Thread: running on hydrogen gas

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since it takes energy from the fuel->engine->alternator/battery to produce the H2,
and this conversion isn't 100% efficient, claimimg to run more mpg
would be akin to perpetual motion.

maybe if the hydrolysis ran on solar cell mounted on the roof it would help mpg by a tiny amount? (.1%), but probably better to use the solar instead of alternator saving a touch of engine drag.

unfortunately, air drag from the solar cells on the roof and the weight of the cells probably way exceeds any gains.

The acetone was thought to solublize water in the gas, hoping to separate into h2+O and burn when it turns to a plasma.
Since combustion also produces water and it comes out the tailpipe as such, evidently this doesn't work?

acetone plays sheer hell on plastics.

Wow here is a blast from the past. I reread my posts and laughed at myself!
With the economy the way it is, no new replacement vehicles purchased, the Toyota Truck now has 187k on it, still chugging down the road, with new tires since that posting, but no other work besides oil changes!

TOol, dont forget that, until just the past few years, a solar cell's energy output NEVER equals the energy that it took to melt the sand to make the cell.....and solar cells degrade 10% per year so they never last long enough to pay for themselves....only a government handout (our tax money) makes them even close to viable (unless you live in a really remote place where solar is the cheap alternative).

mike in tucson