Hydrolysis Theory... Correct me if i'm wrong.

[Mac101]

Ok, so, i've always heard it is inefficient to wire up a hydrolysis unit and feed Hydrogen/Oxygen into the intake.

(Hydrolysis- The process of using electricity to split atoms. In this case, H20 would yield 2H 1O.)

I've always heard people say the this counteracts the law of thermodynamics, saying that the draw on the system to create the purified hydrogen and oxygen would actually be less efficient, but this doesn't really make sense to me.

Isn't it true that the alternator is always producing electricity, and that the voltage flow is controlled by the voltage regulator, rather than a mechanical clutch? If this is so, wouldn't it be more efficient to use the electricity you are producing, rather than simply have the voltage regulator negate it. I mean, the alternator is creating drag on the system, so why not get something out of it?

Then the next part. If this system were to work, i doubt that a single hydrolysis unit would suffice to create enough of the Hydrogen/Oxygen to make a significant difference. How about having a tank (much like a NOS system) that you refill at home with your handy-dandy home electrolysis unit and set it to have a continuous feed into the intake when the vehicle is running? This i something i've always thought about but everyone seems to down it. Honestly, i don't get why people discredit it so readily.


But please. Opinions?

[wade23454]

Originally Posted by Mac101

Ok, so, i've always heard it is inefficient to wire up a hydrolysis unit and feed Hydrogen/Oxygen into the intake.

(Hydrolysis- The process of using electricity to split atoms. In this case, H20 would yield 2H 1O.)

I've always heard people say the this counteracts the law of thermodynamics, saying that the draw on the system to create the purified hydrogen and oxygen would actually be less efficient, but this doesn't really make sense to me.

Isn't it true that the alternator is always producing electricity, and that the voltage flow is controlled by the voltage regulator, rather than a mechanical clutch? If this is so, wouldn't it be more efficient to use the electricity you are producing, rather than simply have the voltage regulator negate it. I mean, the alternator is creating drag on the system, so why not get something out of it?

Then the next part. If this system were to work, i doubt that a single hydrolysis unit would suffice to create enough of the Hydrogen/Oxygen to make a significant difference. How about having a tank (much like a NOS system) that you refill at home with your handy-dandy home electrolysis unit and set it to have a continuous feed into the intake when the vehicle is running? This i something i've always thought about but everyone seems to down it. Honestly, i don't get why people discredit it so readily.


But please. Opinions?

The "load" on the alternator is increased by whatever it happens to be supplying amperage to. If there is no load on the alternator, then it has little resistance to the spinning force of the engine. If there is a heavy load on the alternator, then it translates to a parasitic resistance force to the engine. If you are powering a hydrolysis unit, you are definitely burning more fuel to supply power to the unit.

Your logic is a little off, the alternator always has electrical potential when the vehicle is running, but it is only doing work based on the electrical demands of the vehicle.

If you invent a perpetual motion machine, you will be rich.

[Skibane]

Originally Posted by Mac101

I mean, the alternator is creating drag on the system, so why not get something out of it?

As wade23454 mentioned, it only creates drag on the engine when some electrical load is connected to it.

No electrical load = virtually no drag on the engine

[HeavyG]

Originally Posted by Mac101

Ok, so, i've always heard it is inefficient to wire up a hydrolysis unit and feed Hydrogen/Oxygen into the intake.

(Hydrolysis- The process of using electricity to split atoms. In this case, H20 would yield 2H 1O.)

Hydrolysis is splitting molecules.

If you were splitting atoms you get a whole different type of power (and one our trucks probably couldn't handle).

[Mac101]

Oh ok. I has always thought that the way the system worked was it always produced an X amount of electricity to supply a Y amount of load. When it produced too much, the Regulator would kick in and limit it. It just looks like i got my facts a little bit off. I didn't know the drag increased as the load it took increased: I thought the drag rate was constant no matter the load. This then explains why my theory is flawed XD Thanks guys. Had always wondered about it.