As simple as water?: South Berwick man
takes energy crisis into own hands
SOUTH
BERWICK, Maine -- Cliff Baillargeon saw a UFO. It was 1959 and he
was a 20-year-old Seabee stationed in Morocco. He was out at night when
he noticed a glowing, green, saucer-shaped object running over the base
runway. For a moment he thought it was one of France's new helicopters.
However, the craft, which made a humming sound that didn't sound like a
helicopter, stopped, made a 90 degree turn, flew toward the town,
stopped and then, within seconds, vanished into a point of light. What
was in that UFO to make it go like that? Baillargeon related a story he
heard from a friend about little men in silver jumpsuits who landed in
a New Hampshire field in the dead of winter to collect a pail of water
from a nearby lake.
"All these years it was dawning on me, what were they doing with water?
Drinking?" said Baillargeon who proposed that the aliens may have used
the water as fuel because it contains hydrogen. "Water is very
powerful. It has a lot of energy," said the retired 71-year-old. For
instance, just five grams of hydrogen can produce 700 thousand joules
of energy when burned with oxygen. It may power UFOs, but it's also the
gas that is partially fueling his 2003 Toyota Celica.
Some consumers, wracked with environmental guilt, fear of global
warming, or a desire to save at the pump, visit their local car dealer
and dish out at least $19,800 or $22,800 respectively for a Honda
Insight or Toyota Prius. Two years ago Baillargeon, of 3 Parent St,
spent $17,000 on a used Celica, a four cylinder sport compact, and
turned it into a hybrid on his own for an additional $1,000.
Baillargeon's key to fuel economy is a black box that he purchased for
$800 from one of the many websites selling "HHO generators." The box
sits in an old milk create in the trunk of his car among wires, tubes
and a solar panel he uses to charge his car battery in emergencies.
This box takes water and breaks it into hydrogen and oxygen at a ratio
two to one. The process is called electrolysis and the gas it produces
is usually referred to as HHO, oxyhydrogen or Brown's gas.
Two wires from Baillargeon's 12 volt car battery run a current through
the box which is filled with metal and a mix of distilled water and
household drain cleaner, which is used as an electrolyte to make the
water more conductive. When turned on with a switch that's tied to the
clutch with a rubber band, hydrogen and oxygen gas bubbles start to
travel up lengths of clear, reinforced, high pressure plastic tubes and
into a one gallon reservoir, which is also where the water is stored.
From there the gas travels to a second vertical tank that is filled to
the brim with regular water. Baillargeon explained that the second tank
is a safety precaution in case of a backfire from the engine.
"If I had a backfire or something I could blow this whole unit up and
burn," said Baillargeon who modified his car so he could save on gas,
the price of which could rise this summer to an average of $2.92 a
gallon according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
Should he have a backfire, explained Baillargeon, the rubber plug at
the top of the tank would pop off and release all the pressure.
The gas is finally fed under the car and into the engine bay where it
hooks up with the air intake to be injected into the engine.
Supposedly, this increases fuel efficiency.
The efficacy of this increasingly popular DIY energy solution has been
questioned by skeptics like Mike Allen, the senior automotive editor of
Popular Mechanics. In a series of recent editorials he explained that
because electrolysis requires more energy than the burning of the HHO
gives back, the HHO generator system is actually energy inefficient. He
also road tested the technology and found that it had no impact on fuel
economy.
Baillargeon doesn't agree. "I don't believe it," he said. "All I can
say is I'm getting the fuel mileage."
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, a 2003 five speed
manual transmission Celica like Baillargeon's gets 27 miles per gallon
in the city and 33 on the highway. Baillargeon hadn't determined what
his homemade hybrid's city gas mileage was. However, with the help of
an electronic mileage gauge sitting on his dash, he placed his highway
mileage at 42 miles per gallon. That's only nine miles per gallon less
than the Toyota Prius and one less than the Honda Insight.
Moreover, Allen didn't completely discount the technology. While he
said it was implausible that hydrogen can produce fuel savings by
burning it, he mentioned a company, Hydrogen-Boost.com, that uses it
along with other technology to trick the car's computer into a more
modest fuel to air injection ratio. Interestingly enough, Baillargeon
plans to install a similar modification in his car.
Baillargeon was an engineer in the Seabees and a pipe fitter at the
Portsmouth Shipyard. He's built his own airplanes and gyrocopters. He's
refurbishing a motor trike in his garage and he's even designed his own
perpetual motion machine that runs on solar power and steam.
Transforming your car into a hybrid, however, isn't as complicated as
building an airplane. According to Baillargeon, if you had all the
parts, you could covert your car in an afternoon. It doesn't have to
cost $1,000 either.
Originally Baillargeon's generator was made out of items scavenged from
around his house. Instead of a fancy $800 black box he had a plastic
jar that once held pistachios. Inside of that was a seasoning shaker
plugged with holes, filled with stainless steel wire and wrapped with
fiberglass cloth and more stainless steel wire. He replaced it because
it had started to melt and because he wanted a more powerful generator.
His current one, he said, is powerful enough to augment a Mack truck.
The changes to his car, though, are more than a way to save money.
They're a way to keep a retired man busy. Baillargeon is always
tinkering with his alternative fuel system trying to make it more
efficient or safe. One of his latest attempts was to integrate a black
light he picked up from an exotic frog farm. The goal is to use the
light to release more chemical energy from the hydrogen, or so the
theory goes. He wasn't entirely positive if it helped his fuel
efficiency any, but he was hopeful.
"You can experiment you know. This is all this is, a game of
experimental."
13 April 2010
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/alkane-files-for-patent-on-new-synthetic-fuel-2010-04-13?reflink=MW_news_stmp
Alkane Files for Patent on New Synthetic
Fuel -- Plans to Brand and Launch New Fuel in 2010
BALTIMORE, Apr 13, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Alkane, Inc. (ALKN.PK)
announced today it has filed for a patent for a newly developed
synthetic fuel for use as an additive, blend or fuel in gasoline
powered engines. The fuel is not petroleum based, so it requires no
crude oil to produce. It delivers more power to the engine than
gasoline and is expected to produce significantly less heat.
The technology behind the fuel produces unconventional combustion in an
internal combustion engine. This results in as much as 18 times the
momentum imparted to an engine as compared to the combustion wave that
occurs when fueled by gasoline. Effectively, this fuel enhances
mechanical energy output from an engine.
"The ability to enhance mechanical energy output from an internal
combustion engine is groundbreaking," said Mathew Zuckerman, Ph.D., CEO
& President of Alkane. "The internal combustion engine of today
still works on the basic pioneering work of Nicolaus Otto's original
invention in 1854. The fuel is burned and up to 75% goes into waste
heat, while only approximately 25% is converted to mechanical energy.
Our new fuel creates no such waste heat during combustion, but rather
all of its energy is useful as mechanical energy in the engine. This
will truly be a revolutionary innovation."
"America needs to develop products like our flagship product, Monster
Diesel, and our new synthetic fuel, that promise to multiply the
usefulness of our domestic reserves of energy," said Lou Petrucci, Vice
President of Sales & Marketing for the company. "America faces
increased competition from other countries for sources of energy to
fuel our economy and increase our standard of living. We have the
answer."
Alkane, Inc. --- Contact :
Redwood Consultants, LLC
415-884-0348
10 May 2010
http://www.technologyreview.com/printer_friendly_article.aspx?id=25274&channel=energy§ion=
Electricity-Generating
Shock
Absorbers
by
Kevin Bullis
Levant
Power saves fuel by turning road shocks and vibrations into electricity.
Shock absorbers that generate electricity, which are being developed by
Cambridge, MA-based Levant Power, can lower fuel consumption by 1.5 to
6 percent, depending on the vehicle and driving conditions. The system
can also improve vehicle handling.
Levant has demonstrated the technology in road tests with a Humvee and
will expand testing to trucks, buses, and other vehicles this summer.
The shock absorbers look like conventional ones from the outside,
except for a power cord coming out of one end, and they can be
installed in ordinary vehicles by mechanics. They plug into a power
management device that can also manage power from other sources, such
as regenerative braking systems, thermoelectric devices that convert
waste heat into electricity, or solar panels. The power is then fed
into the car's electrical system to reduce the amount of load on the
alternator.
As in a conventional shock absorber, the Levant technology uses a
piston moving through oil to damp down movement. But Levant has
developed a modified piston head that includes parts that spin as it
moves through the oil, turning a small generator housed within the
shock absorber. To improve vehicle handling, the power controller uses
information from accelerometers and other sensors to change the
resistance from the generators, which stiffens or softens the
suspension. For example, if the sensors detect the car starting a turn,
the power controller can increase the resistance from the shock
absorbers on the outer wheels, improving cornering, says David Diamond,
the vice president of business development at Levant.
The system performs best on heavy, off-road vehicles moving quickly
over rough terrain, so the company is targeting military applications.
The company has emphasized using off-the-shelf parts, where possible,
to keep down costs. Diamond notes that active shock absorbers have
failed commercially in the past because they were too expensive. What
distinguishes the new system is its relatively low cost and ability to
generate electricity, he says. The shock absorbers and control
electronics will cost slightly more than conventional shock absorbers,
he says, but in applications such as commercial trucking, the fuel
savings are expected to pay for the extra costs within 18 months.
Lei Zuo, a professor of mechanical engineering at Stony Brook
University, says researchers at Tufts University and General Motors
have filed patents on their own electricity-generating shock-absorber
designs. He is also developing systems of his own that use no fluids,
only electromagnetic resistance. He says one of the biggest challenges
in designing such systems is making them small enough to fit into
existing vehicles, yet ensuring they are still capable of converting a
useful amount of electricity.
Levant does not plan to manufacture the technology itself, but rather
to license it to a manufacturer or create a joint venture.
http://www.wday.com/event/article/id/29794/
West Fargo couple's invention could soon be
in a store near you
West Fargo, ND (WDAY TV) - An update to a story we brought you in 2008:
After working for the last couple years to get the money to make their
dream a reality, a West Fargo couple's invention could soon turn your
gas guzzler into an energy efficient machine. They recently received a
third grant for 26 thousand dollars from Agricultural Products
Utilizations Commission. That could be the boost they need to bring
their patented idea to a store near you.
Torque converter
An update to a story we brought you in 2008: After working for the last
couple years to get the money to make their dream a reality, a West
Fargo couple's invention could soon turn your gas guzzler into an
energy efficient machine. They recently received a third grant for 26
thousand dollars from Agricultural Products Utilizations Commission.
That could be the boost they need to bring their patented idea to a
store near you.
This positive Lock Torque Converter is within months of hitting the
market. An exciting project Ernie and Gail Brookins have been working
on for years.
"All transmissions in the world today were built backwards.”
It takes the place of a torque converter in a transmission. Ernie says
the positive lock torque converter stores energy, so when a vehicle is
resting at a stop nothing is wasted. They say installing it turns a
vehicle into all wheel drive and combining it with their hybrid drive
system can help a vehicle use 75 percent less fuel.
"The original torque converter went here that torque converter still
goes right here in the original spot."
The couple says after everything is complete, people all over the world
will be buying it. They're hoping all school and city busses along with
semi's and farm equipment will soon have their idea installed.
"We save money for 1 school district. Money that can take and better
educate the children rather than use it to haul them around and then
the other school district wants it."
Though the Brookins system might first show up in busses, the couple
says farmers could see huge benefits from their invention.
"If North Dakota farmers put it in every one of their vehicles, their
farm trucks, their pickups, their combines, their tractors, everything,
they would have 75 million dollars a year on fuel."
As many work to go green these days, the Brookins idea to save money
and the environment looks to be a winning combination. The couple hopes
to have everything on the market in 3 to 6 months.
US2004099074
Torque
reversing device for circle track racing transmissions
2004-05-27
Inventor : BROOKINS Ernie
Classification: - international: F16H1/06;
F16H57/02; F16H1/04; F16H57/02; (IPC1-7): F16H3/08 ;- European:
F16H1/06
Abstract -- A torque reversing
apparatus which is positioned within the drive train of a circle track
race car. The torque reverser is made up of a centrally located gear
housing which is most commonly attached to the rear end of the race
car's transmission. The forward surface of the gear housing allows for
the introduction of the transmission's output shaft which is in turn
fixedly attached to the drive gear. The drive gear in turn is meshed
with the output gear which is mounted within the gear housing on the
same plane as the drive gear. The output gear is in turn fixedly
attached to the output shaft of the gear housing which then exits out
the rear housing cover where it makes the connection with the drive
shaft. Thus, the clockwise rotation of the engine is transformed to a
counter clockwise rotation behind the present invention moving the
effects of the torque from predominantly being applied to the right
side of the vehicle to the left.
24 December 2009
http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/news-196446-105-turkish-firm-invents-more-efficient-fuel-with-boron.html
Turkish firm invents
more efficient fuel with boron
A Turkish technology firm in Edirne has produced fuel with boron
through the use of nanotechnology.
NNT Nanotechnology and Boron Products General Manager Mehmet Can Arvas
said the invention was a result of the need to find alternative energy
resources amidst the increased threat caused by the world’s depleting
fuel reserves.
The new fuel is currently only being used as an ingredient of the gas
or diesel used in fuel tanks but Arvas is hopeful that it will replace
these carbon-based fuels once compatible engines are produced. “We are
so happy that we have managed to put boron into fuel tanks after 20
years of research and development studies. Our company is also carrying
out studies to develop boron-compatible vehicles,” Arvas said.
Speaking to the Anatolia news agency on Wednesday, Arvas also said the
storage problems related to hydrogen, which is known as a clean and
environmentally friendly fuel, prompted scientists to look for an
alternative product, finally managing to invent what the company is
marketing in Turkey and Europe as “Bor Power Nanofuel.”
Arvas said vehicles using fuel containing boron would be able to travel
1,300 kilometers on the same amount of gas that a car using ordinary
fuel would need in order to travel 1,000 kilometers. A reduction in
pollution is another benefit of the new boron product, he added.
28 December 2009
www.sciencedaily.com
Miss Whiplash With Locking Headrest, Study
Suggests
Whiplash neck injuries among drivers and their passengers who have been
shunted from behind are a major cause of long-term health problems and,
in extreme cases, death. A report in International Journal of Vehicle
Systems Modelling and Testing describes a new type of vehicle headrest
that can both improve safety and comfort.
The new headrest being developed by Italian engineers can be easily
positioned so that it is always at the optimum passenger head distance
to avoid whiplash injuries during a rear vehicle collision. However,
the headrest almost instantaneously locks in position during a crash
and provides the best protection for driver and passengers.
Federico Giorgetta, Massimiliano Gobbi, and Giampiero Mastinu of the
Department of Mechanical Engineering, at the Technical University in
Milan worked with Renato Ravicino of Italian headrest manufacturer
Gestind MB S.p.A., based in Bruzolo, to develop the new system.
Gobbi and colleagues explain their motivation: "Whiplash injuries
constitute a growing health problem and economic burden in westernised
and motorised nations," and suggest that, "Without significant efforts
in crash prevention and improvements in vehicle safety design,
especially with more effective seat back and head restraint systems,
the ever increasing traffic density will show a rise in this negative
trend."
Part of the problem is the drivers and their passengers are unaware of
the personal harm a whiplash injury can do and usually fail to adjust
their headrest to the optimum height. Moreover, common headrests are
often difficult to adjust and are pressed downwards by the head in a
collision and so do nothing to save the person from injury. A headrest
that can be adjusted without fuss to the optimum safety and comfort
level is needed, the team says. The team has studied the biomechanics
of whiplash injury, so named because of the way the head moves when
involved in a rear-end collision.
They explain that whiplash is an issue of rapid
"acceleration-deceleration" with energy transferred to the neck in
rear-end or side-impact collisions. A whiplash can cause bone and
soft-tissue injuries that may or may not be treated effectively. Such
injuries are preventable with better headrest design the team believes.
They have developed full-scale tests and a scaled test-rig for research
and development of the new headrest prototype. The new headrest has an
automatic locking system that is activated only in a collision, locking
the headrest within milliseconds. At other times, the headrest is
unrestrained and can be adjusted without difficult manoeuvres involving
the depression of various locking buttons.
11/19/08
http://blogs.inquirer.net/insidescience/2008/11/19/filipino-inventor-turns-used-oil-to-fuel/
Filipino
inventor
turns
used
oil
to
fuel
by
Anna
Valmero
Can used oil
be recycled as fuel for
vehicles?
“Yes,”
according to Teodorico Badua, the
inventor of a so-called “fuel
energy saving device.”
This device,
he says, transforms used oil
and other combustible liquid
waste into flammable gas that can be added to the engine fuel, which
can
translate to fuel savings of up to 30 percent.
This La
Union-based inventor says the
device harnesses the energy from
used oil by heating the combustible liquid waste into a gas generator.
This process then generates fuel vapor that can be used for
gasoline-based
engines.
The device
has been tested to work with
used cooking oil, engine oil
and washing fuel, the Filipino inventor says.
“The device
promotes safe disposal of
combustible liquid waste into
the combustion chamber of the engine, which burns it as fuel,” says
Badua.
The device is
vying for the Tuklas (Most
Outstanding Invention) category
along with other novel inventions. It will be on display at the
National
Inventors’ Week exhibit at the Philippine Trade and Training Center
until
November 21.
Badua has
been working with vehicle
engines since 1962.
Seeing the
load of used oil disposed as
waste and hearing stories about
waste disposal problems and the irreversible environmental impact of
used
oil, Badua says he started exploring how waste products, especially
used
oil, can be disposed in an eco-friendly manner and if possible, harness
it further as fuel.
The idea for
the invention came while he
was working in a power plant
years ago.
A co-worker
added gasoline into the
engine but some of the oil was converted
into vapor because of an engine malfunction they discovered later.
Despite
this malfunction, he notices that the machine run faster.
“I was
inspired to develop a machine that
can do this for used engine
oil,” says Badua.
It took Badua
two years to develop the
device. It became a project he
did after work or during weekends. He already has invested about
P100,000
for the development of the device.
He tested his
invention on a 1994 vehicle
and was able to see increased
engine power, torque and speed, which allows for longer mileage in
every
liter of fuel consumed.
The lubricity
of the gas oil reduces
friction and heat between pistons
and cylinders that also pronged engine life, he adds.
Benefits for
the environment include
reduction of hydrocarbon and carbon
monoxide exhaust emission in the atmosphere, as well as promotion of
oil
recycling to protect water resources from contamination, he says.
“From
processing a liter of used oil, you
get several grams of sediments,
which is a big help in reducing unnecessary disposal of waste oil,” he
adds.
With his
invention, Badua says Filipinos
should also learn how to extract
from their experiences valuable lessons that can be developed into
solutions
to problems.
For Badua who
finished a vocational
course in diesel mechanics, inventing
the fuel energy saving device shows that every Filipino can be an
inventor.
HEAT PIPE DEVICE FOR VAPOURIZING
LIQUID FUEL
US3927651
Applicant(s):
SHELL INT RESEARCH
Abstract
-- A heat pipe for vaporizing liquid fuel prior to its
introduction to an I.C. engine or gas turbine combustion chamber
contains
a heat transfer fluid and a non-condensable gas and comprises a heat
receiving
zone 2, in which the liquid heat transfer fluid can be evaporated by
heat
from the engine or turbine exhaust system; a heat discharging zone 5 in
which the vaporized heat transfer fluid can be cooled and condensed to
a liquid which returns direct to the heat receiving zone 2 and a heat
transfer
liquid storage zone 3 in which condensed heat transfer fluid can be
stored
without being returned directly to the heat receiving zone 2.
Additional
cooling means 9 may be provided.; The heat transfer fluid may be
2-octanol,
decane, tetralin or a mixture of water and glycol or water and methanol
and/or ethanol. The non-condensable gas is preferably air, nitrogen,
helium,
argon, neon or krypton. If the rate of supply of heat in zone 2
increases
while the requirement for heat in zone 5 remains substantially
constant,
more of the liquid in zone 2 evaporates (reducing the area of the heat
transfer surface, so keeping the rate of heat transport between these
zones
constant) and condenses in zone 3. If the requirement for heat in zone
5 then increases, the increased rate of condensation in this zone
causes
a pressure drop so that the non-condensable gas in zone 3 forces some
of
the heat transfer liquid to pass therefrom to zone 2. In Fig. III (not
shown) and Fig.; II the zone 3 communicates with the rest of the heat
pipe
by way of a capillary tube 8, cooling means being provided for zone 3
and
the capillary tube. In Fig. III, a second heat transfer liquid storage
zone (13) provided with cooling 14 is included.
US3957024
DEVICE
FOR VAPOURIZING LIQUID FUEL
1976-09-02
Abstract -- A device for
vaporizing liquid fuel prior to its introduction into
the combustion chamber of an I.C. engine or gas turbine comprises a
heat
pipe 1 containing a heat transfer fluid which is adapted to receive
heat
from the engine or turbine exhaust system while in the liquid phase in
a zone 2 and in the vapour phase in a zone 3 condenses so as to
transfer
heat to the fuel to be evaporated (which passes through lines 16). In
the
heat pipe 1 a separate heater 11 is present which only heats part of
the
liquid in a startheat-receiving zone 10 so that evaporation occurs more
quickly under cold-start conditions. The engine or turbine exhaust
gases
are supplied via ducts 8 and 9.; Additional cooling of the vapour phase
of the heat transfer fluid is provided by a multitubular condenser 5
which
may be cooled by liquid from the engine cooling system. A container 13
is connected to the top of the heat pipe 1, in which some liquid is
condensed,
trapping a non-condensable gas which is included for preventing
overheating.
As the pressure rises with temperature, the non- condensable gas is
compressed
in the container 13 and the upper part of pipe 1 allowing more of the
condensable
vapour to contact condenser 5. Container 13 can also be cooled. If a
heat
transfer fluid comprising compounds with different boiling points is
used,
the one with the lower B.P. tends to collect in the container 13 during
running and is returned when the engine cools. The heat transfer fluid
may consist of water and alcohol, e.g. methanol and/or ethanol or
ethylene
glycol.; Alternatively, 2-octanol, decane or tetralin may be used. To
control
heat supply to the heat pipe, the amount of exhaust gas passing through
ducts 8, 9 is variable by means of a diverter valve in tde exhaust
system
which may be responsive to pressure in the heat pipe, throttle position
or exhaust gas temperature. A compressor may be provided in the engine
inlet system upstream or downstream of the air/fuel mixture point. An
adjustable
air bleed valve may be provided near the inlet of each cylinder. Water
or steam may be injected into the cylinders.
www.peswiki.com
Truth
About
Acetone
and
Ethanol
Steve D. Gage gives the logic and data
behind his conclusion that
vehicle fuel efficiency can be improved 50% by adding 1 oz acetone per
gallon and tricking the car's computer into detecting an excess of
oxygen
so it richens up the mixture.
Introduction
Originally authored by Steve D. Gage
(
http://www.geocities.com/behindbarsbimbo/acetone.html)
A report of independent testing done January through June of 2008.
My thanks to Mr. Louis LaPointe (http://www.pureenergysystems.com/news/2005/03/17/6900069_Acetone/),
who
was
brave
enough
to
begin
the
Internet
controversy
over
the
use
of
alcohol
and
acetone
as
fuels
or
fuel
additives. If it were not for his
guts to publicly challenge the government, oil companies and auto
manufacturers,
I would have never known, or even investigated what he proposed.
Based on Mr. Lapointe's writings and data on the Internet, there
truly
are ONLY two possibilities:
Either
A. Any or all of the entities mentioned above {government,
oil
companies and auto manufacturers} truly do know the secret to clean
emissions
AND high MPG, achieved SIMULTANEOUSLY and are withholding it, in order
to make more money off the public.
Or
B. All three entities are too stupid to figure it out.
That debate belongs in another arena, not here. I am simply
reporting
the data I have uncovered and tested in the last few months, which gave
DRAMATIC results.
Point 1
Both acetone and ethanol molecules contain one atom of Oxygen and 6
atoms
of Hydrogen. They are both considered as "Oxygenated" fuels, because of
the Oxygen atom in both.
Ethanol is mandated by the Federal Government to be used as an
additive
to gasoline, to lower emissions. The decision as to this being done,
and
at what percentages of ethanol to add is left to individual states.
It is a fact that ethanol does in fact lower emissions. The
explanation
for this effect being the Oxygen atom in the molecule.
Point 2
Both Acetone and Ethanol have incredibly high EVAPORATION rates.
Gasoline
has a low evaporation rate in comparison.
All liquids evaporate, at different rates. Even water evaporates.
When a liquid evaporates, it COOLS the air it is in contact with.
This
is why when on a hot summer day, if you get close to a stream or river,
you will feel the air temperature drop, near it.
When air is cooled, it CONDENSES.
Point 3
Via the EXTREME cooling of the air going into the intake of an engine,
by both Acetone and Ethanol, MUCH more air in pounds is taken into the
cylinders. Condensation of air means more is compressed into each
stroke
of intake.
This results in a LEANER mixture of fuel:air in the combustion.
This leaner, highly Oxygenated mixture is what actually causes a drop
in
emission Hydrocarbons and CO.
Point 4
Simply adding either Acetone or Ethanol results, via the leaning
effect,
in worse and worse MPG, the more you use.
The idea that simply using ethanol is good for the environment, and
creates
less emissions is INCORRECT. The common and strongest ethanol fuel on
the
market is known as "E85". It is 15% gasoline and 85% ethanol. Yes, it
reduces
emissions, via the leaning effect, BUT GIVES *20% LESS MPG than
gasoline,
thus giving an overall reduction in emissions PER MILE which is near
null.
Point 5
Acetone has a much greater
condensation of air effect than Ethanol, thus
MPG drops MUCH faster as percentage added is increased.
The negative effect on MPG of both Acetone and Ethanol, can be
REVERSED,
to cause an INCREASE in MPG over gasoline, with acetone being needed in
much smaller amounts than ethanol and at much less cost.
Point 6
"The Secret"
[The potential increase in MPG of Ethanol has not been tested by me]
Test results from January to June, 2008:
Test car: 1985 Ford T-Bird 5.0L V8 EPA rating 15 MPG city and 22 MPG
highway.
Emissions test using pure 87 octane gas resulted in Hydrocarbons of
190ppm at idle. Fail is 220. O2 was 1.5%. This was suggestive of a
small
exhaust leak, which the O2 sensor read and richened fuel:air mixture a
little too much.
Emissions test using 1 oz. Acetone to 1 gal. gasoline resulted in
Hydrocarbons
dropping to 111ppm at idle. O2 at 1.5%.
Highway test with this mixture resulted in 23.5 MPG. According to
data
on the internet, at this very high amount of acetone, MPG should have
dropped
far below factory. That it actually got slightly better than factory
gave
away the secret. The slight exhaust leak had richened the mixture of
fuel:air
and caused a SLIGHT utilization of the acetone.
I saw that the O2 sensor played a part in my results. What I did
next
was create an INTENTIONAL slight exhaust leak, in front of the sensor
to
increase O2 in exhaust, to cause computer to richen even more. [leak
causes
sucking in of fresh air].
Emissions test resulted in increase of Hydrocarbons from the
previous
111ppm to 144ppm at idle. O2 went from 1.5% up to 5.2%
Noticeable increase in HP of at least 25%.
Multiple hwy. tests revealed 45mpg.
This is slightly more than a 100% increase over factory.
Tested at .7 oz. per gal. went down to 41 MPG.
Tested at 2 oz. per gal. went down to 30 MPG.
By process of elimination, the best acetone mix for my current
fuel:air
richness is around 1 oz. per gal.
The secret, known to racing technology, banned and forgotten a half
a century ago, is that such fuels as acetone REQUIRE richening of the
fuel:air
mixture to make use of them. It is said that in those early days of
racing,
some used as much as 10% acetone additive. I am using less than 1%.
Specifically
1:128.
With my emissions at slightly cleaner than gasoline, but my MPG at
double
what it was, a REAL REDUCTION IN EMISSIONS has been achieved. Fully 50%
reduction.
The recent G8 summit set the goal of reducing emissions by 50% by
the
year 2050. President Bush has signed in to law the requirement for
vehicles
to get 37mpg by 2020.
We have the technology RIGHT NOW to achieve this IMMEDIATELY.
Reprogramming auto computers is already possible and programs and
devices
are on the market to do so.
A simple solution for the do-it-yourself mechanic, until the use of
the technology becomes affordable and the additives are at the pump, is
to TRICK your O2 sensors into making the computer richen. This can be
done
by either creating an exhaust leak in front of the sensor or by
removing
the sensor from the exhaust and letting it read pure atmosphere, which
is 20.9% O2. The latter will richen mixture to MAXIMUM allowing the
most
acetone possible and the most HP AND MPG. I have not tried the latter
and
do not know how well it would work or to what level of increase in HP
and
MPG might be possible. Try this at YOUR OWN RISK.
Note: New vehicles will FAIL EMISSIONS TESTS if too much O2
is
reported by the computer. So make your exhaust leak sealable and reseal
it for your test. If you remove the sensor, simply replace for the
test.
Environmental impact of acetone is far less than an oil spill.
[The Acetone] brand I used is Kleen Strip. I have tested no other
brand.
Bought by the gallon, price is about $17.00
11
February
2008
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2008/02/first-customer.html
First Customer Order for SulphCo
Sonocracking Technology; 30,000 Bbl/Day
SulphCo,
Inc., the developer
of ultrasound technology to desulfurize
and hydrogenate heavy crude oil (earlier post), announced its first
customer
order for Sonocracking units, with at least thirty thousand barrels per
day of processing capacity.
The order comes via Pt. Isis
Megah, SulphCo’s new exclusive
distributor
in India, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia.
The SonoCracking technology uses
high-power ultrasonic energy on a
mixture
of crude oil and water in conjunction with inexpensive proprietary
catalysts.
The use of high-power ultrasound induces cavitations in the processed
liquid,
creating bubbles which grow, contract and eventually burst under the
stress
of the ultrasound waves. The bursting generates excess heat and
pressure
in and around every micrometer and submicrometer-sized bubble.
The entire process takes a few
nanoseconds and each bubble behaves
as
a microreactor accelerating the physical reactions owing to the heat
released.
The high temperature (10,000 K) and pressure (10,000 psi) conditions
cause
disruption of molecular bonds.
Free radicals form as a result
of the breaking of molecular bonds in
the water vapor at the thermolic center of the cavitation bubbles.
While
a large portion of these free radicals rapidly reform into water vapor,
a few bring about the displacement of sulfur in the hydrocarbons. It
also
results in cracking the bonds of residuum elements, thereby enhancing
the
crude quality.
The transfer of hydrogen from
water to the numerous petroleum
streams
leads to the removal of sulfur from the crude oil present in these
streams.
Other than desulfurization, the process also brings about the rupturing
of the complex hydrocarbon bonds, resulting in upgrading the value of
the
hydrocarbon fractions owing to increased product volume and American
Petroleum
Institute (API) gravity.
21 November 2006
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2006/11/study_evaluates.html
Study Evaluates Benefits of Ultrasound
Technology for Upgrading Heavy,
Sour Crude Oil
Use of ultrasound technology to
desulfurize and hydrogenate heavy
crude
oil adds $3.30 to $3.50 in value per barrel of Maya crude according to
tests commissioned by the technology developer, SulphCo. SulphCo’s
Sonocracking
technology upgrades sour heavy crude oils into sweeter, lighter crudes,
producing more gallons of usable oil per barrel at lower cost and
environmental
impact than conventional HDS (Hydro-Desulphurization) units.
SulphCo positions its process as
a cost-effective complement to
existing
refinery HDS units, enabling refiners to avoid or at least reduce the
cost
of building new, revamping old or operating
high-pressure/high-temperature
HDS units. In addition, SulphCo’s technology can help to reduce the
need
for building more hydrogen generation plants.
The SonoCracking technology uses
high-power ultrasonic energy on a
mixture
of crude oil and water in conjunction with inexpensive proprietary
catalysts.
The use of high-power ultrasound induces cavitations in the processed
liquid,
creating bubbles which grow, contract and eventually burst under the
stress
of the ultrasound waves. The bursting generates excess heat and
pressure
in and around every micrometer and submicrometer-sized bubble.
The entire process takes a few
nanoseconds and each bubble behaves
as
a microreactor accelerating the physical reactions owing to the heat
released.
The high temperature (10,000 K) and pressure (10,000 psi) conditions
cause
disruption of molecular bonds.
Free radicals form as a result
of the breaking of molecular bonds in
the water vapor at the thermolic center of the cavitation bubbles.
While
a large portion of these free radicals rapidly reform into water vapor,
a few bring about the displacement of sulfur in the hydrocarbons. It
also
results in cracking the bonds of residuum elements, thereby enhancing
the
crude quality.
The transfer of hydrogen from
water to the numerous petroleum
streams
leads to the removal of sulfur from the crude oil present in these
streams.
Other than desulfurization, the process also brings about the rupturing
of the complex hydrocarbon bonds, resulting in upgrading the value of
the
hydrocarbon fractions owing to increased product volume and American
Petroleum
Institute (API) gravity.
SulphoCo commissioned NEXIDEA to
analyze the value added in the
process
using data from recent independent assays of Mexican Maya crude oil
before
and after treatment with the Sonocracking technology.
Maya crude is Mexico’s main
export grade crude and is heavy
(22°)
and sour (high in sulfur). Accordingly, it sells at a relatively lower
price on the world market—$47.06 per barrel last week compared to a
global
average of $54.36 and Brent at $59.33. Heavy, sour crudes require more
processing to meet fuel specifications.
The study explored the economics
of replacing normal export blend
Maya
crude with Sonocracked Maya crude in a typical US Gulf Coast coking
refinery.
Based on recent pricing (for the 12 months ending September 2006), the
study estimated a $3.30 to $3.50 per barrel enhancement to the value of
Maya crude oil through the implementation of the Sonocracking(
technology.
The evaluation, which utilized a
Linear Program model of the typical
Gulf Coast coking refinery, considers many variables including pricing,
crude oil quality, product specifications, and refinery operating
costs.
The model assumes a crude slate containing approximately 20% Maya, all
of which is replaced with treated Maya in determining the improvement
in
crude oil value. The improvement is attributed to an increase in the
amounts
of high-valued products, particularly naphtha and kerosene, present in
the treated oil as well as other property improvements which allowed
the
refinery to optimize its crude and feedstock mix for greatest economic
gain.
Due to the specific nature of
this analysis, SulphCo plans to
undertake
a more global economic analysis of the Sonocracking Technology in the
future.
SulphCo was awarded The Frost
& Sullivan 2006 Excellence in
Technology
of the Year Award in the field of crude oil refining for the
Sonocracking
process.
19 June 2007
www.themercury.com
Necessity, they say, is a mother
by
Mark Scott
mscott@themercury.com
When gasoline prices topped the $2
level back in 2005, Jack Talbert dusted off an invention his father had
worked on nearly 30 years ago.
"I remembered that my father had made a
carburetor that would pre-stage the fuel by converting it into a gas
before it went into the in-take manifold," Talbert said.
By modifying the "fuel blender" device his
father once worked on, he is achieving his goal of beating the pump.
Talbert
figures he's getting about 49 miles
per gallon, which covers more than 900 miles of driving and would be
considered good with one of today's tiny hybrid cars. But Talbert isn't
driving a hybrid; his car is a 1981 Oldsmobile Delta 88, with a
gas-guzzling 350 V8 engine. Talbert bought the Olds for $500
specifically for his project.
"I've
always preferred big cars," Talbert
said. He filled the car's 20-gallon tank in November of 2006 and didn't
fill up again until March of 2007. He was living in his hometown of
Abilene at the time.
To
fashion the modification, he relied on
things he had learned from his dad, and also from Tom Ogle, a Texas
inventor who obtained a patent for the device in 1977. When George
Talbert began experimenting in the 1970s, he used a metal tube, similar
to a diving snorkel, and mounted it on a 1969 Lincoln Continental. The
device reportedly increased fuel efficiency from 12 mpg to about 70
mph. Talbert was five years old at the time.
"I
remember my father couldn't get the hood
down, so he left it off because of that little snorkel sticking up,"
said Talbert, 39, who lives in Manhattan.
Talbert
began his experimentation by
reverse engineering the "fuel blender." He knew that fuel, like a wood
log in a fire, must go through four known states of matter to complete
the cycle. Wood will reach its flashpoint, and then the outgases will
combine with oxygen, leaving oxidized ashes behind as the process is
finished.
Fuel
must also reach a particular
temperature in order to begin the reaction. When fuel is in a vapor
state the process requires less energy and heat to conclude. This
process is process is called gasoline vaporization.
"Right
now I am the only one I know of that
has the vapor converted car, although it's been done in the past,"
Talbert said. "I wasn't the first."
This
was not Tablert's first attempt at
perfecting the project started by his father, who passed away in 1982.
In 1993 he used it on a 1975 Cadillac, and it worked, even though the
engine ran rough, for about two days. The device eventually was torn up
by the stresses under the hood due to the size of the Caddy's V8 engine.
Talbert
said the key to getting the "fuel
blender" to work this time was going with smaller rubber tubing than
what had been used by his predecessors. He used tubing measuring 1/8th
of an inch in diameter as opposed to 2 inches in diameter. He explained
that with a larger line, only the high octane portion of the fuel was
being vaporized.
"There
is a separate little can under the
hood, and fuel is pumped from the gasoline tank into the can and then
the can becomes the fuel reserve," Talbert said. "Because the can is
small and the line in it is small, then it completely vaporizes
whatever is in that can.
Talbert
admits that while his Olds Delta 88
gets great gas mileage, it is hard to drive. It is also slow to
accelerate, taking about two minutes to get up to 55 mph. Therefore, a
person driving from Manhattan to Topeka would want to take U.S. 24, and
not I-70.
"You
want it to be a straight shot with not
a lot of hills," he said.
Fuel is
controlled by a plumbing value
mounted under the dash on the right side of the steering wheel.
"My
father could never get the car to run
and idle," Talbert said. "He could get it to idle real good, or he
could get it to run good, but he could never get it to do both. By
putting a fill control valve in the fuel line when we need more fuel we
just turn the valve up."
Talbert's
son,
Bruce,
a
high
school
student,
has
been
driving
the
Olds
Delta
88
for
about
a
month.
Jack
kids
Bruce
that he has a "lead foot" and has more problems with the car
dying out at stop lights.
Trying
to promote his invention, Talbert
has consulted with the small business development department at
Washburn University and the Pottawatomie County Economic Development
Corporation.
"Jack
is a pretty entrepreneurial fellow,"
PCEDC director Bob Cole said. "He needed to know where he can get a
technical evaluation of the device and find investors."
With
gasoline prices skyrocketing between
$3 and $4 in recent weeks, why aren't the major car manufacturers
jumping at a chance to get hydrid-like gas mileage with gas-guzzling
cars?
Today's
cars are mostly port fuel-injected
and they have electronic control modules that govern all the functions.
"It's
not that there is a problem using it
with port-fuel injection, it just requires a pressure pump that
introduces that vapor into the cylinder at the right time and right
location," Talbert said. "It literally could be in excess of a million
dollars to get to that point. You could have another $50 million
involved in getting it approved, and you haven't sold one car yet."
Besides,
even
then
the
public
may
not
buy
it.
Talbert
noted
a
survey
he
had
read
reporting
that
it
would
take $5
per gallon gasoline before 100 percent of the respondents would make a
lifestyle change.
5-2010
http://www.etyres.co.uk/news/new-invention-set-to-revolutionise-the-tyres-industry-7330.html
New invention set to
revolutionise the tyres industry
by
Oliver
Hall
A US inventor claims he has patented a new product which will
revolutionise the tyres industry.
And the CamberTire, which includes a trapezoid profile and asymmetical
sidewalls into the design of conventional tyres, is getting ready to
hit the roads.
Inventor John Robins Scott said: “This advancement will revolutionise
the tyre industry and we are ready to bring it to market.
“The benefits this design offers are significant to a traditionally
slow changing industry – we have, literally, reinvented the wheel.”
His US based company Optima Sports LLC has just released the patented
CamberTire and he believes the benefit it delivers include better
handling and braking performance, safety and fuel efficiency.
Camber designs can reportedly be utilised on virtually every tyre
category currently available on the market, and a switch over to the
production of tyres incorporating CamberTire developments is said to be
achievable just by altering the tyre moulds and making adjustments to
alignment settings.
Optima Sports claims that: “Introducing camber into a tyre, and
eliminating the need to have toe-in alignment settings, brings
significant benefits including improved fuel efficiency, enhanced
handling and performance and improved safety with decreased incidence
of rollovers.
“Environmental benefits are significant as well, with improved realised
mileage due to a reduction in rolling resistance and wind profile,
extended tyre life and less material usage allowing narrower tyre
profiles to achieve desired handling characteristics with less weight.”
The June 2010 issue of US publication ‘Automobile Magazine’ lists
camber tyres as being one of the top ten most significant emerging
technologies, and likens the importance of Scott’s invention
28
May
2010
http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100528/BUSINESS07/5280334
Dearth
of financing stalls inventor of
110-mpg engine
by
Larry P. VELLEQUETTE
BLADE BUSINESS WRITER
lvellequette@theblade.com
WAUSEON - A year ago,
hundreds of people flocked to a
100,000-square-foot former factory building in Wauseon's industrial
area where a Napoleon, Ohio, inventor promised to begin building
engines that would travel more than 110 miles on a gallon of E85
gasoline.
But time and the economy have
not been kind to Doug Pelmear's plan to
revolutionize the American automobile.
The factory today is largely
dark and empty, Mr. Pelmear's dreams of
putting northwest Ohioans back to work are still constrained within two
file drawers full of job applications, and his hopes of mass-producing
his HP2g engine have fallen victim to a lack of funding.
"We can't get the banks to
look at us," Mr. Pelmear said yesterday.
Mr. Pelmear said he hasn't
sought money from more traditional capital
sources such as investors, selling stock or bonded indebtedness,
because such sources would likely cost him control of HP2g LLC -
something he's unwilling to provide.
A partnership Mr. Pelmear
forged with Revenge Designs Inc., a Decatur,
Ind. specialty carmaker that had planned to use his engine in its
upcoming "Verde" supercar, dissolved this spring.
Mr. Pelmear traveled to
Washington to meet with officials in the
Department of Energy on March 10, sharing his designs and testing on
his prototype vehicle by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. He
submitted applications this month for grant funding to further his
designs, and asked for loans to help him bring his engine to market.
A year ago, when he had his
Wauseon factory's open house,
Mr. Pelmear had eight
employees and planned to hire another 25 "within
three months."
Today, he said his company
has fewer employees than it did a year ago,
most of them are part-time, and most of their time is spent selling and
shipping his original invention, the Valley Girdle - an add-on device
that makes V-configured engines more efficient.
"That's what we're living on
right now, the sales of the Valley
Girdle," Mr. Pelmear said.
On May 14, an attorney filed
his patent application for his "internal
combustion engine and method of operating same," allowing him
theoretically to begin selling the engines or at least some of its
technology.
He said he is trying to
source the castings for his aluminum block in
suburban Cleveland, the electronic components in metro Toledo, and a
firm to assemble it in Adrian, but he admitted his hand-built engines
would be prohibitively expensive for the vast majority of consumers.
He is moving forward with
efforts to manufacture an electronic
component of his technology to sell on a retail level, he said. He
hopes to begin selling an aftermarket component that would add variable
displacement - sequentially shutting off cylinders when they aren't
needed.
He estimated the price for
the component would be around $7,500, and
said he hoped to begin selling and installing them in vehicles by the
end of the year.
"You have to crawl before you
can walk. You have to know what you can
do," he said of the delays.
While Mr. Pelmear struggles
to properly fund his company, automakers,
inventors, and engineers worldwide are continuing to develop ways to
improve fuel efficiency, said Don Walkowicz, executive director of the
United States Council for Automotive Research in Southfield, Mich. The
council is a collaborative research organization for the nation's three
domestic automakers.
"There is no be-all, end-all
to this challenge of ever-increasing fuel
economy requirements. I think the industry recognizes that it's going
to take many different technologies to answer the mileage needs of the
future," Mr. Walkowicz said.
"Everybody's looking at this.
Transmissions are being improved,
hybrid-electric vehicles, battery-electric vehicles - there are many
technologies being worked on."
More ? You want More ? ! We gots it !
» ADAMS,
Walter : Suspension ~ Unique 1920s
design
(cantilever, drum, rubber) eliminates springs. [
ZIP
]
» ANDERSON,
Eugene
:
Hyfuel
Catalyst ~ Alleged
production
of H & O by dissociation of water with a catalytic alloy. Probably
not "catalytic" ( apparently it gets consumed).
[ ZIP ] See also: FREEDMAN.
» ANDERSON,
Henry : Water-Fuel System ~ 70 KV
ionolysis
of water produced 35 mpg. [ ZIP
]
» BABINGTON,
Robert
: Nebulizer ~ Reduces fuel
consumption
by 15%, eliminates soot, smoke, and clogging... [ ZIP
]
» BACHMAIER,
Georg / GOTTLEIB, Bernhard : Piezo Direct Fuel Injection
~ Enables stratified charge,
improves performance, reduces emissions
20%.
[ ZIP ]
» BADASH,
Zion : Z5 Fuel Ionizer ~ Copper-silver
mesh in IC engine air intake reduces pollutants 10-60% -- it
zionizes the air. [ ZIP ]
» BERRIMAN,
Lester : Carburetor ~ The 1970s
"Dresserator"
carb ran 22:1, gained ~ 20% mpg. [ ZIP
]
» BOKON,
William : Vapor-Dyne
Engine ~ 17 moving parts, fuel: alcohol 70:30 H2O, 50+ mpg, no
radiator,
direct-connects to wheels.[ZIP]
» BOOKER,
Joe
: Joe Cell ~ A modified Orgone
Accumulator-cum-electrolyzer
that can power IC engines without fuel. [ ZIP
]
» BOSMANS,
John : Motor ~ "Amazing Engine Has
Fewer
Parts" -- No connecting rods, crank case; 20%+ mpg, simple design. [ ZIP
]
» BUSHNELL,
Raymond : Vapor Fuel Engine ~ The
latest
contender : Preheated air + vaporized fuel = increased mpg, no NOx. [ ZIP
]
» BROWN,
Charlie :
Fuel Humidifier
~ Optimizes combustion w/ 90-95 % humidity; improves all aspects of
engine performance. [ ZIP ]
» BROWN,
Michael : The 100 MPG Carburetor Myth
~ Excerpt, Chap. 3 from The Fish
Carburetor Book (1982).
» BUSHNELL,
Raymond : Vapor Carburetor ~ A
patented,
demonstrated system that utilizes the benefits of HCCI without creating
NOx or losing power. Vaporizes fuel and heats the inlet air prior to
entering
the engine. [ ZIP ]
» CAMINEZ,
Harold : IC Engine ~ "Amazing New [ in
1927 ] Motor Runs without Crankshaft or Gears". [ ZIP ]
» Carburetors
( Vapor )
~ 4 Recent
announcements of high-mpg carburetors.
» CARMAN,
Vincent : Inertial Storage Transmission
~ Hydraulic system built w/ off-shelf parts, doubles miles-per-gallon,
suppressed / ignored by government & industry in the 1970s. [ ZIP ]
» CELIS,
Roberto : Hydrogasifier ~ Auto exhaust
heat allegedly dissociates water to hyfuel. [ ZIP
]
» CHAMBRIN,
Jean : Water-Alcohol Fuel Reactor ~
Operates
vehicles with any fuel, plus water. [ ZIP
]
» CHEIKY,
Michael
: Supercritical Fluid Fuel Injection ~ Up to 50% ++ mpg,
reduced NOx. [ ZIP ]
» CHERRY,
Louis : Electrical Production of Gasoline
~ Simple electrical treatment converts 80-100% of kerosene/benzene in
oil
to gasoline. [ ZIP ]
» CHRISTENSEN
Henrik / HANSEN, Kammer : Electrochemical Exhaust Purifier
~ One-step method-apparatus eliminates NOx, HC, & C. [ ZIP
]
» CLEM,
Richard : Hydraulic Engine ~ The Clem
hydraulic engine was free-running (as in perpetual, no fuel, etc.). [ ZIP ]
» CONSTANTINESCO,
George : Inertial Transmission ~ No
gears,
no clutch: just drive... automatically adjusts to load; a small engine
can pull a huge load without straining. [ ZIP
]
» CORTRIGHT,
Randy
: BioGasoline ~ Catalytic
conversion
of Biowaste directly to Gasoline. [ ZIP
]
» COTTELL,
Eric : Ultrasonic Fuel / Water Burner
~ Burn 75% fuel / 25% water with 100% efficiency, no HC, NOx. [ ZIP
]
» DiPIETRO,
Angelo : Compressed Air Rotary Engine
~ Nearly 100% efficient, compact, light weight (29 lbs); 6 expansion
chambers
and pivoting dividers move a single rotary piston. Fits directly to a
wheel,
produces no exhaust. High power, few moving parts. [ ZIP
]
» DOTTO,
Gianni : Rotary Engine ~ 400 HP in 36
kg, continuous firing (no ignition system, &c.)
[ ZIP ]
» DURNIN, Steve
: Infinitely Variable Transmission ~ Elegant, simple, patented,
demonstrated. [ ZIP ]
» ELMER,
Harry
: 300 MPG Engine ~ Invented in
the
1920s; it "operated with equal success on mineral, animal and vegetable
oils". No cooling system. Only 64 parts, 3 adjustments. [ ZIP ]
» ENACHE,
Auriel : Electromagnet-Enhanced Combustion ~ produces 12% +
heat, reduces CO, NOx. [ ZIP ]
» FEHER,
Lambert : Microwave Ignition ~ 20 GHz
resonant chamber heats fuel-air mixture, generates ignition spark:
complete
combustion. [ ZIP ]
» FRANCH,
Guido : Water To Gasoline ~ A secret
method
to convert water into a gasoline-like fuel ! [ ZIP ]
» FRANCH,
Guido : Mota /
Dam-a-Gas ~
Demonstration of transmutation of water to gasoline-like fuel, and vice
versa...
» GARRETT,
Henry : Electrolytic Carburetor ~
Garrett
built & drove a water-fueled car in 1935. US Patent # 2,006,676
&
2 articles. [ ZIP ]
» GLOBUS,
Alfred : Water-Gasoline Emulsion ~
"Hydrelate"
fuel reformer enables 10% water addition to fuel, raises octane to 91.
» GREENWOOD,
Christopher,
et al. : Torotrak Infinitely Variable
Transmission ~ Optimal engine use...
MPG
improved 20%... Low revs in cruising... easy ascent/descent 25%
slope... [ ZIP ]
» GRIGORYANTS,
Robert : Diesel Rotary Engine ~
"Revolutionary"
( literally ) engine : silent, super-economical, eco-friendly, no
transmission,
lightweight. [ ZIP
]
» GUNNERMAN,
Rudolf : Water-Fuel Emulsion ~ Nickel
catalysis of water-alcohol-petrol emulsion: Engines run on 50% water,
25%
+ mpg. [ ZIP ]
» HARPER,
Murry
: Rotary Engine ~ No valves, crankshaft, distributor, rods, fan,
radiator -- perfect balance, superior seals, &c... [ ZIP ]
» HOLLIS,
Tom : MileageMatrix Thermostat ~ Gives 5-8% improved mpg, extends
tranny life, reduces oil consumption and CO2. [ ZIP ]
» HOLTZAPPLE,
Mark
: StarRotor Engine ~ The
StarRotor
engine employs the Brayton Cycle & gerotors with many advantages:
58-76%
efficient, less heat, multi-fuel, longer life, easily scalable,
compact,
light weight, fewer parts, 80-100 mpg, &c.
[ ZIP ]
» HOLUBOWICZ,
Kazimierz : Gun Engine ~ 90%
efficient,
lower fuel consumption & emissions 80%, burns any fuel, plus water
! [ ZIP ]
» HOWELL-SMITH
BRADELY, David : Revetec Cam-Drive Engine
~ Novel design offers 3x torque, 50% increased efficiency.
[ ZIP ]
» Hyfuel
Assist Autos ~ 8 Do-It-Yourself
water-fuel
cars in the news, '07-'08.
» JACKSON,
Kenneth : Vaporous Gas Aspiration System
~ VGAS fuel system, 100% mpg gain. [ ZIP
]
» KASMER,
Thomas : Hydristor ~ Dual-analog
hydrostatic
"transistor" for mechanical energy conversion; extremely efficient,
simple. [ ZIP ]
» KIM, Chang, et
al.
: Perovskite-Strontium
Catalyst ~ Replaces Pt, Rh &c in catalytic converters: an order
of magnitude
cheaper. [ ZIP ]
» KLEIN,
Dennis : Aquafuel Car ~ In-car
production
of aquafuel (HHO) from H2O. [ ZIP
]
» KUKLER,
Ronald : Diesel Injector ~
High-pressure
diesel injector reduces fuel consumption 30%, improves performance. [ ZIP
]
» LaFORCE,
Edward
:
Vapor
Fuel
System ~ 80%+
increased
mpg. [ ZIP
]
» LAME,
Maurice-Luc-V. : Hemisphere Drive ~
Unique
drive system invented in the 1930s. [ ZIP
]
» LEE,
Dennis : Pre-Ignition Catalytic Converter
~ Alleges up to 5x gas mileage – for edutainment purposes only... [ ZIP
]
» LINDAHL,
David : Webster-Heise Valve ~
Congressional
Research Service Report # 82-176 detailing the performance, testing and
politics of the revolutionary fuel-atomizing WEBSTER-HEISE
Valve... Save fuel, reduce HC, CO, NOx, increase power... [ ZIP
]
» MACGUIRE,
Andrew : Narrow Band
Air-Fuel
Ratio
Control
~ Simple gadget produces pulses in air flow to atomize fuel: reduces
hydrocarbons
50%, carbon monoxide 75%. [ ZIP ]
» McCLINTOCK,
David : Air Engine ~ Allegedly a
self-running
diesel/compressor combination. [ ZIP
]
» NAKAMATS,
Yoshiro : Enerex H-O Generator ~ Dr
Nakamats
("The Edison of Japan") claims his Enerex Electrolyser can produce 3x
the
power of gasoline. [ ZIP ]
» NEGRE,
Guy : Compressed Air Car ~ Several
articles
& patents, & patent list: now available in the Tata car... [ ZIP
]
» OGLE,
Tom : Vapor Fuel System ~ This
patented
& proven reinforced fuel tank vapor generation system eliminated
the
carburetor and achieved 200 mpg in tests... [ ZIP
]
» PATTERSON,
Robert : Ram-Implosion Wing ~ A
hyperbolic-shaped
wing mounted on vehicle creates a vortex that push-pulls to greatly
increase
miles-per-gallon ( above 65 mph). Kits available. [ ZIP
]
» PERRY,
Robert : NOx Reduction by Cyanuric Acid
~ Eliminate Nitrogen Oxides from diesel
exhaust with a common swimming pool chemical. [ ZIP
]
» POGUE,
Charles : Vapor Carburetors ~ 3 US
Patents
for the legendary 200 MPG vapor carburetors... [ ZIP
]
» Pulstar
Ignition Plug ~ New design yields 1 MW
power in 1 billionth second, 10-20% increased mpg & torque, &
more...
[ ZIP ]
» RAMPEN,
William,
et al. : Digital Hydraulic Pump
~ Replaces port/swash plates with computerized solenoids for very high
efficiency: Double mpg, 30% lower CO2 when used in tranny system. [ ZIP
]
» RICHARDSON,
William : AquaFuel ~ Non-polluting
water-fuel
generated by carbon rod-arc... [ ZIP
]
» ROBINSON,
Barnett :
Platinum Gas Saver
~ Pt-Rh-Rn additive allegedly improves combustion 22%...
» ROBINSON,
Barnett : EER
Engine ~
"Elevated Expansion Ratio" produces 48%+ mpg, 30%- emissions, +hp...
» ROHN,
Walter : IC Engine ~ "Amazing new
automobile
motor" (1927): no spark plug, no connecting rods: Burn low-grade oil. [
ZIP ]
» ROSOCHA,
Louis : Plasma-Assisted Combustion ~
High-V pulses = non-thermal plasma, improves combustion, reduces
pollution.
[ ZIP ]
» ROWLEY,
Gerald : Vapor Carburetor ~ The latest
contender, ~ 50% increased mpg; article & US Patent. [
ZIP
]
» SANDERSON,
Robert
: Piston Mechanism ~ 2-head
design,
reduced size, weight, friction & vibration, low cost, no
crankshaft.
[ ZIP ]
» SANGIOVANI,
Sergio : Blade Auto Exhaust Filter ~
Dramatic
reduction in particulate emissions, 16-34% + mpg, 10% reduced CO2,
increases
Volumetric Efficiency of engine by reducing pumping loss and
backsliding.
[ ZIP ]
» SARICH,
Ralph : Direct Fuel Injector ~ Simple,
much lower cost, made with simple tools: 100x less stringent accuracy,
30x less surface finish, & more efficient.
» SCHOELL,
Harry
:
"Cyclone"
Heat
Regenerative
Engine
~ Elegant closed-loop low pressure external combustion engine burns
fuel
completely at lower temperature, eliminates NOx & HC emissions,
recycles
waste heat; no tranny, radiator, oil, or muffler. [ ZIP
]
» SCRAGG,
Robert
: Pulsed Detonation Cycle Engine ~ Consumes 30% less fuel,
produces less pollution; multi-fuel, no pistons, valves; >2 lb/hp,
air-cooled...
» SHELTON,
Robert
:
Vapor
Fuel
System ~ 1961
patent
claims 8x increased mpg. [ ZIP ]
» SINGH,
Somender : Squish-Zone Grooves ~
Grooves cut into piston head improve gas-air mixing &
combustion efficiency ~ 20% ! [ ZIP
]
» ST.
HILAIRE, Roxane, et al : Quasiturbine
~ A Wankel-type engine w/ greatly improved efficiency.
[ ZIP ]
» STAVER,
Blaine : Transmission ~ Simple new
design,
extremely efficient. [ ZIP
]
» STREY, Reinhard
: Microemulsion Fuel ~ Formula greatly improves diesel combustion (
but Cottell's
Ultrasonic Emulsifier
would be simpler, cheaper ! ).
» TAO,
Rongjia : Electric Fuel Treatment ~
20%
improved miles-per-$ for cars, reduced friction for oil flow in
pipelines.
[ ZIP ]
» THOMPSON,
Glenn
:
U-Joint ~ Constant velocity
universal
joint greatly improves efficiency of transmission. [ ZIP
]
» TOUR,
Hugo : Double Piston Cycle
Engine ~
Improves efficiency up to 100%, reduces HC emissions 50%, NOx 80%,
burns any fuel. [ ZIP ]
» Unicycles
~ Motorized
hoop-cars --
one version got 280 mpg / 100 mph ! [ ZIP ]
» Urea
Denitrification
of
Diesel
Exhaust ~
Dramatic
reduction of NOx, EPA-mandated for 2010; articles & list of 100
patents.
» Vapor
Carburetor Patents ~ Hundreds of US
Patents:
vaporize fuel to improve performance. [ ZIP
]
» VAUX,
Melvin : Scotch Yoke Engine
~
Improvement of the already excellent Bourke engine... [ ZIP ]
» VLACHOS,
Constantin : Thermohydraulic Motor ~ Burn any fuel
to heat hydraulic fluid
in a novel power cycle : high efficiency, high mpg ; now sitting
rusting
in a storage shed. [ ZIP ]
»
WEBSTER,
Sherwood / HEISE, Richard : Fuel Vaporizer
~ Proven to increase fuel economy 20%,
boost
power 40%, reduce NOx and CO, allow use of 75-octane fuel, etc. [ ZIP ]
See
also: LINDAHL
(Congressional
Research Service Report).
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Okay, the
Fun's over. Only one thing matters now : The Deepwater Horizon Oilcano
---
To
Whom It May Concern :
To Stop the Oilcano
--
Crush it shut with
Tesla's
Mechanical
Oscillator
[ ZIP ]
Insert a TMO
near the vent ( it's too late to put one inside ), tuned to the desired
depth ( e.g., 10,000 ft
= 98.357 KHz ) ...
and ( optionally,
recommendably )
others @ distance to cancel any long wave harmonics ...
US Patent # 514,169
Reciprocating Engine
Nikola Tesla
US Patent # 517,900
Steam Engine
Nikola Tesla
US PATENT # 511,916
Electric
Generator
Nikola
Tesla
Or
: Nuke it ! ! ! ( as
some pundits suggest ... )
Yesss
!
!
! Let's
Bomb Ourselves back to the 19th Century ! ! ! Tesla
wrote
:
TESLA'S
TIDAL WAVE TO MAKE WAR IMPOSSIBLE
by
Nikola Tesla
[
Excerpt -- ]
"...Such a wave can be produced with
twenty or thirty tons of cheap
explosive, carried to its destination and ignited by a non-interferible
telautomaton.
The tidal disturbance, as
here
considered, is a peculiar hydrodynamic phenomenon, in many respects
different from the commonly occurring, characterised by a rhythmical
succession of waves. It consists generally of but a single advancing
swell succeeded by a hollow, the water if not otherwise agitated being
perfectly calm in front and very nearly so behind. The wave is produced
by some sudden explosion or upheaval, and is, as a rule, asymmetrical
for a large part of its course. Those who have encountered a tidal wave
must have observed that the sea rises rather slowly, but the descent
into the trough is steep. This is due to the fact that the water is
lifted, possibly very slowly, under the action of a varying force,
great at first, but dying out quickly, while the raised mass is urged
downward by the constant force of gravity. When produced by natural
causes these waves are not very dangerous to ordinary vessels, because
the disturbance originated at a great depth.
To give a fairly accurate
idea of
the
efficacy of this novel means of destruction, particularly adapted for
the coast defence, it may be assumed that thirty tons of
nitro-glycerine compound, as dynamite, be employed to create the tidal
disturbance. This material, weighing about twice as much as water, can
be stored in a cubical tank 8 ft. each way, or a spherical vessel of 10
ft. diameter. The reader will now understand that this charge is to be
entrusted to a non-interferible telautomaton, heavily protected, and
partly submerged or submarine, which is under perfect control of a
skilled operator far away. At the propitious moment the signal is
given, the charge sunk to the proper depth and ignited.
The water is
incompressible. The
hydrostatic pressure is the same in all directions. The explosion
propagates through the compound with a speed of three miles a second.
Owing to all this, the whole mass will be converted into gas before the
water can give way appreciably, and a spherical bubble 10 ft. in
diameter will form. The gaseous pressure against the surrounding water
will be 20,000 atmospheres, or 140 tons per square inch. When the great
bubble has expanded to twice its original volume it will weigh as much
as the water it displaces, and from that moment on, its lower end
tapering more and more into a cone, it will be driven up with a
rapidly-increasing force tending towards 20,000 tons. Under the
terrific impulsion it would shoot up the surface like a bullet were it
not for the water resistance, which will limit its maximum speed to 80
ft. per second.
Consider not the quantity
and energy
of the upheaval. The caloric potential energy of the compound is 2,800
heat units per pound, or, in mechanical equivalent, almost 1,000
ft.-tons. The entire potential energy of the explosive will thus be
66,000,000 ft.-tons. Of course, only a part of this immense store is
transformable into mechanical effort. Theoretically, 40 lb. of good
smokeless powder would be sufficient to impart to the Dreadnought's 850
lb. projectile the tremendous velocity mentioned above, but it actually
takes a charge of 250 lb. The tidal wave generator is a dynamic
transformer much superior to the gun, its greatest possible efficiency
being as high as 44 per cent. Taking, to be conservative, 38 per cent,
instead, there will be the total potential store about 25 million
foot-tons obtained in mechanical energy.
HOW THE ENEMY WOULD BE
ENGULFED.
Otherwise stated,
25,000,000 tons -
that is, 860,000,000 cu. ft. of water, could be raised 1 ft., or a
smaller quantity to a correspondingly greater elevation. The height and
length of the wave will be determined by the depth at which the
disturbance originated. Opening in the centre like a volcano, the great
hollows will belch forth a shower of ice. Some sixteen seconds later a
valley of 600 ft. depth, counted from normal ocean level, will form,
surrounded by a perfectly circular swell, approximately of equal
height, which will enlarge in diameter at the rate of about 220 ft. per
second.
It is futile to consider
the effect
of
such an eruption on a vessel situated near by, however large. The
entire navy of a great country, if massed around, would be destroyed.
But it is instructive to inquire what such a wave could do to a
battleship of the Dreadnought type at considerable distance from it
origin. A simple calculation will show that when the outer circle has
expanded to three-quarters of a mile, the swell, about 1,250 ft. long,
would still be more than 100 ft. in height, from crest to normal sea
level, and when the circle is one and one-quarter mile in diameter the
vertical distance from crest to trough will be over 100 ft.
The first impact of the
water will
produce pressures of three tons per square foot, which all over the
exposed surface of, say, 20,000 sq. ft., may amount to 60,000 tons,
eight times the force of the recoil of the broadside. That first impact
may in itself be fatal. During more than ten seconds the vessel will be
entirely submerged and finally dropped into the hollow from a height of
about 75 ft., the descent being effected more or less like a free fall.
It will then sink far below the surface, never to rise... "
[ ... like
a wet Chernobyl2
for every oil rig in the Gulf ... &c ... ]
Or
: Melt the rock
with the CIRCEO
Plasma Drill ... ( Actually, it's too late for that ...
Maybe next time ... )
Or :
Why
bother ? All is Vanity
... Let it flow 'till the field
implodes : Basic pimple physics understood by every teenager ! ! !
(
Insert
Memory of Aceh : ~
5 cubic
miles of oil / gas pumped out prior
to
collapse / tsunami )
As
for
the
Mechanical
Oscillator
:
New
York
World-Telegram ( 11 July 1935 )
NIKOLA
TESLA, AT 79, USES EARTH TO
TRANSMIT
SIGNALS...
Could
Destroy Empire State Building with Five Pounds of Air Pressure, He Says
by
Earl
Sparling
"Nikola
Tesla is 79 years old, and
he is one of
the true geniuses of this time. Nevertheless, twenty-odd newspapermen
came away
from his Hotel New Yorker birthday party yesterday, which lasted six
hours,
feeling hesitantly that something was wrong either with the old man's
mind or
else with their own, for Dr. Tesla, serene in an old-fashioned Prince
Albert
and courtly in a way that seems to have gone out of this world,
announced that ...
... He
has
invented an "absolutely
impossible" machine which will impart vibrations to the earth which,
with
proper receiving apparatus can be picked up anywhere on the earth's
surface,
and that this mysterious machine will allow scientists to explore the
deep
interior of the earth, will enable practical geologists to discover
gold, coal
and petroleum, and at the same time will give ships the means of
navigating
without compass or sextant...
Tells
of
"Quake"
He ...
revealed that an earthquake
which
drew police and ambulances to the region of his laboratory at 48 E.
Houston St.
in 1887 or 1888 was the result of a little machine he was
experimenting with
at that time which "you could put in your overcoat pocket."
The
bewildered newspapermen pounced
upon this as
at least one thing they could understand and "the father of modern
electricity" told what had happened as follows: -
"I was
experimenting with
vibrations. I had
one of my machines going and I wanted to see if I could get it in tune
with the
vibration of the building. I put it up notch after notch. There was a
peculiar
cracking sound.
"I asked
my
assistants where did
the sound
come from. They did not know. I put the machine up a few more notches.
There
was a louder cracking sound. I knew I was approaching the vibration of
the
steel building. I pushed the machine a little higher.
"Suddenly
all the heavy machinery
in the
place was flying around. I grabbed a hammer and broke the machine. The
building
would have been down about our ears in another few minutes. Outside in
the
street there was pandemonium. The police and ambulances arrived. I told
my assistants
to say nothing. We told the police it must have been an earthquake.
That's all
they ever knew about it."
Watch
Out, Mr. Smith
Some
shrewd
reporter asked Dr.
Tesla at this
point what he would need to destroy the Empire State Building and the
doctor
replied: - "Five pounds of air pressure. If I attached the proper
oscillating machine on a girder that is all the force I would need,
five
pounds. Vibration will do anything.- It would only be necessary to step
up the
vibrations of the machine to fit the natural vibration of the building
and the
building would come crashing down. That's why soldiers always break
step
crossing a bridge."
His early experiments in
vibration,
he
explained, led to his invention of his "earth vibrating" machine.
Tall and thin and ascetic face, his eyes sunken but … humorous under
protruding
brows, he was cagey about describing what his new machine is, although
he
believes it will be "the chief thing of my many inventions posterity
will
thank me for." …
New
York American ( 11 July 1935 )
... His experiments in transmitting
mechanical vibrations through the
earth - called by him the art of telegeodynamics - were roughly
described by the scientist as a sort of "controlled earthquake."
The rhythmical vibrations pass
through the earth with almost no loss of
energy, he said, and predicted the system in time will be universally
adopted, since it furnishes an "unfailing means of communication." He
asserted:
"It becomes possible to convey
mechanical effects to the greatest
terrestrial distances and produce all kinds of unique effects of
inestimable value to science, industry and the arts." ...
Tesla:
Man
Out of Time
Margaret Cheney
Excerpt
---
He attached an oscillator no larger
than
an alarm clock to a steel
link
2' long and 2" thick.
"For a long time nothing happened, but
at
last the great steel
link
began to tremble, increased its trembling until it dilated and
contracted
like a beating heart, and finally broke. Sledgehammers could not have
done
it", he told a reporter, "crowbars could not have done it, but a
fusillade
of taps, no one of which would have harmed a baby, did it."
Pleased with this beginning, he put the
little oscillator in his
coat
pocket. Finding a half-built steel building in the Wall Street
district,
10 stories high with nothing up but the steelwork, he clamped the
oscillator
to one of the beams.
"In a few minutes I could feel the beam
trembling. Gradually the
trembling
increased in intensity and extended throughout the whole great mass of
steel. Finally the structure began to creak and weave, and the
steelworkers
came to the ground panic-stricken, believing that there had been an
earthquake.
Before anything serious happened, I took off the oscillator, put it in
my pocket, and went away. But if I had kept on 10 minutes more, I could
have laid that building flat in the street. And with the same
oscillator
I could drop Brooklyn Bridge in less than an hour."
New
York
Times ( 11 July 1935, p.
23, c. 8 )
His
Greatest
Achievement
...One of the subjects, which he
hoped, he said, will come to be
recognized as his "greatest achievement in the field of engineering,"
was, he said, the perfection by him of "an apparatus by which
mechanical energy can be transmitted to any part of the terrestrial
globe."
This apparatus, he said, will have
at least four practical
possibilities. It will give the world a new means of unfailing
communication; it will provide a new and by far the safest means for
guiding ships at sea and into port; it will furnish a certain divining
rod for locating ore deposits of any kind under the surface of the
earth; and finally, it will furnish scientists with a means for laying
bare the physical conditions of the earth, and will enable them to
determine all of the earth's physical constants.
He called this discovery
"tele-geodynamics," motion of earth-forces at
a distance. It is of this, he said, that it would "appear almost
preposterous." The apparatus, he added, is "ideally simple," consisting
of a stationary part and a cylinder of fine steel "floating" in air.
He has found means, he said, of
"impressing upon the floating part
powerful impulses which react on the stationary part, and through the
latter to transmit energy through the earth." To do this he has "found
a new amplifier for a known type of energy," and the "purpose is to
produce impulses through the earth and then pick them up whenever
needed."
Nikola
Tesla's Teleforce &
Telegeodynamics
Proposals
Leland Anderson
ISBN: 0-9636012-8-8
Excerpt:
Reactive Forces Obtainable by Tesla's Isochronous Oscillators
"These are generated by
Tele-Geo-Dynamic transmitters which are
reciprocating
engines of extreme simplicity adapted to impress isochronous vibrations
upon the earth, thereby causing the propagation of corresponding
rhythmical
disturbances through the same which are, essentially, sound waves like
those conveyed through the air and ether. . . . With a machine of this
kind it will be practicable, in the differentiation of densities and
aggregate
states of subterranean strata and tracing their outlines on the earth's
surface, to reach a precision approximating that which is secured in
the
investigation of the internal structure of bodies by penetrative
rays.
For just as the vacuum tube projects Roentgen shadows on a fluorescent
screen, so the transmitter produces on the earth's surface shadows
which
can be detected by acoustic devices or rendered visible by optical
instruments.
The receiver can be made so sensitive that prospecting may be
accomplished
while riding in a car and without limit of distance from the
transmitter."
