Robin,
I was trying to leverage the gas producing rate of interleaved
plates such as used in HHO kits vs the slow formation of separated H and O
electrodes in a Hoffman arrangement. In the HHO arrangement I can
accomplish this easily by placing my glass filter/reactor inline with a
torch fitting and burn off the gas as it exits the torch fitting. I am still
considering the apx $150 for a lecture bottle but then I would still need a
high pressure regulator and a local place to refill - someone recently told
me it should be available through a propane dealer but I would have to
verify local availability and locate a regulator. My goal is to create a
stream of pure hydrogen through an inline glass filter filled with different
powders and a heating method to disassociate the hydrogen inside the filter
(perhaps underwater to eliminate any chance of Oxygen). I am open to
suggestions but if I go back to the Hoffman method it would require a closed
loop since I would not have enough h2 to waste or burn off. I recall seeing
an outdoor arrangement on the net where they were using 4 inch pvc pipes and
lots of stainless/strong electrolyte to make up for the lower rate of
production.
I got my new bubbler today and the torch flame was very much improved -I
must have had more of a leak than I thought. I still can't melt a Canadian
coin made of nickel but can turn much of it a glowing cherry red. I know a
second gas is need to cut but is it possible to use HHO to create an alloy
of nickel and aluminum if I file small amounts of the metals into a powder
and then place them into something akin to a furnace. I am presently using a
cinder block on my
Bench in basement as a fire shield to experiment on but want to experiment
with some materials like fire brick to see if I can contain and concentrate
the heat enough to melt and alloy the filings. any ideas?
Regards
Fran
