Water For Gas Exposed
Saturday, October 11th, 2008With rising gas prices of late, people are becoming more interested in getting every last mile out of the gas that their car uses. For instance, two common ways to save fuel are to employ more efficient driving strategies (or hypermiling) or to organize some form of car pooling. One idea that has received much attention is the idea of a hydrogen generator. There are many information products available now that will show you how to create and install such a system in your car. This article details the basic ideas behind the method and some considerations if you decide to buy one of these products.
The hydrogen generator that many of the these products refer to is also known as a water for gas generator. The system splits water (˒O) into it’s constituent elements hydrogen, hydrogen and oxygen (HHO) through electrolysis.
Electrolysis in this system is simply a jar with a mixture of water and a substance that makes the conductivity better. Two terminals are placed in the water solution. By passing electric current, from the battery, through the terminals that are connected by the water solution, a chemical reaction occurs. The resulting chemical reaction causes hydrogen gas to go to the negative terminal and oxygen gas to go to the positive terminal.