Everyone
is looking for alternative fuel supplies to power
their automobiles and trucks. As technology races
ahead - and oil quickly runs out, people are actually
converting their cars to run on water.
So
what do you need to do to run your car on water?
This sounds too good to be true.
So
how does it work?
Introducing
hydrogen into an internal combustion engine means
you can burn hydrocarbon based fuels more efficiently,
which means you can burn less fuel for the same
power output - hence the saving on fuel.
To
run the engine efficiently, precise control of the
fuel/air mix is required as you have to lean out
the hydrocarbon fuel/air mix during normal running,
or richen the mixture when the fuel/air mix begins
to pre-ignite - easy with today's computerized fuel
injection systems which make use of anti-knock sensors
(which pick up any pre-ignition), temperature sensors
all over the engine, and exhaust gas sensors.
Among
other things components heat the fuel line so the
fuel isn't cold; it also has a box for tweaking
the onboard computer that controls the fuel injectors
to compensate for the additional gas volume of the
water vapor.
The
method under discussion is a method for increasing
the fuel-burning efficiency of a regular gas or
diesel engine - not running it on H2O as a fuel
replacement.
So
yes - it sounds logical but needs some technical
minded person to investigate it further. Of course
- you should be careful with any experiment you
do and ensure you protect yourself at all times.
Risking your life for the sake of saving a few dollars
is certainly not worth it.