HV electrolysis research

[CM]

I'm researching methods of using HV for electrolysis for the production of hydrogen. I've uncovered several techniques, but am interested if this fine group can tell me of techniques utilizing HV to produce hydrogen. Thanks in advance. CM

[DADINK]

1 way I like to think about is using two high temperature conductive screens about as big as a penny and a quarter inch apart immersed in water and then pulsing them with a high voltage/high current from high capacity,high voltage capacitors,
yes?..... I think so

[DADINK]

let me know if you get an arc hot enough "2300 centigrade" to split/combust the water. I am very interested and it would help my efforts immensly as I have no experiance with capacitors. I am mostly mechanical

[DADINK]

meant experience

[corona]

I've been working on some ideas about HV electrolysis for a while, the closest things I've seen on the net are usually called plasma electrolysis. The main problem I foresee is that high voltages encourage arcs, which would be bad around hydrogen.

My initial ideas centered around having a couple of stainless steel screens close to one another in a pipe with high pressure steam flowing through them. With the screens charged to a few thousand volts there'd be plenty of plasma to hopefully split lots of steam into H2 & O2 / HHO / browns gas. But you would want to be very certain of having enough steam to stop any arcs, otherwise you'd get bad bangs.

I have to say I haven't tried this, I'm only really just starting on building electrolyzers....and they've all gone bang on me so far (scrounging too-cheap parts).

Andrew