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Improve your Milage by 50%
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Jay Somerset
2008-02-22 13:31:39 UTC
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Oh boy, are you gullible! Or are you just a troll?

Yes, adding hydrogen to the air/fuel mix will add energy to the
combustion process, but the energy needed to create the hydrogen from
water (electrolysis) consumes even more energy. So it's a net loss,
as that electrolysis energy comes from the battery, which is charged
using energy produced by the engine.

On a continuous basis, the vehicle's mileage will DECREASE, not
increase.

But don't let science stand in the way of your beliefs -- go buy the
"product".
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tww1491
2008-03-03 00:16:37 UTC
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Post by Jay Somerset
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Oh boy, are you gullible! Or are you just a troll?
Yes, adding hydrogen to the air/fuel mix will add energy to the
combustion process, but the energy needed to create the hydrogen from
water (electrolysis) consumes even more energy. So it's a net loss,
as that electrolysis energy comes from the battery, which is charged
using energy produced by the engine.
On a continuous basis, the vehicle's mileage will DECREASE, not
increase.
But don't let science stand in the way of your beliefs -- go buy the
"product".
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Jay (remove dashes for legal email address)
Shades of the past. I recollect this scheme back in the days of the the
carbuerator. The water bottle connected to the plate under the carb.
Jay Somerset
2008-03-03 10:14:01 UTC
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Post by Jay Somerset
http://www.richardsprovenidea.com
Oh boy, are you gullible! Or are you just a troll?
Yes, adding hydrogen to the air/fuel mix will add energy to the
combustion process, but the energy needed to create the hydrogen from
water (electrolysis) consumes even more energy. So it's a net loss,
as that electrolysis energy comes from the battery, which is charged
using energy produced by the engine.
On a continuous basis, the vehicle's mileage will DECREASE, not
increase.
But don't let science stand in the way of your beliefs -- go buy the
"product".
--
Jay (remove dashes for legal email address)
Shades of the past. I recollect this scheme back in the days of the the
carbuerator. The water bottle connected to the plate under the carb.
Actually, that "worked" differently. Adding a little water vapor to
the gas/air mixture allows higher compression without detonation
(pinging). So you can use a lower grade of gas, which actually has
slightly more energy content per unit volume.

However, the improvement in mileage always seemed be lie within the
experimental error of the measurement. :-)
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Jay (remove dashes for legal email address)
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