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 generator utilized in the pres- entpresent invention is that disclosed and claimed in my co- pending patent application, Ser. No.: 302,807, filed: Sept. 16, 1981, for.for HYDROGEN .GENERATOR SYSTEM. In that process for separating hydrogen and oxygen atoms from water having impurities, the water is passed between two plates of similar non-oxidizing metal. No electrolyte is added to the water. The one plate has placed thereon a positive potential and the other a negative potential from a very low amperage direct-current power source. The sub-atomic action of the direct current voltage on the non-electrolytic water causes the hydrogen and oxygen atoms to be separated- —and similarly other gasses entrapped in the water such as nitrogen. The contaminants in the water that are not released are forced to disassociate themselves and may be collected or utilized and disposed of in a known manner.

The direct current acts as a static force on the water molecules; whereas the non-regulated rippling direct current acts as a dynamic force. Pulsating the direct current further enhances the release of the hydrogen and oxygen atoms from the water molecules.

In my co-pending patent application, Ser. No.: 262,744, filed: May 11, 1981, for: HYDROGEN AIR- DATION PROCESSOR, there is disclosed and claimed the utilization of the hydrogen/oxygen gas generator. In that system, the burn rate of the hydrogen gas is controlled by the controlled addition of non-combustible gasses to the mixture of hydrogen and oxygen gasses.

PRIOR ART:

The electrolysis process for generating hydrogen and oxygen gas is well known in the art. It is, of course, further understood with a proper mixture of oxygen gas, the hydrogen gas is combustible and under ideal conditions a flame, may be had. Reference is made to USS. Pat. No.: 4,184,931. However, in that the burning velocity of hydrogen is 265-325 cm./sec. versus 37~45 cm./sec. of that of gasoline, the velocity of hydrogen is so great that the hydrogen ensuing from a nozzle will not under ordinary circumstances sustain a flame.

Therefore, to sustain a flame at a nozzle attached toa hydrogen generator the burning velocity of the hydro- gen gas must be reduced.

It has been found that all water in its natural state whether it be tap water, well water, sea water, or fresh water is a saturate of ambient air. Further, in that ambient air contains a substantial amount of nitrogen, all natural water will have entrapped therein nitrogen. Again, the percentage of nitrogen entrapped in natural water has been determined to be a fixed percentage and very uniform at seventeen (17%) percent—irrespective of the source of the water or its impurities. Hence, a natural water gas analysis will show a seventeen percent of nitrogen relative to the hydrogen and the oxygen.

The nozzle connected to the collection chamber via an appropriate line, has a port opening of a controlled size and configuration, related to the size of the flame and the temperature and velocity of the burning gas mixture. To maintain the flame, that is to prevent blown out, additional nozzles are included when the overall flame size is to be increased.

Figure 1 is an overall cross-sectional view of the present invention in its most preferred embodiment.