity come from? Worldwide, most of it comes from coal and/or oil.
Cold fusion: The ONLY way to go! |
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| GripperDon |
Nothing new, Water broken down is Hydrogen and oxygen. This combination will burn very intensely.
IF you breakdown the water to these gases AS YOU NEED it the the problems of gassesous storage are eliminated.
A modified Propane carburetor will work great.
You can break down the water on demand by electrolysis. In the presence of some catalysts the amount of electricity is dramatically reduced. But the amount of electricity to perform this electrolysis WITHOUT any catalyst is equal to the amount of energy you get back by burning it.
Therefor it is really an electric car with the water to gasses step in the middle. All the battery inefficiencies are still there.
Plus lets talks about the catalyst, what is it, what does it cost, and does it poison over time and lose it's effectiveness. I have no answer's here and if the inventor really does it would be a God send to mankind.
Personally I really hope it is all true but I am a more than a bit doubtful. |
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| freezerlunik |
HHO is just another iteration of "Browns gas". This is really not new, and not energy efficient at all. You must get the HHO somehow - and so far the only way is by spending HUGE amounts of electricity. This is not too far from "hydrogen powered" cars. All the alternative "fuels" have very high production costs, and really are not energy sources, but rather alternative energy carriers/storage.
When someone comes up with truly efficient solar batteries, wind, or tidal energy generators, I'll be the first to invest. Anything else having to do with converting energy from one form into another is just like shuffling pocket change from one pocket into another - no matter how much you do it, you still have the same amount. |
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