Experimenting With Hydrogen gas

I have been experimenting with a Hydrogen Generator on an old Rover diesel 825 series car. My generator is made with two Mason Jars connected in series, the problem was finding the space under the bonnet as the engine bay is realy crammed. The first one I made with just one jar, but with 12 volts and too many amps going through it the bolts holding the wire element melted into the plastic lid. Replacing it with two jars six volts each is working as the amps are down and so is the heat.

I have it wired from the battery via a 20 amp fuse to an isolator switch in the cabin, from there to a relay powered from an ignition source back to an ammeter then via a PWM to the two generators. Now producing hydroxide gas piped into the inlet just prior to the turbo charger after the air filter. If the input is after the turbo charger the air pressure will prevent the gas from feeding into the engine, read some resuts here.

Journey Test Report On Old Rover Saloon

I have just completed a drive of over 600 miles from Cornwall to London , down to Basingstoke and Southampton then back via Bournemouth.

All this in a 19 year old Rover 825 SLDi saloon with 180000 miles on the clock. I have averaged 48 MPG and the power increase was very noticeable. The engine ran much smoother than before and the acceleration from 60 up to 70 was significant, keeping up with modern saloons like BMW and Mercedes.

What has made the difference is the Hydrogen generator I have fitted, yes it now runs on diesel and WATER. Well, the gas that the water produces when electrolysis is applied that is, namely Hydroxide gas which is more flammable than hydrogen on its own.

Over the past couple of months the boosting use of this gas has  de-carbonized the engine and cleaned up the pistons. The result being to improve the mileage and power without pumping black smoke out of the exhaust when accelerating.

I shall be completing more tests over the next few months on mileage and power after the next service which is now due, so stay tuned in to this blog.