Linnard?s hydrogen on demand system without electricity !

[ResinRat2]

Hi Dingus,

I am using Tungsten-Carbide electrodes now. I obtained them from the welding supply store. They are 2% carbide. This is the highest percentage of carbide they had with tungsten electrodes. Also I am now using a 1/8" size. Double the diameter of the old ones I was using that were pure tungsten.

Pese gave me the idea to use a tiny hobby motor with a gear to turn a small wheel that would time the connections. I am working on the design and I am obtaining parts now. It will be a bit before I get anything assembled. It will be a couple of days before the zinc anodes are in so I have some time to fiddle with this.

As far as measuring gas flow. In the lab we used to use a buret turned upside down and filled with water in a small tub or bucket. The gas would be directed into the bottom of the buret with a rubber tube. As the gas displaces the water you can time the rate. This would require you can catch all the gas generated and direct it through a rubber tube into the bottom of the buret. So you would need an airtight container to do the reaction in. I don't have anything like that set-up.

All my relevant results have been posted on this forum so far. I will continue to do this as time goes on. I will also keep you updated, Dingus, with any other relevant findings I come up with.

Good luck with your experiments. Have fun; but most of all, be SAFE!!!

[Dingus Mungus]

Ahhhh! Great idea! That way the volume is already prelabeled as well.
I should have some pics to post of my first cell this next weekend.



Thanks again,
~Dingus

[roggy32]

I am dying to hear about any updates on the testing, Even if the process used zinc on the electrode at a small rate isn't mining and creating the zinc much cheaper then pumping and refining oil?

And even if the process is too slow for on demand hydrogen for vehicles it still could be implemented for home hydrogen creation for a home fill-up of the electric fuel cell based vehicle in the garage.

I would love to be able to buy a zinc electrode and pay for water and buy the converter for my garage if it means I can run clean and free of oil company stifling technical progress.

Limiting the sales of NiMH batteries to Electric Vehicle manufacturers was the last straw.

[ResinRat2]

Hi roggy32,

At this point I am still working on setting up a switching system so I can test the long term stability of the two-cell system. I plan on having it go through three or four cycles.

The first cycle will be Hydrogen off the tungsten electrode in Cell A and Oxygen off the zinc electrode in Cell B.(About 10-15 seconds.)

The second cycle will be Oxygen off the zinc electrode in Cell A and Hydrogen off the tungsten electrode in Cell B. (About 10-15 sec).

The third cycle will be Hydrogen off both tungsten electrodes in both cells. (About 5 seconds).

The fourth cycle will be Oxygen off both zinc electrodes in both cells (About 20 seconds). This will give special emphasis to the regeneration of the zinc electrode. This is the part of the reaction that appears to have the highest activation energy, and the slowest rate. It should also help to balance the chemistry of the cells. This way the zinc won't be consumed

This will be the starting parameters for testing that I plan on doing as soon as I get the switching mechanism set up. Then I hope to let it go on its own for a few weeks; then see what happens to the gas production or physical changes in the cells.

Dingus Mungus wants to add a fuel cell to see if enough power can be generated to get this puppy to run on its own. This is the goal. A self-contained unit that produces power overunity.

I will be posting results as they come in. Thanks for the interest. This stuff always takes longer than I want it to take too.

[ResinRat2]

Hi mramos,



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