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At the conclusion of the endurance testing we conducted  a pressure test on the cell used.

The aim of this test was two fold.

1. To find out at what pressure the HOH gas collapses back on itself
2. Establish the burst pressure of the HOH Cell

We had hoped that the cell would endure for the first test, so the second could be conducted.

The following video footage was recoded with narration:

Designing a cell requires consideration of many things!

One of the first things is working surface area.

This is important as it defines many of the other aspects of your cells performance and design.

One such area of performance is water contamination, which is influenced by the following factors.

• Current Density (The amount of Amps per square area of your cell)
• Voltage or Over Voltage (Usually leading to the above)
• Material (Stainless Steel 316L) offering a relatively low cost alternative (L) = Low Carbon
• Water Quality, that type and level of minerals within the water.

Provided for you here is a Current Density Calculator, type in your specifics to gauge it’s performance characteristics.

Revolution or Evolution?
e55_1 e55_2 e55_3 e55_4 e55_5 e55_6	Finally the truth is revealed about the fractional use of oxy – hydrogen as a fuel supplement! For nearly a century now the use of hydrogen as a fuel supplement to gain extended mileage and reduce emmission has been well known!

Many people (me included) have researched this and we always seem to be left with the question of “how”.

How can these results be duplicated with a high degree of predictability and “how” come some people are able to achieve results easily and others through exhaustive research and attempts cannot?

There are many dimensions to these questions and this information is dedicated to the truth “as we know it” and how you can take advantage of the thousands of hours of research and testing we have conducted to give you the greatest likelihood for success.

A great deal of information is published on the Internet for the use of these type of systems, including cell designs, electronic controls and efficiency gains. In the most part the majority of this information is incorrect either by mistake or even to mislead you.

We have personally tested many of these designs and electronics to find that there are many mistakes, untruths and dangers, which I believe some have been published to lay a false expectation of success which ultimately ends with discouragement, disappointment, equipment damage or personal injury.

Over the years we have responded to thousands of emails and taken hundreds of phone calls, many of which have simply been people like you who want to know more!

Today is about supporting you in this field of discovery, and the truth is, there is still much to be learnt, and re-learnt, but that should not deter any of us.

REMEMBER: This is an ongoing research and experimental project with our intention to provide you with all the information we can to ensure you are able to make informed and educated decisions about using this technology, the risks involved and advantages of its use. So let’s uncover and explore some of these for you
now.

First things first! – What is a Hydrogen Oxygen System

On the surface this is quite a simple technology, where water is broken down in to its gas form Hydrogen and Oxygen then injected into the air intake of an Internal Combustion Engine.

The gas acts as a combustion aid (not a fuel) increasing the burn efficiency within the combustion chamber, burning more of the fuel present. This in turn reduces emission and provides you with extended mileage with the same amount of fuel.

As a supplement, it is operated by the a vehicles existing electrical power, provided by the battery supported by alternator. At reasonable efficiency, say 70%, 200 Watts of energy produces 1 liter of HOH gas per minute, giving us 60 liters per hour at 200Watt hours.

It is important to note that each engine, fuel system and fuel type requires more and less volumes of HOH to provide a quality outcome. More on this in a minute…

Typically no major modifications to the vehicle are required and systems occupy a relative small footprint, depending on the overall gas production rate and engine size.

A HOH supplementation system can be used with all types of fuels, including, Petrol, LPG, Diesel and BIO Diesel. It helps to keep the internals of your engine squeaky clean by removing carbon buildup and allows your engine to operate at improved efficiency.

The Generation 3 Cell Bringing together lessons learnt from previous designs.
	Circular Cells have a more consistent distribution of the energy across the cells Electrolyte reservoir positioning and proportions Construction Methods and Materials Plate surface area in relation to continuous gas output (current density)  Testing of various pneumatic fittings

Following are some detailed assembly images showing each component of the cell and their construction order along with some video footage of the system in operation.this

The second generation of the HOH Cell was inspired by the teachings of Les Banki from the Climate Technologies Solutions Association.

I was invited by this group to share my media experience with ACA and found a wealth of knowledge and dedicated team of people working hard on HOH Systems.

I continued to attend these monthly meetings, listen, learn and understand the difficulties that were being confronted by this group.

After one of these meetings (late in the evening) I sat down with pencil and paper and continued to repeat to myself.

This is a gas intended for us through nature and nature has an innate ability to keep things simple.

The outcome from this thinking was the HOH G2. – A recirculated series cell.

This system was the first real insight in to the efficiency of the series cell design and was a departure and break-through from traditional series cell designs.

Here is a collection of images and drawings based on this design.

This journey of research and discovery began with a simple questions:

“Why aren’t these system readily available?”

Like many others I found some information on the internet on how to build a hydro-booster for my car.

The system was based on the details found here: http://waterpoweredcar.com/images/hydrobooster.pdf

Introduction:

	Electrolyte reservoirs can be made in a large variety of shapes and sizes. If thought and consideration is given to the design then electrolyte reservoirs can be made to fit almost any situation or requirements. The basic requirement for a combined electrolyte reservoir and bubbler is to allow fluid to flow to your cell and allow the gas to return. It is ideal for the fluid and gas to “bubble” through itself, as this helps to separate the two and provides a safety barrier to your cell in the event of flashback. The larger the header tank the greater the need for a primary safety barrier in the form of an arrestor as the increased volume increases the need for material resistance to shock.
As a start we are going to look at a basic schematic so the principles of how this functions can be understood. I will also highlight some of the many combinations. After this we can explore some of the construction options, including no special machining and another version which requires some special machining.
Option 1:
	Vertical mounted, Horizontal alignment In this first diagram is what we have found to be ideal regarding positive fluid and gas flow between the cell and the electrolyte reservoir. You will notice that the blue line represent the gas and fluid flow arrangement, with fluid being gravity feed to the bottom of the cell and gas and fluid exiting through the top of the cell. The HOH gas then bubbles through the entire fluid, indicated in yellow, then exits through the top, indicated in green. As a configuration this is ideal for the following reasons: Maximises gas and fluid separation Utilises all fluid contained in the reservoir Minimises “slosh” through the exit port Contraindications: (negatives) Occupies more space More complicated machining required

Introduction:

The vehicles alternator provides the power source to operate the HOH Cell.

Many larger vehicles have heavy duty alternators that can operate at continuous amperage of 60 AMPs or more and in the trucking area this can be as high as 180AMPs, though 120AMPs is typical. In most vehicles the alternator produce 12-14VDC output which makes them ideal for the 6 Cell unit.

Once larger capacitites of gas is required the amperage needs to double in 15AMP increments for every litre of gas per minute. As this continues up to around 4 litres per minute (60AMPs) this tends to take most alternators to their limits.

Investigation in to high performance alternators has been carried out with the view of establishing an appropriate means to produce high output alternators that can provide the normal power to the vehicle’s systems, whilst at the same time produce up to 120VDC which is the legal limit in Australia for mobile power generation.

High voltage alternators and the associated devices connected need to be properly identified with shown warning label

Numerous alternators have been tested, with some standard alternator being modified to produce higher outputs:

Following is an overview

As part of our continued research in the HOH as a combustible gas we have been exploring the possibilities of improving the energy density of the gas through water charging.

This is a simple and in-expensive process of slowly charging water in two containers separated by what is known as a salt bath. To date we have no firm evidence to suggest that the energy density in the gas has been improved and testing is continuing on this front, with the exceptions of a few moments in time, which can be explained statistically.

What has been identified is that through slowly charging water the pH level can be raised, which in turn reduces the need for heavier electrolyte concentrations, which is a good thing. So far our testing has shown that simply charging water overnight increases the pH by 1 (from 7 (standard water to 8, more alkaline). Continued charging increases this even further.

By using the charged water we have been able to reduce the concentration of NaOH (Caustic Soda) by a factor of 2 and reduced the slight contamination that occurs in the system through minerals in the water even further.

These two areas alone are well worth experimenting with, as they have considerable advantage to Hydroxy Generators at large.

Pictured is here is a basic schematic of the setup.

Here is a collection of industry papers.

These document provide extremely useful information about the viability and credibility regarding the on board electrolysis of water and their results.

1. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (a respected, peer-reviewed journal) published a paper by Dulger & Ozcelik entitled “Fuel economy improvement by on board electrolytic hydrogen production”, in which they found that the production of hydrogen on-the-fly was able to increase fuel economy by 35-40% and reduce emissions by 40-50% in four carburetted vehicles (attached).  Obviously this is only possible if the engine is not making full use of the energy of the fuel it is supplied with, e.g. due to a slow burn (hydrogen combusts at an extremely high speed, making any fuel it is mixed with also burn faster).
   

   

FOR GENERAL RELEASE TO THE INTERNET

Proof Of Discovery:
Precedence established for
Generation and Single Ducted Use of
Mixed Atomic Hydrogen and Oxygen

Was the second man on the moon entitled to the distinction of being the first?

The information below relates to my U.S. Patent 3,262,872 issued 26 July 1966, titled, “Apparatus For The Electrolytic Production Of Hydrogen And Oxygen And For The Safe Consumption Thereof.”

 Of the 10 claims allowed, 9 read variously – beginning in claim 2 through claim 10; “…outlet in said cover for hydrogen and oxygen produced in said generator,” to,” and an outlet for said generator to conduct a mixture of hydrogen and oxygen from said electrodes and said casing.”

 The nine claim references cited by the examiner are relevant to the fact that this was the first issued patent using a common delivery duct for both gases.

 The “et al” designates the financier of the project who included the outboard alcohol booster tank, Figs. 11, 12, qualifying him as co-inventor.

 Prior patents relating to generation of hydrogen and oxygen from water are separately collected and ducted out of the generator for delivery of H2 and O2.

Perhaps the only reason such mixed gases were not discovered and used before was fear of explosion. Exhaustive tests at my laboratory revealed they were harmless compared with tank gases.