Oxygen and hydrogen generator apparatus for internal combustion engines
OwnerEdward G. Mosher, John T. Websterinventors
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Abstract
Hydrogen and oxygen gases are generated for use in an internal combustion engine in a vehicle using the electrical system of the vehicle to provide current for the electrolysis process to generate the hydrogen and oxygen gases. The electrolysis process to eliminate oxygen and hydrogen gases occurs only while the engine is being operated and terminates when the engine stops. The hydrogen and oxygen gases are collected separately in the generator apparatus and flow separately in their own conduits to the intake manifold of the engine. Water in the generator apparatus is replenished from a reservoir as the water is used, and the water is accordingly kept at a desired level in the generator apparatus.
Claims39
Hydrogen and oxygen generating apparatus for an internal combustion engine having an intake manifold and fuel injection unit and an electrical system including an ignition circuit, comprising in combination:
- housing means, including a case for holding a quantity of water;
- a quantity of water in the case;
- cathode means secured to the case and disposed in the quantity of water in the case;
- anode means secured to the case and disposed in the quantity of water in the case and spaced apart from the cathode means;
- electric current means connected to the cathode means and the anode means for generating hydrogen and oxygen at the cathode means and anode means, respectively;
- first conduit means extending from the anode means to the intake manifold for transporting oxygen generated at the anode means to the intake manifold;
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- second conduit means extending from the cathode means to the fuel injection unit for transporting hydrogen generated at the cathode to the fuel injection unit, whereby the oxygen and the hydrogen flow separately to the internal combustion engine.
In a nonconductive housing, apparatus for generating hydrogen and oxygen gases in at least a pair of cells from water and an electrolyte when an electric current is passed between the cells comprising in combination:
- a first cell, including
- a first pipe defining a first electrode,
- a plurality of apertures extending through the first pipe through which the water and electrolyte flows,
- a first collector disposed about a portion of the first pipe for collecting gas generated in the first cell, and
- an open top on the first pipe through which gas generated at the first pipe flows out of the first cell;
- a second cell, including
- a second pipe defining a second electrode,
- a plurality of apertures extending through the second pipe through which water and electrolyte flows,
- a second collector disposed about a portion of the second pipe for collecting gas generated in the second cell, and
- an open top in the second pipe through which the gas generated at the second pipe flows out of the second cell;
- means for providing an electrical current between the first and second electrodes to generate oxygen and hydrogen gases in the cells;
- a first conduit connected to the first collector through which gas flows from the first cell;
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- a second conduit connected to the second collector through which gas flows from the second cell, whereby the generated gases are collected separately and flow separately outwardly from the housing.
A method of generating oxygen and hydrogen for an internal combustion engine comprising the steps of:
- providing a housing;
- providing a quantity of water in the housing;
- providing an anode electrode and a cathode electrode in the quantity of water;
- connecting the anode and cathode electrodes to an appropriate source of electrical current;
- collecting oxygen gas and hydrogen gas separately at the respective electrodes;
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- routing the collected gases separately to the internal combustion engine namely routing the collected oxygen to an intake manifold and the collected hydrogen to a fuel injector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.