Water Engine
Hydrogen is formed by creating an underwater electrical discharge between
two aluminum electrodes. Aluminum wire is fed against a rotating aluminum
drum. A hydrogen-fueled 900-kilogram car runs 600 kilometers on 20 liters=
of
water and one kilogram of aluminum.
The required high voltage can be obtained from the battery, a generator o=
ff
the drive shaft, or two coils in parallel and fed from a conventional
distributor.
The hydrogen gas fills a small buffer tank which in turn supplies hydroge=
n
to the engine on demand. When the tank=92s pressure exceeds a predetermin=
ed
level, the electrodes are separated so that hydrogen generation is
interrupted. As the pressure drops to a certain level, the aluminum wire =
is
again fed against the aluminum drum.
Water-Fueled Internal Combustion Engine with Garrett Electrolytic Carbure=
tor
Henry "Dad" Garrett and his son, Charles H. Garrett, in 1935 patented and
exhibited an automobile that ran on water substituted for gasoline.
Actually, the fuel was hydrogen after the water was broken down by
electrolysis. The only items needed to convert a gasoline-powered auto to=
a
water burner was an electrolytic carburetor and installation of a generat=
or
of double normal capacity for the breaking down of the water. Instant sta=
rts
in any weather, no fire hazards, cooler operation and plenty of power and
speed were claimed.
Rather than store the inflammable hydrogen, the same process makes the ga=
s
without a storage chamber in which the flames from the motor=92s cylinder=
s
might react. Water is broken down into its component gases by passage of =
an
electric current through it from electrodes immersed in the water. Hydrog=
en
collects at the negative pole, and oxygen collects at positive. The hydro=
gen
is then mixed with air and introduced directly into the cylinders. For an
ordinary automobile, an electrolysis chamber of about a quart in capacity=
is
big enough.
In summary, this simple process can provide:
Heat - through the burning of hydrogen/oxygen.
Power for local energy generation - the explosive energy to drive a pisto=
n
to drive a shaft to power a generator. The generator then charges a batte=
ry
network which feeds an inverter (converts DC to AC) to run your house.
Motive power for transport power - explosive energy drives the piston to
drive your vehicle.
Light - condoluminescence - hydrogen/oxygen exposed to phosphor-coated
surfaces for light generation.
Sound amplification - flame speakers where flame is electrostatically
deflected at audio rates to produce sound. The hydrogen/oxygen mix is
generated locally rather than using bottled gases such as propane, butane=
,
etc.
(Does this thing really run on only water, and no other external energy
source? The flame speakers look like they would make dandy props for an
outside Las Vegas Strip display along with an artificial volcano, dancing
fountains, pirate ship fights, etc. I wonder where I got this information.
Gary)
(The following were invented by a friend who died last year at the ripe o=
ld
age of 92.)
Solar Hydrogen Producer
This simple device efficiently uses all solar wavelengths to make hydroge=
n
in abundance. The hydrogen could replace natural gas in pipelines, and be=
a
base for the so-called =93hydrogen economy=94. I know the secret, which i=
s
pretty clever, but can't divulge it because of a form I had signed.
Hydrogen Tank
A hydrogen tank that is so safe it can be punctured with rifle bullets. (=
He
developed it to go with a gasoline engine modified to run on hydrogen. I =
was
told after his death that there was a potential problem with the hydrogen
burning too quickly after the spark plug fires as compared with gasoline.=
He
only had one cylinder of a V-8 modified before he died.)
Gary Vesperman
vman@skylink.net