when water turns to fire: the shock of injecting explosive gas into diesel fuel
Water Injection Meets Brown’s Gas: A Diesel Engine’s Wild Ride
Water: The Unsuspecting Explosive
When you think of water, you likely don’t think of explosive properties. After all, water is known for its inertness. But its component atoms, hydrogen and oxygen, have a different story to tell. Hydrogen loves to combust, and oxygen loves to sustain combustion. Add flame to the mix, and you get water – but get it wrong, and you get a whole different story.
A Diesel Engine’s Challenge
We’re not talking about a space potato here; we’re talking about a 3-horsepower, 196-cc diesel engine that’s been put through its paces. This engine has seen some abuse, to put it mildly, and has proven that it can run on just about anything. But what about hydrogen? Diesel motors ignite their fuels via compression, not a flame. So, can this engine run on HHO gas?
The Apparatus at Work
A close-up look at the apparatus that creates the HHO gas reveals a setup that’s both fascinating and intimidating. The gas is being obtained from water being split into hydrogen and oxygen using energy produced by the engine itself. The actual splitting is done by an electrolytic separator running off the engine’s 120-amp alternator. This current is run through a brine (water mixed with potassium hydroxide in this case), splitting the molecules and producing just the transparent gases.
The Results
So, what happens when you inject this homemade Brown’s Gas into a diesel engine? The results may not be as spectacular as some of the previous experiments, but the host has promised more experiments to come, and we’re curious to see what’s next.
What’s Next?
As the host of this experiment continues to push the boundaries of what’s possible, we can’t help but wonder what other unexpected outcomes might await. Will we see a more dramatic increase in power or a decrease in emissions? Only time will tell.
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