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How HHO Generators Work

The generator converts water into burnable vapors. It uses a chemical process of electrolysis that is easily powered by the charging system of an internal combustion engine.

 

Operation:

Once your engine has started, a Go-no-Go sensor needs to signal a relay to turn on the hydrogen generator. This is a safety feature that enables the generator to operate only while the engine is running. Should the engine stall or stop for any reason, the generator needs to turn off; even if the ignition switch is left on.

Now that the hydrogen generator is turned on, it begins using your vehicles charging system to pass an electrical charge through a series of electrodes that are separated by water chambers. The water contains a catalyst which is used to promote hydrogen and oxygen vapor production on the surface area of the electrodes.

The vapors produced in the hydrogen generator are then added to the air that enters the engine. The addition of these vapors richens the metered air that mixes with the fuel vapors. The metered air is now more volatile; oxygen content is higher; hydrogen fuel has been added; moisture content has increased. All of this enables a more complete burning of the fossil fuel. By burning more of the fuel, inside the combustion chamber, harmful hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide emissions are reduced. The engine becomes more efficient; less unburned fuel escapes out the exhaust; carbon buildup is removed; combustion chamber temperatures are reduced; and harmful greenhouse gases are reduced to levels that are less destructive to our environment.

Overview:

A Hydrogen Generator turns water into burnable vapors; the engine ignites them in the combustion chamber, and the heat that is produced reforms the vapors back into water. In other words, we use water to burn fuel. We use water vapor to clean and cool the combustion chamber. The end result, we use water to reduce the "Greenhouse" exhaust emissions. We can do this - without tampering with emission sensors and without voiding your vehicles Warranty.

It is so simple. The oxygen content of our engines metered air to fuel ratio - is not high enough to burn all of the metered fuel vapors. By adding more oxygen to that 14.7 parts of metered air, we are increasing the oxidizer content of the air without changing the air fuel ratio. The increase burns up all or most all of the metered fuel. But don't forget the hydrogen. It is a fuel that burns other fuels around it.

 

   
   

Combustion:
Combustion or burning is a chemical process, an exothermic reaction between a substance (the fuel) and a gas (the oxidizer), usually O2, to release heat.

   
  Complete Combustion:
In complete combustion, the reactant will burn in oxygen, producing a limited number of products. When a hydrocarbon burns in oxygen, the reaction will only yield carbon dioxide and water. When elements such as carbon, nitrogen, sulfur, and iron are burned, they will yield the most common oxides. Carbon will yield carbon dioxide. Nitrogen will yield nitrogen dioxide. Sulfur will yield sulfur dioxide. Iron will yield iron (III) oxide. Complete combustion is generally impossible to achieve unless the reaction occurs where conditions are carefully controlled.
   
  Incomplete Combustion:
In incomplete combustion there is an inadequate supply of oxygen for the combustion to occur completely. The reactant will burn in oxygen, but will produce numerous products. When a hydrocarbon burns in oxygen, the reaction will yield carbon dioxide, water, carbon monoxide, and various other compounds such as nitrogen oxides. Incomplete combustion is much more common and will produce large amounts of byproducts, and in the case of burning fuel in automobiles, these byproducts can be quite lethal and damaging to the environment.
   
   
   

Does Oxygen Burn?

The question is one of definition.  For combustion or burning to occur you need two things -- a fuel and an oxidizing agent. By definition, the fuel burns in the oxidizing agent. Both fuel and oxidizing agent are chemically changed but (by definition) only the fuel "burns". For example carbon (in the form of charcoal) is a fuel and will react with oxygen (oxidizing agent) to form a new compound, carbon dioxide.

Oxygen is the most common oxidizing agent (there is a reason for the similarity in the words oxygen and oxidizing...) and it is also one of the strongest.  Because oxygen is such a strong oxidizing agent there is nothing that will oxidize oxygen, hence oxygen does not "burn".  However, oxygen is (almost) always a required component of a flame.

While oxygen itself is not flammable it is a very dangerous chemical because it can react with any fuel in its presence. When high pressure oxygen is used extreme care must be taken so that it does not come in contact with any fuels or it will cause an explosion.

Handle oxygen with extreme care -- especially pure and / or compressed oxygen!

Another way to say this is that burning and combustion are names for specific types of chemical reactions in which one of the reactants is oxygen.  Since oxygen does not react with oxygen it cannot burn.
 

 

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