Can this man save the world?
Date: Saturday, September 24, 2005 @ 19:46:06 UTC Topic: Devices
From the KeelyNet.com site: Joe Williams Sr. believes he has the machine that will help
save the world. "It" is his Hydrogen Generating Module, or H2N-Gen for
short. Smaller than a DVD player - small enough to sit comfortably
under the hood of any truck or car - it could be big enough to solve
the world's greenhouse gas emission problems, at least for the near
future. In fact, it could make the Kyoto protocol obsolete.
Basically, the H2N-Gen contains a small reservoir of
distilled water and other chemicals such as potassium hydroxide. A
current is run from the car battery through the liquid. This process of
electrolysis creates hydrogen and oxygen gases which are then fed into
the engine's intake manifold where they mix with the gasoline vapours.
His product, he said, produces a more complete burn, greatly increasing
efficiency and reducing fuel consumption by 10 to 40 per cent - and
pollutants by up to 100 per cent. Most internal combustion engines
operate at about 35 per cent efficiency. This means that only 35 per
cent of the fuel is fully burned. The rest either turns to carbon
corroding the engine or goes out the exhaust pipe as greenhouse gases.
The H2N-Gen increases burn efficiency to at least 97 per cent, Williams
said. This saves fuel and greatly reduces emissions. It also means less
engine maintenance and oil changes. The only thing the vehicle owner
has to do is refill the unit with distilled water once every 80 hours
of engine use. It can be attached to any kind of internal combustion
engine: diesel, gasoline, propane/natural gas. Also, because the
H2N-Gen manufactures only enough hydrogen to feed the engine at a given
time, there is no dangerous onboard storage of hydrogen gas and no
hydrogen under pressure.
Source: http://www.canada.com/montreal/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=cfeb17de-d945-4db4-87a6-090911200e96
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