How HHO Works
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Electrolysis
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HHO refers to the process of splitting hydrogen atoms from water molecules in order to inject hydrogen fuel into the gas of automobiles to increase gas mileage. The method utilizes a device known as a hydrogen generator or hydrogen booster that splits the hydrogen atoms from the water molecules through the process of electrolysis. Electrolysis is a term that describes the stimulation of otherwise non-spontaneous reactions by electricity. Once the hydrogen has been split from the water molecules, it will bubble up to the top of the HHO cell where the gas will be passed into the engine to increase the combustion of the fuel. Although the increase in performance seems to vary based on what source you are reading, it appears that the fuel efficiency increase can range from 15 to 100 percent. After all, the first combustion engine used in an automobile was powered by hydrogen gas and oxygen.
The Cell
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An HHO cell is typically a quart-sized container placed somewhere under the hood of the vehicle. The container is filled with distilled water and a small amount of baking soda or some other solvent. The baking soda serves as a catalyst for ionization. Within the cell, a series of metal plates is stacked. Twelve volts of current are directed into the cell from the car battery by a circuit connected to the ignition switch. The current creates a vacuum within the cell and passes through the plates causing them to take on positive or negative charges. This causes them to act as electrodes. The electrodes attract oppositely-charged particles resulting in the attraction of ancillary electrons, which are negatively charged, and negatively-charged atoms to one electrode, and those positively charged to the other. This causes the hydrogen and oxygen molecules of water to split and form the compound Hydroxy, or HHO. HHO cells are quart sized or smaller so that they can be easily built into the existing engine and can be as simple as a mason jar with two copper washers and a bolt inside of it.
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Results
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The observable result of this reaction is hydrogen gas bubbling to the top of the cell while water molecules reform within. The vacuum tube connected to the cell sucks the hydrogen gas out and directly into the cylinders of the engine where it mixes with the existing fuel and increases the combustibility. The increased combustibility causes the pistons to fire more efficiently and a greater amount of energy is generated within the vehicle at the expense of less fossil fuel.
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