Steam engine powered hydrogen oxygen generation system for an internal combustion engine
OwnerArthur David Stantoninventor
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Abstract
A Steam Engine Powered System is provided which, when integrated with an internal combustion engine, generates hydrogen gases to provide an additional fuel source. The System's hydrogen is created by electrolysis from electrical power supplied from an external generator powered by the steam engine which in turn is powered by the radiant heat of the engine without putting a drain on the existing electrical system. The system will also store external canisters of separated Hydrogen and Oxygen for later use of various needs.
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A Steam Engine Powered Hydrogen Oxygen Generation System for an Internal Combustion Engine which when integrated with an internal combustion engine generates, separates, and stores hydrogen and oxygen in which the hydrogen and oxygen is created from electrolysis that is power by the system's electrical power supplied from the system's electrical generator which is powered by the system's steam engine which in turn is powered by the radiant thermal heat of the internal combustion engine without putting a drain on the existing internal combustion engine's electrical system and further supplies the hydrogen as an additional fuel source to the internal combustion engine comprising:
- a fill thank, a means for supplying water into fill tank, a low pressure water reservoir to store extra water, a steam vessel with a means for generating steam, a communicable connection from the steam vessel to the low pressure reservoir for receiving water from the low pressure reservoir, a cooling tank, a steam engine, a means for condensing the spent steam from the steam engine, an exhaust condenser tank, a means for exhausting the steam engine's condensed steam to the exhaust condenser tank, a gas generation tank with a means for producing separated hydrogen and oxygen, a hydrogen storage tank, a means for gathering and storing the generated hydrogen gas into the hydrogen storage tank, a oxygen storage tank, a means for gathering and storing the generated oxygen gas into the oxygen storage tank, an electric generator, a means for utilizing the steam engine's steam pressure to actuate the electric generator, a cooling tank air fill pump, a means for pressuring the cooling tank fill pump, a means for circulating the water in the gas generation tank, a means for determining water levels in all system tanks, a means for preventing backflow of all liquids such as one way check valves, a means for determining tank pressures, emergency relief valves on all pressurized tanks, integrated means for exchanging heat between the internal combustion engine such as water filled pipes functioning as heat rail collectors, a communicable connection between the thermal heat of the internal combustion engine and the steam vessel such as a means for allowing the free flow of water and steam between the water filled heat rail pipes and the steam vessel, a means to meter and control the flow of hydrogen to the fuel supply of the internal combustion engine, a means for regulating the temperature of the radiant heat collected from the water filled heat rails pipes, heat exchanger housing used to encapsulate and protect the water filled heat rail pipes, a means for attaching the heat exchanger housing to the exhaust pipe, a means for varying the distance between the water filled heat rail pipes and exhaust pipe to maintain a selected temperature, a computer controller, a means for the computer controller to regulate and control the operation of the system, a steam vessel steam delivery conduit between the steam vessel and heat rail pipes, a cooling tank water delivery conduit between the cooling tank and the high pressure head solenoid valve and the high pressure tail solenoid valve, a hydrogen generation ultra-sonic transducer degasser, a ultra-sonic transducer driver, electrical insulating paper.
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