New HHO gas production via cold fusion claimed in the Philipines ?

[hartiberlin]

Please have a look at these 2 videos and let me know what you think of this:

http://www.youtube.com/user/h2ocoldfusion

Does he use any propan gas in the process or does
he only fill up the red bottles with water ?
Or is this just a chemical reaction top release hydrogen ?

Many thanks.

Regards, Stefan.

[radicalzero]

I dont know, but it looks to me like he is just using the tanks for a standard aluminum/naoh hydrogen system. The stuff he pours in at the begining (powdered aluminum?). the second tank is in an ice bath probably to cool the gas and keep it from exploding from pressure. Maybe not but that was my impression. Dan WIlson

[Creativity]

This colour of flame i would recognise everywhere  it is acetylen flame,no H what so ever, cold fussion...good joke for the start of the day.
u can read a bit about making on demand acatylene here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcium_carbide

reaction is highly egzotermic,and acetylene is known to have self exposion above 15 psi if compressed...this explains cooling of collected gas and that a guy was so nervous about cooling and about using of the gas as fast as possible.

PS:China is one of the biggest producers of carbide in the world,it is very cheap in Asia

[hansvonlieven]

G'day all,

I agree with Creativity. It's a scam. What the guy is demonstrating is a simple gas generator using calcium carbide and water to generate acetylene gas. These things have been around since the 1850's. All one needs is essentially two containers, one filled with calcium carbide and one with water. The water is dribbled over the calcium carbide, which breaks down and releases acetylene gas. The more water you add the more gas you get. The process continues until the calcium carbide is consumed leaving behind slaked lime and impurities, giving the lime a cement like colour. The residue smells. The process runs hot, hence the cooling tank. Whilst it is possible to power a motor car with it the pleasure is short lived. Acetylene burns with a very sooty flame and quickly soots up the spark plugs making them dysfunctional. You would have to clean the spark plugs every ten minutes or so. As Creativity said, the system must not be allowed to build up pressure because it will explode if pressure exceeds 15 psi, which is not very much. This system was still in use in the 1950's in Europe in many blacksmith shops where it was used for welding. Calcium carbide lamps were also still in use then in railway yards and mines. Every farmhouse used them for light in the stables where they did not have electricity. Today you find welders and soldering torches powered by calcium chloride in many parts of Asia, especially Indonesia and the Philippines. The power does NOT come from the water. There is no hydrogen involved.

Hans von Lieven

[22350]

Can you believe it???  This guy can get compressed gas out of a compressed gas canister!!!