Understanding Construction of Hydrogen Fuel Cell
First, let's look at the composition of water. Water consists of only Hydrogen and Oxygen. I mean clean distilled water.
So Here is the Big Secret Revealed
We are able to separate Hydrogen and Oxygen through electrolysis.
Electrolysis is the technical name for using electricity to split water into its constituent elements, hydrogen and oxygen. The splitting of water is accomplished by passing an electric current through water. The electricity enters the water at the cathode, a negatively charged terminal, passes through the water and exists via the anode, the positively charged terminal. The Hydrogen is collected at the cathode and the oxygen is collected at the anode. Electrolysis produces very pure Hydrogen for use as combustible fuel. The name for such a system is "Hydrogen on demand fuel cell". I guess the gas companies and their lobbyists don't want to hear about it for obvious reasons. Governments don't want to hear about it either since they are collecting astonishing amount of taxes on our dependence of fossil fuel.
Can't Stop Progress
Although the use of Hydrogen has been present in our lives for space exploration and satellite launching for decades, it has not been made available to the general public. NASA and other agencies are using Hydrogen to send their rockets into space. Since Hydrogen has a very explosive nature, it is not recommended to store it in tanks, IE: the Challenger space shuttle disaster. The safe way to use Hydrogen as fuel is to create a system that generates Hydrogen on demand; which is the latest technology that is in full expansion today.
Mainstream Applications
The first noticeable application for the use of Hydrogen on demand is for the automotive industry.
Several companies have been working on introducing the new technology in their coming designs, Mercedes, Toyota, Ford and many others. If you do a little search on your favorite search engine on "Hydrogen for cars" you will find countless links to that effect.
But that is not the whole enchilada; cars, boats, planes, building furnaces, power plants and other combustion dependent systems are poised to use Hydrogen on demand in the future
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Let's go back to Hydrogen on demand for cars for a moment. The obvious question is, how can I get a system like this on my car?
There are a few companies and websites advertising various fuel cells easy to install systems and they all work to a certain extent. I have done some research on the subject and found that a fuel cell connected to the Alternator of a car will only use the surplus production of electricity to generate Hydrogen. Other systems that connect to the battery with a kill switch may cause spontaneous combustion if the keys are left in the ignition without the motor running. One website that stands above the rest is 3cel.com, I used them and received a unit by post, 10 days after placing the order. It took me two days to locate a certified mechanic to install the unit and I must say that I am very happy with the results. I spend a great deal less on gas (I save about 120 miles per full tank). My old van has found a new life with more power and less noise and I am told that I won't need to change my oil as frequently since my engine is running cooler. I reside in BC, Canada and we must pass an "air care" inspection every couple of years, so I went with my old van and new Hydrogen on demand system installed, to get an inspection. The inspector was floored; he could not believe that this old van was running at 80% less toxic gas emission than the average van manufactured the same year. I guess it is also good for the environment and that is a major plus.
First, let's look at the composition of water. Water consists of only Hydrogen and Oxygen. I mean clean distilled water.
So Here is the Big Secret Revealed
We are able to separate Hydrogen and Oxygen through electrolysis.
Electrolysis
is the technical name for using electricity to split water into its
constituent elements, hydrogen and oxygen. The splitting of water is
accomplished by passing an electric current through water. The
electricity enters the water at the cathode, a negatively charged
terminal, passes through the water and exists via the anode, the
positively charged terminal. The Hydrogen is collected at the cathode
and the oxygen is collected at the anode. Electrolysis produces very
pure Hydrogen for use as combustible fuel. The name for such a system is
"Hydrogen on demand fuel cell". I guess the gas companies and their
lobbyists don't want to hear about it for obvious reasons. Governments
don't want to hear about it either since they are collecting astonishing
amount of taxes on our dependence of fossil fuel.
Can't Stop Progress
Although
the use of Hydrogen has been present in our lives for space exploration
and satellite launching for decades, it has not been made available to
the general public. NASA and other agencies are using Hydrogen to send
their rockets into space. Since Hydrogen has a very explosive nature, it
is not recommended to store it in tanks, IE: the Challenger space
shuttle disaster. The safe way to use Hydrogen as fuel is to create a
system that generates Hydrogen on demand; which is the latest technology
that is in full expansion today.
Mainstream Applications
The first noticeable application for the use of Hydrogen on demand is for the automotive industry.
Several
companies have been working on introducing the new technology in their
coming designs, Mercedes, Toyota, Ford and many others. If you do a
little search on your favorite search engine on "Hydrogen for cars" you
will find countless links to that effect.
But that is not the
whole enchilada; cars, boats, planes, building furnaces, power plants
and other combustion dependent systems are poised to use Hydrogen on
demand in the future.
Let's go back to Hydrogen on demand for cars for a moment. The obvious question is, how can I get a system like this on my car?
There
are a few companies and websites advertising various fuel cells easy to
install systems and they all work to a certain extent. I have done some
research on the subject and found that a fuel cell connected to the
Alternator of a car will only use the surplus production of electricity
to generate Hydrogen. Other systems that connect to the battery with a
kill switch may cause spontaneous combustion if the keys are left in the
ignition without the motor running. One website that stands above the
rest is 3cel.com, I used them and received a unit by post, 10 days after
placing the order. It took me two days to locate a certified mechanic
to install the unit and I must say that I am very happy with the
results. I spend a great deal less on gas (I save about 120 miles per
full tank). My old van has found a new life with more power and less
noise and I am told that I won't need to change my oil as frequently
since my engine is running cooler. I reside in BC, Canada and we must
pass an "air care" inspection every couple of years, so I went with my
old van and new Hydrogen on demand system installed, to get an
inspection. The inspector was floored; he could not believe that this
old van was running at 80% less toxic gas emission than the average van
manufactured the same year. I guess it is also good for the environment
and that is a major plus.