Hydrogen-Oxygen Mixture Gas Device for Engine Combustion
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional technologies face challenges in collectively producing flammable hydrogen gas for fuel use through water electrolysis, and existing fuel additives can have negative effects on engine durability and performance.
Innovation Solution
A hydrogen-oxygen mixture gas producing and supplying device that enlarges the electrolysis area of positive and negative electrode plates to produce hydrogen and oxygen ions, which are then supplied as a mixture to automobile engines or fuel ignition burners, enhancing fuel combustion and reducing smoke generation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If conventional water electrolysis is used to produce hydrogen gas, then hydrogen can be generated as a fuel, but the electrolysis area is limited and hydrogen production efficiency is low
Solution Approach 1:
The electrode assembly is divided into multiple electrode plates (positive and negative electrodes) arranged in series, creating multiple electrolysis chambers within a single device. This segmentation allows simultaneous electrolysis across multiple surfaces, dramatically increasing the total electrolysis area and hydrogen production efficiency without requiring a proportionally larger device volume.
Solution Approach 2:
The electrode plates are designed with three-dimensional structures including protrusions and recesses that extend into the water volume. This vertical dimensionality multiplication increases the effective electrolysis surface area beyond what flat plates could provide, allowing more electrode surface to contact water simultaneously and thereby increasing hydrogen production capacity.
2Power
If fuel additives are introduced to increase engine power and acceleration, then engine performance improves, but engine durability and part lifespan are negatively affected
Solution Approach 1:
The invention replaces chemical fuel additives with a physical-electrochemical system (electrolytic hydrogen-oxygen mixture generation). Instead of introducing chemicals that may corrode engine parts, the system uses electricity to decompose water into hydrogen and oxygen gases that are then supplied to the engine, achieving performance enhancement without the harmful side effects of chemical additives.
Solution Approach 2:
The system utilizes the phase transition of water into gaseous form through electrolysis. Water is converted from liquid phase to gaseous hydrogen and oxygen phases through electrical energy input, creating a clean fuel mixture that combusts without leaving harmful residues, thus protecting engine components while maintaining power output.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The device achieves complete fuel combustion, improves engine power, and reduces smoke and noise by producing hydrogen and oxygen as flammable gases in the form of fine air bubbles, suitable for various engine types and fuel ignition burners.
Implementation Method 1
positive and negative electrode plates adapted to electrolyze the water using positive and negative currents supplied from the outside
Implementation Method 2
a mixed gas is produced by mixing hydrogen (H2) and oxygen (O2) as flammable gases produced to the form of fine air bubbles by the electrolysis of water
Implementation Method 3
supplying a hydrogen-oxygen mixture gas to an automobile engine or a combustion chamber of a fuel ignition burner, thereby helping the fuel burnt completely
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention relates to a hydrogen-oxygen mixture gas producing and supplying device that includes: a hydrogen-oxygen mixture gas generation water tank to store a given amount of water; a top cover to supply the water to the hydrogen-oxygen mixture gas generation water tank; a bottom cover mounted on bottom of the hydrogen-oxygen mixture gas generation water tank and a bottom sealing plate for sealing the bottom of the extension cylinder to form an installation space; a hydrogen-oxygen mixture gas producer to produce hydrogen (H2) and oxygen (O2); and a water level control sensor to notify a user of the shortage of water.