ElectricSquid
03-24-2009, 11:54 PM
The big question really hit me last night (while in the shower http://wherethetrailends.com/Smileys/classic/uglystupid2.gifwhere all good ideas originate)...
The BIG Question
Why is it that we struggle endlessly to create justifiable amounts of HHO with the use of a carefully balanced design of electrodes which forces us to use some form of electrolyte to allow electrical flow through the water?
It's a long complicated question, I know. Even I, the one that thought it up, had to rethink it a few times over to really get the full weight of it. Basically, I feel that the very basis of our designs are flawed on many levels, and I'd like to do something about that. Let me explain...
Having the electrical current flow through the water does nothing at all to produce HHO directly. In fact, we call it "Voltage Leak" and it makes us squirm in our skin until we limit it every way we can. Electric flow though the water produces heat and makes units boil over, which we ALL know is one of the BIGGEST limiting factors we face. But due to design, having the currect flow through the water is a necessary evil, because it's the water between the plates that completes the connection, which creates the electromagnetic fields ...
- STOP right there!! -
It's the Electromagnetic Fields that we are after? That's what rips the H2O apart, right? That's the whole reason why we use the electrode plates.
So why not build an electrode that gives us the best magnetic field that we can get out of it?
Why not use...
Induction Production
Ok, I got a little goofy with that one, but it's a valid idea. Coils of wire around a iron core produce an electromagnetic field without needing to transfer electricity through the water, which would mean that we would no longer use electrolyte. In fact, we could use the pure distilled water as an insulator, which is what naturally is anyway.
If you need to read up on what an Inductor is, here's a great multi page write-up with good pics.
http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/inductor.htm
Like I said, I just had this idea less than 20 hours ago, so I don't have a good design drawn up yet. But I would like to hear your knowledge or follow any links you have on existing designs similar to this.
On the research list:
Core materials usable while submerged in distiled water
Core materials usable that are non-reactive to hydrogen or oxygen
Can we use Copper wire and an Iron core (optimum efficiency and very cost effective)
Calculation for thickness of wire compaired to length of wire compared to amount of wraps around core compared to length of coil.
Optimum configuration for inductors to create alternating magnetic fields
Outer housing and inner bracing
More coming soon, including test video...
The BIG Question
Why is it that we struggle endlessly to create justifiable amounts of HHO with the use of a carefully balanced design of electrodes which forces us to use some form of electrolyte to allow electrical flow through the water?
It's a long complicated question, I know. Even I, the one that thought it up, had to rethink it a few times over to really get the full weight of it. Basically, I feel that the very basis of our designs are flawed on many levels, and I'd like to do something about that. Let me explain...
Having the electrical current flow through the water does nothing at all to produce HHO directly. In fact, we call it "Voltage Leak" and it makes us squirm in our skin until we limit it every way we can. Electric flow though the water produces heat and makes units boil over, which we ALL know is one of the BIGGEST limiting factors we face. But due to design, having the currect flow through the water is a necessary evil, because it's the water between the plates that completes the connection, which creates the electromagnetic fields ...
- STOP right there!! -
It's the Electromagnetic Fields that we are after? That's what rips the H2O apart, right? That's the whole reason why we use the electrode plates.
So why not build an electrode that gives us the best magnetic field that we can get out of it?
Why not use...
Induction Production
Ok, I got a little goofy with that one, but it's a valid idea. Coils of wire around a iron core produce an electromagnetic field without needing to transfer electricity through the water, which would mean that we would no longer use electrolyte. In fact, we could use the pure distilled water as an insulator, which is what naturally is anyway.
If you need to read up on what an Inductor is, here's a great multi page write-up with good pics.
http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/inductor.htm
Like I said, I just had this idea less than 20 hours ago, so I don't have a good design drawn up yet. But I would like to hear your knowledge or follow any links you have on existing designs similar to this.
On the research list:
Core materials usable while submerged in distiled water
Core materials usable that are non-reactive to hydrogen or oxygen
Can we use Copper wire and an Iron core (optimum efficiency and very cost effective)
Calculation for thickness of wire compaired to length of wire compared to amount of wraps around core compared to length of coil.
Optimum configuration for inductors to create alternating magnetic fields
Outer housing and inner bracing
More coming soon, including test video...