Herman Anderson
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Zero Point Films
Hydrogen-on-Demand
Deuterium Gas
, sometimes called H2 with the number "2" placed above,instead of below, the center of the "H", as when writing H20, and aka "heavyhydrogen" (not to be confused with the liquid deuterium oxide, aka "heavywater") may well be one of the keys to a successful water fuel system.Herman Anderson is the only water fuel device inventor to talk openly and atlength about this. Herman explained why it is important to make deuterium,which is a non-radioactive isotope of hydrogen. It is twice as dense ashydrogen. That means you will need less than 1/2 of the gas you wouldotherwise need to run a car! It also means that the flame speed is reduced!That means more power!Some of the challenges associated with using hydrogen as fuel are eliminatedsimply by tweaking the hydrogen produced from water so that it becomesdeuterium. Again, we're not talking about "heavy water", but "heavyhydrogen". It is rocket science, to be sure, and that is why Herman wasuniquely qualified to know how to do it. He was a rocket scientist.He may not have had a degree in physics, but he knew ions, and he was theone to reveal this to the world in his own Tennessee "country boy" way. Hesaid that a
70,000 volt
corona discharge superimposed on normal electrolysiswill cause the hydrogen ions to form deuterium. He further stated that the gasis powerful enough that you have to shut down production of it at idle.It used an LP regulator and had a working pressure of 8 ounces!
Herman's System:
A 3-1/2" wide slice of 14" OD PVC pipe
is fitted with
two narrow (1") stripsof the same pipe
recessed just inside of its two openings. This allows themounting of the
two 13" round nickel-plated steel anode and cathodeplates
to these mounting flanges.A gasket and gasket-sealing compound are used to seal the plates to thechamber.
The plates thus mounted are now 3" apart
. They have a short1/2" bolt welded to the middle of each plate, facing outward, to accommodatethe electrical connection, which is
a battery cable on the positive side
, and
a battery cable and a HV spark wire on the negative side
The chamber has 4 holes drilled and tapped at the 12:00, 3:00, 6:00 and9:00 positions. The two located at 3:00 and 6:00 accept 1" barbed hoseconnectors and plastic hoses that connect to a 2" PVC stand pipe
. It isused as a thermo-siphon radiator and allows the introduction and circulationof the KOH electrolyte solution (
pH 12, using de-ionized or ozonatedwater
).The 9:00 hole is capped and unused.
The 12:00 hole is drilled and tappedto accommodate a 1-1/2" white plastic sink trap adapter 'T' drainpipe
.This allowed for the passage of the hydroxy gas on to the LP regulator andfinally the engine's carburetor. It also allowed for the introduction of a streamof pressurized air from the car's heater blower fan.
A Honeywell gas pressure sensing switch
, mounted between the chamber and the regulator, detects hydroxy pressure and shuts down the current to theelectrolyzer when it reaches 8 oz. Gas production is thus cycled on and off asneeded.The aluminum throat that is used to induct the hydroxy to the carburetor is likethat formerly used on an LP forklift. It prevents the escape of the lighter-than-air hydrogen gas.
A Lemert Selectrol water injection device, such as used on a WWII P-51bomber
, introduces a fog-like stream of water vapor to the intake manifold,which serves to cool the burn of the hydrogen and adds steam power to thecombustion stroke.
