Onboard hydrogen generator from Engineuity
22 September 2005 by Hydrogen PowerEngineuity R&D Ltd of Israel has designed a conversion unit for continuous hydrogen production aboard a vehicle. The unit uses a light metal wire and water to produce both hydrogen and steam. The hydrogen is then used to power a modified internal combustion engine.
Refuelling a car based on this technology is remarkably simple. The vehicle will contain a mechanism for rolling the metal wire into a coil during the process of fuelling. The spent metal oxide, which was produced in the previous phase, is collected from the car by vacuum suction.
The performance of the engine will be identical to that of an existing petrol powered vehicle. The volume required for containing the metal wire is similar to the volume required for petrol; however its weight will be 3 times greater. These values are significantly preferred over those associated with other alternative fuel solutions. The cost of this new fuel will be comparable with petroleum fuels at present day prices.
The company has not yet produced a proof of concept vehicle for independent verification.
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October 2nd, 2005 at 2:32 pm
The Engineuity press release seems not to have been vetted by folks who posted it. It’s fantastical. The cost of Magnesium would be several times the cost of gasoline.