By Will Yap
Have you ever seen a car runs on water? If you were to surf the internet on car fuel saving ideas, you will come across a lot of videos showing vehicle that use water as an energy source. Is it real or just a hoax? Apparently, the technology to convert a car to run on water does exist and some people that adopted it has been experiencing substantial savings on their monthly gasoline costs. This article will lift the veil on the science behind car running on water.
Firstly, it has to be understood that by pouring water into the gas tank of your car is not a good idea. You will end up with a big repair bill at the end of the day. To use water as a fuel source, you have to extract one of its component which is hydrogen gas (H2). We know that water is made of 2 parts hydrogen and one part oxygen thus the chemical name H2O. In order the separate the H2, we need to use electrolysis.
Electrolysis is the process of flowing electricity current through electroplates submerged in water. When the electrolysis device is switched on, hydrogen gas will be produced. The next step is to vent the H2 into the engine air intake system. H2 can burn much faster than gasoline therefore when they are mixed in the combustion chambers, it will produce a higher engine power. The enriched mixture of hydrogen gas and gasoline will burn more efficiently with less emission. As an added advantage, the only by product is pure water vapor.
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