Posted By: HemiGreg
calcium carbide HHO add on kits - 11/17/08 11:52 PM
I hope no one is falling for these HHO add on kits that use your 12 volt system to separate the water and then burn it to supposidly conserve fuel and be green.
as you know there is no free lunch.
meaning every BTU of H2 you get out and burn it takes 50% or more greater power input to the engine to turn to make electric to separate the water only to burn it again at 60% eff max
so its a huge loss overall. unless you get your voltage from solar or braking power only.
Im rooting for calciumcarbide canister with a water drip which causes the release of acetylenn then inject it and burn it to make 150000 btu per LB . and no added input from the car.
true i have no experience with Calcium carbide production efficiencies but got to be easy and cheap if the miners did it 200 years ago.
your inputs welcome.
let the trashing begin
as you know there is no free lunch.
meaning every BTU of H2 you get out and burn it takes 50% or more greater power input to the engine to turn to make electric to separate the water only to burn it again at 60% eff max
so its a huge loss overall. unless you get your voltage from solar or braking power only.
Im rooting for calciumcarbide canister with a water drip which causes the release of acetylenn then inject it and burn it to make 150000 btu per LB . and no added input from the car.
true i have no experience with Calcium carbide production efficiencies but got to be easy and cheap if the miners did it 200 years ago.
your inputs welcome.
let the trashing begin