Hydrogen Gas Burner #4,421,474
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ABSTRACT:
An internal combustion engine fuel supply and control that includes apparatus for disassociating hydrogen atoms and oxygen atoms from water and mixing the gas so produced with a non-combustible gas in a predetermined ratio. The gas mixture is mixed with air in suitable proportions and controllably directed to the combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine.
BACKGROUND OF INVENTION:
There is disclosed in my co-pending Canadian patent Application Serial No. 420,908, filed February 4, 1983, entitled "A Hydrogen Generator" a generating system converting natural water into hydrogen and oxygen gases. In that system and method, the hydrogen atoms are disassociated from a water molecule by the application of a non-regulated, non-filtered, low-power, direct current voltage electrical potential applied to two non-oxidizing similar metal plates having water passing therebetween. The action is. enhanced by pulsing the non-regulated and non-filtered direct current voltage. Particularly significant with my hydrogen generator disclosed in my co-pending application supra is that the hydrogen/oxygen generated is in a quantity in excess of that necessary for practical utilization. Further, and equally significant is that the generation of the hydrogen/oxygen is controlled by any one of or combination of several Factors, e.g. varying voltage, varying pulse rate, varying spacing between plates, switching the number of plates, and changing the plate configuration.
CROSS REFERENCE:
The hydrogen/oxygen generation is a demand system; that is, the hydrogen/oxygen is generated only upon the need. Then, the generation is controlled in quantity by the need; such as, accelerator for an automotive device. In an earlier hydrogen processor, non-combustible gases are controlled in a mixing stage with a combustible gas. The hydrogen processor system utilizes a rotational mechanical gas displacement system to transfer, meter, mix, and pressurize the various gases. In the gas transformation process, ambient air is passed through an open flame gas burner system to eliminate gases and other present substances. Thereafter, the non-combustible gas-mixture is cooled, filtered for impurity removal, and mechanically mixed with a predetermined amount of hydrogen gas. The gas mixture provides the desired burn-rate. The rotational mechanical gas displacement system in that process determines the quantity by volume of combustible gas mixture to be produced. The above~noted hydrogen processor is a multi-stage system having utility in special applications. The aforementioned co-pending application discloses a very simple and unique hydrogen generator.
Figure 1 is an overall cross-sectional view of the present invention in its most preferred embodiment.
