Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power

2005-11-28 Thread Jason and Katie
you guys care to know the real kicker? the systems that i looked up use KOH in the reaction chambers to produce the hydrogen, not solely water. --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] ___ Biofuel mailing list

Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power

2005-11-28 Thread Zeke Yewdall
All of the little electrolyzers I have seen use KOH as the electrolyte. Essentially no more than a ni-cad battery run at well above electrolysis voltage, with means to separate and gather the oxygen and hydrogen, rather than just venting it out of the top of the cell like the batteries do. And

Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power

2005-11-28 Thread robert luis rabello
Jason and Katie wrote: you guys care to know the real kicker? the systems that i looked up use KOH in the reaction chambers to produce the hydrogen, not solely water. Why is that a real kicker? The KOH serves to lower the electrical resistance of the water. Nafion membranes do the

Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power

2005-11-28 Thread Greg and April
: Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power 1 liter of water = 1000g divide by molecular wt of water 18 gives 55.6 moles of water x 2 for 111 moles of H 1 liter of ethanol = 789.3 g divide by molecular wt of 46.07 = 17.1 mole of ethanol x 6 for 103 moles of H per liter. adding ethanol

Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power

2005-11-27 Thread Greg and April
Robert, Do you plan any experiments in the near future? Greg H. - Original Message - From: robert luis rabello [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 19:37 Subject: hydrogen power SNIP I have built several electrolyzers SNIP

Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power

2005-11-27 Thread robert luis rabello
Greg and April wrote: Robert, Do you plan any experiments in the near future? Greg H. Things are very slow with my business right now, so I'm in let's not spend any money mode. I've been having a chronic problem with bogging and stalling off idle with my truck (which otherwise

Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power

2005-11-23 Thread William Adams
fuel. This suggests that either we are lacking important information or there is a scam at work. Cheers, Bob Adams - Original Message - From: David Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 6:22 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose

Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power

2005-11-22 Thread Greg and April
And justhow long do they have to make the adjustments? Greg H. - Original Message - From: john owens To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Monday, November 21, 2005 13:45 Subject: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power I dono

Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power

2005-11-22 Thread Keith Addison
I dono if this is realy related to truckers using hydrogen but this website http://www.hydrogen-boost.com/http://www.hydrogen-boost.com/ claims to increase milage on cars by 50% they will also instal units and if with the right adjusments they cant give a 50% increase in milage they will give

Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power

2005-11-22 Thread Joe Street
Well if I can ever figure out the secret to the electrolized 'alternative biodiesel process' which the patent abstract claims produces hydrogen as a byproduct, it may one day be possible to electolize the vegetable oil/alcohol mixture at the injector rail and have hydrogen injection to boot.

Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power

2005-11-22 Thread Marty Phee
@sustainablelists.org *Sent:* Monday, November 21, 2005 13:45 *Subject:* [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power I dono if this is realy related to truckers using hydrogen but this website http://www.hydrogen-boost.com/ claims to increase milage on cars by 50

Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power

2005-11-22 Thread Chris lloyd
First discussed on the list in 2001, with scepticism. Strange that five years later it's still not exactly a household name and not to be found on every other motor. Or maybe that's not so strange. That is not really surprising when you read that the total cost of installing it on a truck was

Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power

2005-11-22 Thread bob allen
] *To:* Biofuel@sustainablelists.org mailto:Biofuel@sustainablelists.org *Sent:* Monday, November 21, 2005 13:45 *Subject:* [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power I dono if this is realy related to truckers using hydrogen but this website http

Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power

2005-11-22 Thread bob allen
Message - *From:* john owens mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *To:* Biofuel@sustainablelists.org mailto:Biofuel@sustainablelists.org *Sent:* Monday, November 21, 2005 13:45 *Subject:* [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power I dono if this is realy related

Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power

2005-11-22 Thread Greg and April
: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 7:54 Subject: Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power If after making the proper adjustments, we cannot achieve a 50% increase in mileage over the baseline mileage figures, *the Hydrogen-Boost system is yours free of charge*. However if we achieve over 50

Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power

2005-11-22 Thread Kurt Nolte
This site is setting of nine thousand kinds of alarm bells in my head. Read their challenge. Open to anyone who wants to take a chance. You decide to purchase the complete Hydrogen-Boost system with installation, at individual component prices and we will guarantee a

Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power

2005-11-22 Thread robert luis rabello
Kurt Nolte wrote: This site is setting of nine thousand kinds of alarm bells in my head. A good thing! I'd stay away from those people . . . robert luis rabello The Edge of Justice Adventure for Your Mind http://www.newadventure.ca Ranger Supercharger Project Page

Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power

2005-11-22 Thread Mike Weaver
I'm glad I'm not the only one who hears bells in his head. Kurt Nolte wrote: This site is setting of nine thousand kinds of alarm bells in my head. Read their challenge. Open to anyone who wants to take a chance. You decide to purchase the complete Hydrogen-Boost system with

Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power

2005-11-22 Thread Joe Street
Surely this can be verified on a dynamometer at all combinations of power, rpm, air temp or what have you. I even saw a pic of a dyno on the web page. Isn't there any data? Joe Mike Weaver wrote: I'm glad I'm not the only one who hears bells in his head. Kurt Nolte wrote: This

Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power

2005-11-22 Thread Kurt Nolte
On 11/22/05, Joe Street [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Surely this can be verified on a dynamometer at all combinations of power, rpm, air temp or what have you. I even saw a pic of a dyno on the web page. Isn't there any data? Not that I could see. No charts, tables, or even references to

Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power

2005-11-22 Thread Kurt Nolte
On 11/22/05, Mike Weaver [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm glad I'm not the only one who hears bells in his head. Sometimes I hear whistles instead. ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org

Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power- now acetone

2005-11-21 Thread Ken Riznyk
/Alternative_Energy_Politics/ ---Original Message--- From: bob allen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power- now acetone Sent: 18 Nov '05 20:47 while we are on this thread, might we wander back a few months to a related issue? That is the claim

Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power

2005-11-21 Thread Ken Riznyk
the effects of electricity through alcohol? Greg H. - Original Message - From: Zeke Yewdall [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 16:31 Subject: Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power H. Well, considering that they go

Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power

2005-11-21 Thread robert luis rabello
Ken Riznyk wrote: Has anyone ever done electrolysis. Yes, many times! Additionally you need to add an electrolyte to the distilled water usually sulfuric acid. Where is the truck driver going to get distilled water and sulfuric acid on the road. The electrolyte can be a

[Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power

2005-11-21 Thread john owens
I dono if this is realy related to truckers using hydrogen but this website http://www.hydrogen-boost.com/claims to increase milage on cars by 50% they will also instal units and if with the right adjusmentsthey cant give a 50% increase in milage they will give you the unit free. John

Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power- now acetone

2005-11-21 Thread Derick Giorchino
@sustainablelists.org Subject: Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power- now acetone I added a cupful of acetone to a tank on my VW jetta TDI. I heard so boiling and hissing coming from the fuel tank for about 5 minutes. I didn't notice any increase in fuel economy. I only tried the acetone once. Ken

Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power

2005-11-20 Thread michael skinner
PROTECTED] Reply-To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 07:41:33 -0700 The water may be more plentiful, but, it still takes up volume and mass. 1 gal of water weighs about 8.35 lbs. and takes up

Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power

2005-11-20 Thread Greg and April
Ok, I was thinking that since alcohol had more H2 per molecule. Greg H. - Original Message - From: michael skinner [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2005 21:07 Subject: Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power 1 liter of water

Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power

2005-11-19 Thread Greg and April
- Original Message - From: Darryl McMahon [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2005 8:12 Subject: Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power The company says they have overcome the problem of the water freezing. No indication they have

Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power

2005-11-19 Thread David Miller
Darryl McMahon wrote: when water is broken down to O2 and H2 applied to fuel at a rate of 1/375? So now we are supposed to believe that some device will improve efficiency Catalysts can work at even lower ratios. That's not really relevent here since we're not talking about any kind

Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power- now acetone

2005-11-19 Thread Derick Giorchino
Of Alt.EnergyNetwork Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 1:06 PM To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power- now acetone Hi, Yes I was wondering about the acetone experiments also. As far as I know a few people on 2 or 3 other lists were going to document

Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power

2005-11-18 Thread William Adams
: Thursday, November 17, 2005 7:04 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power William Adams wrote: Interesting calculation, and good for back-of-the-envelope stuff. I just wanted to point out that an 1800 RPM 10 liter engine will consume 150 liters of air/second, not 300 since it only

Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power

2005-11-18 Thread Joe Street
o: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 23:50 Subject: Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power Hi Greg, On water consumption, some order of magnitude, back of an envelope, calculations can be done (don't look for precision, I'm making several a

Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power

2005-11-18 Thread Joe Street
? And, is the concept for real? Bob Adams Bob Adams - Original Message - From: "David Miller" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 7:04 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power William Adams wrote: I

Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power

2005-11-18 Thread robert luis rabello
William Adams wrote: David, Thanks for the correction of air intake. Agreed, it would be good to look at the beast. Can the anecdotes can be believed ? And, is the concept for real? The concept of supplemental hydrogen injection IS a valid one. Whether or not this can be

Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power

2005-11-18 Thread robert luis rabello
Joe Street wrote: But don't those heavy trucks use two stroke diesels? I thought the serious big diesels were always running on a two stroke cycle? No. The big 10 liter CATs, Cummins, Detroits and Volvos in modern Class 8 trucks are 4 stroke turbo diesels. I used to run a truck /

Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power- now acetone

2005-11-18 Thread bob allen
while we are on this thread, might we wander back a few months to a related issue? That is the claim that addition of small amounts of acetone to both compression and spark ignition engines would result in dramatic increases in fuel efficiency, as much as 35 % increases claimed by some.

Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power- now acetone

2005-11-18 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
/ ---Original Message--- From: bob allen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power- now acetone Sent: 18 Nov '05 20:47 while we are on this thread, might we wander back a few months to a related issue?  That is the claim that addition of small

Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power

2005-11-18 Thread David Miller
William Adams wrote: David, Thanks for the correction of air intake. Agreed, it would be good to look at the beast. Can the anecdotes can be believed ? And, is the concept for real? Let's try putting a couple of things together here Darryl says: According to the CHEC website

Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power

2005-11-18 Thread Greg and April
- From: Zeke Yewdall [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 16:31 Subject: Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power H. Well, considering that they go through 100 gallons of diesel fuel in an 8 hour day, and water (even clean water) is way more

Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power

2005-11-18 Thread Darryl McMahon
: Thursday, November 17, 2005 16:31 Subject: Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power H. Well, considering that they go through 100 gallons of diesel fuel in an 8 hour day, and water (even clean water) is way more plentiful than diesel), that actually doesn't seem that bad

Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power

2005-11-18 Thread robert luis rabello
Darryl McMahon wrote: I'm as much a hydrogen skeptic as anyone, but I would like to see someone investigate this further. The company is in Bowmanville, ON. I'm about 400 km away. I know there are list members closer than that. Anyone up for a visit to check them out. One of

Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power

2005-11-17 Thread William Adams
, Bob, West Linn, OR - Original Message - From: Greg and April [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 9:03 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power I have been wondering what the rate of water usage is. Greg H

Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power

2005-11-17 Thread Chris lloyd
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Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power

2005-11-17 Thread David Miller
no. Cheers, Bob, West Linn, OR - Original Message - From: Greg and April [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 9:03 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power I have been wondering what the rate of water usage is. Greg H

Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power

2005-11-17 Thread Greg and April
[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 23:50 Subject: Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power Hi Greg, On water consumption, some order of magnitude, back of an envelope, calculations can be done (don't look for precision, I'm making several

Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power

2005-11-17 Thread Zeke Yewdall
say, puede que si, o puede que no. Cheers, Bob, West Linn, OR - Original Message - From: Greg and April [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 9:03 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power I have been

Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power

2005-11-17 Thread Darryl McMahon
@sustainablelists.org Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 23:50 Subject: Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power Hi Greg, On water consumption, some order of magnitude, back of an envelope, calculations can be done (don't look for precision, I'm making several assumptions). A 10 liter diesel

[Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power

2005-11-15 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
Truckers Choose Hydrogen Power http://www.wired.com/news/autotech/0,2554,69529,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_5 Hundreds of semitrailer trucks zipping along North American highways are now powered in part by hydrogen. These 18-wheelers make hydrogen as they go, eliminating the need for

Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power

2005-11-15 Thread Zeke Yewdall
Okay, I can buy the reductions in emissions from some hydrogen injection, and maybe by causing more complete combustion it could increase efficiency a bit, but the first law of thermodynamics remains. Using generous efficiency numbers: You take energy out of the engine from the alternator -- 80%

[Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power

2005-11-15 Thread Simon Fowler MADUR-SALES
: Alt.EnergyNetwork [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Truckers Choose Hydrogen Power http://www.wired.com/news/autotech/0,2554,69529,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_5

Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power

2005-11-15 Thread robert luis rabello
Simon Fowler MADUR-SALES wrote: So, somebody else knows how to get something for nothing. Why won't they tell me how they do it? In my world, the energy to split the molecules on the go comes from the alternator, which gets its power from the fuel via the engine. How come it never works

Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power

2005-11-15 Thread Greg and April
I have been wondering what the rate of water usage is. Greg H. - Original Message - From: robert luis rabello [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 19:37 Subject: Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power This process does not violate