US20100155233A1

US20100155233A1 - Hydrogen-oxygen generating system

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Publication number: US20100155233A1
Application number: US12/592,851
Authority: US
Inventors: Boo-Sung Hwang
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2008-12-05
Filing date: 2009-12-03
Publication date: 2010-06-24
Also published as: JP2010133027A; BRPI0921288A2; TW201031772A; KR100900914B1; EP2199432A1; CN101748420A; AU2009243526A1

Abstract

A hydrogen-oxygen generating system includes a water capture-storage (10), where water is stored and hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas is captured, an electrolyte unit (20) including inflowing pipe (25) to inhale water, and out-flowing pipe (26) to exhale hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas and including a plurality of electrodes (21)(22) to electrolyze water, a first heat radiant pipe (30) radiating heat and supplying water to the electrolyte unit (20) from water capture-storage (10) and connected to a lower part of the water capture-storage (10) and a second heat radiant pipe (40) connected to the outflowing pipe (26) and an upper part of the water capture-storage (10) radiating heat as it provides hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas to the water capture-storage (10).

Description

REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

The present disclosure is based on and claims the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2008-0123053 filed on Dec. 5, 2008, the entire contents of which are herein incorporated by reference.

BACKGROUND

1. Field of the Disclosure
The present disclosure relates to generating systems and, more particularly, to hydrogen-oxygen generating systems.
2. Description of the Background Art
Hydrogen-oxygen mixed-gas generating systems are made to produce hydrogen and oxygen from electrolyzed water and gain a pollution-free energy source, hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas. Water containing small amounts of electrolytes is provided to the storage with positive (+) and negative (−) electrodes and electrolyzed by direct current to produce hydrogen and oxygen gases. Hydrogen and oxygen are produced at the ratio of 2:1 and hydrogen is formed as bubbles on the surface of negative (−) electrode and oxygen in bubbles on the surface of positive (+) electrode. Hydrogen and oxygen produced can be mixed and combusted and the mixture does not produce any pollutants when ignited, making it an important eco-friendly energy source.
However, during the process of electrolyzing water, a great amount of heat is produced. To cool the heat, a heat-protective system should be utilized. However, such heat-protective systems tend to enlarge and complicate the machine since they generally need to include various electric systems such as cooling pans and/or pumps.
Also, hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas includes oxygen itself so it can be burned without outside oxygen. This suggests that the fire produced at the combustion always has the possibility of backfiring.

SUMMARY

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

A more complete appreciation of the present disclosure and many of the attendant advantages thereof will be readily obtained as the same becomes better understood by reference to the following detailed description when considered in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

FIG. 1 is a hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas generating system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; and

FIG. 2 is a heat radiant pipe for describing various embodiments of the present disclosure.

DETAILED DISCLOSURE

Embodiments of the present disclosure solve the above-mentioned problems as well as others, utilizing an endothermic radiation system where heat can be radiated without using any electric systems such as cooling pans or pumps, thus simplifying the structure and providing a compact mixed gas generating system.
Another goal of the present disclosure is to provide a safe hydrogen-oxygen generating system without any possibility of backfiring in combustion.
To achieve these and other goals, a hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas generating system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is shown in FIG. 1 and includes water capture-storage (10), where water is stored and hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas is captured, electrolyte unit (20) where inflowing pipe (25) to inhale water, and out-flowing pipe (26) to exhale the hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas, are formed, the 1^stheat radiant pipe (30) radiating the heat and supplying water to the electrolyte unit (20) at the same time from water capture-storage (10) with many electrodes (21)(22) to electrolyze water and connected to the lower part of the water capture-storage (10) and out-flowing pipe (26), and the 2^ndheat radiant pipe (40) connected to the upper part of the water capture-storage (10) radiating heat as it provides hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas to the water capture-storage (10).
As shown in FIG. 2, the 1^stheat radiant pipe (30) includes a heat radiant plate (31) rolled like a coil and a number of heat radiant pin formation centers (32) on the heat radiant plate (31) to increase the contact area with air. The 2^ndheat radiant pipe (40) includes a heat radiant plate (41) rolled like a coil and a number of heat radiant pin formation centers (42) on the heat radiant plate (41) to increase the contact area with air. Thermal conduction plates are formed on the surfaces of the 1^stheat radiant pipe (30) and the 2^ndheat radiant pipe (40) and the thermal conduction plate is formed when carbon nano-tube in nanometer size and tourmaline catalysts are applied alone or together.
Embodiments of the present disclosure may also include heat radiating pan (33) toward the 1^stand the 2^ndheat radiant pipes (30)(40) and a temperature sensor (34) which sends a signal to heat radiating pan (33) to activate when the temperature of the water capture-storage (10) goes beyond a certain point.
A water level preservation section (50) connected to the main water supplier (S) works to maintain a constant water level, reflux prevention filter unit (60) prevents hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas flowing back to the water capture-storage (10), and the nozzle (70) connected with the reflux prevention filter unit (60) to spray hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas are also included.
According to an embodiment, mixed gas centrifuge (11) in the water capture-storage (10) is provided to separate hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas from water and the capturing device (12) which captures hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas separated from water by the mixed gas centrifuge (11) are also part of it.
The hydrogen-oxygen generating system according to the invention can radiate heat without using any electric machines by having a water capture-storage where water is stored and hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas is captured, an electrolyte unit producing hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas through electrolysis, and the 1^stand the 2^ndheat radiant pipes connecting the water capture-storage and the electrolyte unit, forming a hydrogen-oxygen generating system more simple and compact.
Furthermore, by using a reflux preventing filter unit, highly pure mixed gas is produced and backfire is prevented, creating a safer hydrogen-oxygen generating system.
An even more detailed explanation of the drawings is now provided.
As shown in FIG. 1, the hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas generating system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure contains water capture-storage (10) where water is stored and hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas is captured and electrolyte unit (20) includes inflowing pipe (25) to inhale water and out-flowing pipe (26) to exhale the hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas formed. Many electrodes (21)(22) are included inside unit (20) to electrolyze water. Connected to the lower part (10 a) of the water capture-storage (10) and the in-flowing pipe (25), the 1^stheat radiant pipe (30) radiates heat at the same time it is supplying water to the electrolyte unit (20) from water capture-storage (10). The 2^ndheat radiant pipe (40) connected to the upper part (10 b) of the water capture-storage (10) radiates heat as it provides hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas to the water capture-storage (10). The water level preservation section (50) is connected to the main water supplier (S) working to maintain a constant water level in capture-storage (10). Reflux prevention filter unit (60) prevents hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas flowing back to the water capture-storage (10), and the nozzle (70) connected with the reflux prevention filter unit (60) is provided to spray hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas.
Water capture-storage (10) provides water to the electrode plate (20) and captures the hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas produced from the electrode unit (20) at the same time. Water capture-storage (10) is shaped as a cylinder and is made from a metal with high durability to stand the internal pressure.
Inside the water capture-storage (10), a mixed gas centrifuge (11) is installed to separate the hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas produced from the electrode unit (20) from water, and the capturing device (12) to capture the hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas can be formed at the upper part of the mixed gas centrifuge (11).
In this case, catalyst, preferably tourmaline catalyst is applied on a mesh net of the mixed gas centrifuge (11). Tourmaline catalyst is coated on the mesh net or contained during the manufacturing process of the net. The mixed gas centrifuge (11) makes it possible to capture the pure hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas by filtering any debris contained in the elevating hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas produced by the negative, positive electrodes during electrolysis or debris that may have came in with the water. The debris is more effectively eliminated by the catalyst.
A buoy (15) is set up inside the water capture-storage (10). The buoy (15) increases the inflowing pressure to help the hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas to out flow to the 1^stheat radiant pipe (30) when hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas produced from the electrolyte unit (20) is provided to the upper part (10 b) of the water capture-storage (10) through the 2^ndheat radiant pipe (40). The hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas flowing into the upper part of the water capture-storage exerts a pressure force on the whole surface of the buoy (15) and the buoy forces stored water, pushing the water to flow out of the water capture-storage with strong pressure.
The electrode unit (20)'s goal is to produce hydrogen and oxygen by electrolyzing water, and therefore includes multiple negative (−) and positive (+) electrodes (21) (22) placed a certain distance away from each other in a sealed pipe or box with a inflowing pipe (25) on one end and the out-flowing pipe (26) on the other end to supply water from the water capture-storage (10) and exhale hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas. These electrodes are polished by nano-technology to electrolyze water effectively and help formed hydrogen-oxygen bubbles to separate easily.
Nano-technology means polishing the negative/ positive electrodes (21) (22) surface by nano-units. Polishing by nano technology minimizes the electrodes' surface friction, making hydrogen or oxygen gas bubbles separate easily. The technical, thermal, electrical, magnetic, and optical properties change when the size of the matter decreases from bulk to nano meter, making electrolysis on water effortless.
On the surfaces of the negative/positive electrodes (21) (22), the carbon nano-tube or tourmaline catalyst can be attached. The tourmaline catalyst is grinded into micro to nanometer powder, burned in 1300° C. and glued to the negative/positive electrodes (21) (22). Tourmaline is a mineral under the hexagonal system like crystal; it produces electricity by friction, massive amount of anion, and lots of hydrogen and oxygen by electrolysis. Tourmaline becomes a catalyst with tiny pores on; it can increase the contact area with electrolyte after being powdered and burned. The tourmaline catalyst can promote the electrolysis of electrolytes when attached on negative/positive electrodes (21) (22).
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the negative/positive electrodes can be made of the tourmaline catalyst in a small book form.
The 1^stheat radiant pipe (30) includes a heat radiant pipe (31) rolled like a coil and a number of heat radiant pin formations (32) on the heat radiant plate (31) to increase the contact area with air. It plays a role of supplying water from water capture-storage (10) to the electrolyte unit (20) and also absorbs heat from the water and radiates the heat.
The heat radiant pin formation is pierced in the heat radiant pipe (31) and increases the contact area with the air that goes through the heat radiant pipe (31). The radiant pin formation (32) can be made into various shapes but in the example, it is formed as a screw made of a long and thin metal plate; the metal plate having multiple irregularities (32 a) on the surface.
The 2^ndheat radiant pipe (40) includes a heat radiant plate (41) rolled like a coil and a number of heat radiant pin formation center (42) on the heat radiant plate (41) to increase the contact area with air. It plays a role of supplying hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas generated by unit 20 to the water capture-storage (10) and also absorbs and radiates the heat.
The heat radiant pin formation is pierced in the heat radiant pipe (41) and increases the contact area with the air that goes through the heat radiant pipe (41). The radiant pin formation center (42) can be made into various shapes but in the example, it is formed as a screw made of a long and thin metal plate; the metal plate having multiple irregularities (42 a) on the surface.
Thermal conduction plates are thus formed on the surfaces of the 1^stheat radiant pipe (30) and the 2^ndheat radiant pipe (40) and the thermal conduction plate can be formed when carbon nano-tube in nanometer size and tourmaline catalysts are applied alone or together. In the example, the thermal conduction plate is formed by carbon nano-tube and tourmaline catalyst in nanometer size, preferably between 10-60 nanometer sizes.
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure a heat radiating pan (33) is provided in a vicinity of the 1^stand the 2^ndheat radiant pipes (30)(40) and the temperature sensor (34) sends a signal to heat radiating pan (33) to activate when the temperature of the water capture-storage (10) goes beyond a certain point. The heat radiating pan (33) exchanges the heat and air by ventilating the air to either the heat radiant pin formation (32) of the 1^stheat radiant pipe (30) or the 2^ndradiant pipe (40). As shown in FIG. 1, the heat radiating pan (33) is toward the 1^stheat radiant pipe (30) but it should be understood that this is only an example and the heat radiating pan (33) can face toward the 2^ndheat radiant pipe (40).
The temperature sensor (34) sends a signal to the heat radiating pan (33) to activate if the temperature of the water capture-storage is too high or the temperature has elevated too much by error.
The water level preservation section (50) is connected to the main water supplier (S) working to maintain a constant water level and can work in many ways. For example, according to this embodiment, the water level preservation section (50) has a solenoid valve (51) connected to the main water supplier (S) and the water level sensor (52) which can signal the solenoid valve (51) to open or close if it senses that the water level is lower or higher than it should be. The water level preservation section (50) can also be formed as a buoy or float as is commonly use in toilet systems.
Reflux prevention filter unit (60) exists to make hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas with high purity by eliminating any debris in the gas coming from the capturing device (12) through the gas line (65) and furthermore, to prevent any reflux of hydrogen-oxygen gas into the capturing device. Therefore, reflux prevention filter unit (60) contains the gas line (65) connected to the capturing device (12), water storage (61) where water is stored, catalyst storage (62) on the upper part of the water storage (61) storing catalysts, and the bentyulibu (63) connecting the water storage (61) and the catalyst storage (62). In the water storage (61), a sub-capturing device (61 a) is installed at the upper part of the water to capture hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas traveling through water.
The catalyst storage (62) stores catalysts such as tourmaline and platinum catalysts. The catalyst storage eliminates any chemical rubbles using catalysis.
Bentyulibu's (63) goals are to mix the hydrogen gas and oxygen gas evenly and to prevent the mixed gas in the catalyst storage (62) from flowing back into the sub-capturing device (61 a). To do its work successfully, one to dozens of tiny water pipes are built inside the bentyulibu (63) and better, the water pipes in screw forms. The tiny water pipes in the bentyulibu (63) preferably have a diameter between 0.2 mm to 10 mm.
In actuality, hydrogen gas and the oxygen gas in the water storage (61) are partially not mixed. However, as they travel through the tiny water pipes in the bentyulibu (63) they naturally are mixed together.
In the water storage (61), water level sensing section (64) is installed. The water level sensing section (64) measures the amount of the water used in the water storage (61) and provides water from the water tank. The water level sensing section (64) can be made into various shapes such as buoy or sensor. The water level sensing section (64) and the water tank are commonly used techniques so further explanation is omitted.
Also, a debris eliminating filter can be set up inside the gas line in the water storage (61). The debris eliminating filter removes all rubbles contained in the hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas coming through the gas line (65).
Due to the structure of the reflux prevention filter unit (60) any debris in the hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas provided through the gas line (65) is removed by the debris eliminating filter (66). The elevated pure mixed gas is gathered in the sub-capturing device (61 a) so the gas does not reflux. The gas in the sub-capturing device is then more evenly mixed as it travels through the bentyulibu (63) and further filtered as it goes through the catalyst storage (62) and becomes a mixed gas with high purity.
The following explains the process of the hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas generating system.
According to the structure described above, when direct current is provided to the electrolyte unit (20), hydrogen and oxygen bubbles are produced as electrolysis occurs between the − and + electrodes (21)(22). The mixed gas then is supplied to the water at the top of the water capture-storage (10) through the 2^ndheat radiant pipe (40).
Then the internal pressure of the water capture-storage (10) increases and the increased pressure make water to go out through the 1^stheat radiant pipe (30). This means that even without utilizing structures such as pumps, water is naturally supplied to the electrolyte unit (20) through the 1^stheat radiant pipe (30) by the pressure of the hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas supplied to the water capture-storage (10). Hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas is then gathered in the capturing device (12) through bypassing the mixed gas centrifuge (11) and is used as combustion gas going through the gas line (65), reflux prevention filter unit (60) and nozzle (70).
Lots of heat is produced as electrolysis occurs in the electrolyte unit (20) and the heat is radiated as it contacts air by the 1^stand 2^ndheat radiant pipes (30) (40) and the elevation of the temperature in the water capture-storage is prevented.
Also, if the temperature of the water capture-storage (10) elevates beyond the certain point or increases too high by an error, the temperature sensor (34) sends a signal to the heat radiating pan (33) to activate and rapid cooling becomes possible.
Embodiments of the present disclosure are explained based on the examples described but keep in mind that these are only some of the possibilities and anyone with sufficient knowledge in the field would understand that variations can be applied.
The following list identifies various elements depicted in the Figures:
10—water capture-storage
11—mixed gas centrifuge
12—capturing device
15—buoy
20—electrolyte unit
21,22—electrodes
25,26—inflowing and out-glowing pipes
30—the 1^stheat radiant pipe
31—heat radiant plate
32—heat radiant pin formation
32 a—irregularities
33—heat radiating pan
34—temperature sensor
40—the 2^ndheat radiant pipe
41—heat radiant plate
42—heat radiant pin formation center
42 a—irregularities
50—water level preservation section
51—solenoid valve
52—water level sensor
60—reflux prevention filter unit
61—water storage
61 a—sub-capturing device
62—catalyst storage
63—bentyulibu
64—water level sensing section
65—gas line
66—debris removing filter
70—nozzle
Embodiments of the present disclosure are explained by reference to the accompanying figures. Of course, the figures are examples, and anyone with appropriate knowledge in the field would understand that there can be many variations that may apply.

Claims

1. A hydrogen-oxygen generating system comprises:

a water capture-storage (10), where water is stored and hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas is captured;

an electrolyte unit (20) including inflowing pipe (25) to inhale water, and out-flowing pipe (26) to exhale hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas and including a plurality of electrodes (21)(22) to electrolyze water;

a first heat radiant pipe (30) radiating heat and supplying water to the electrolyte unit (20) from water capture-storage (10) and connected to a lower part of the water capture-storage (10); and

a second heat radiant pipe (40) connected to the outflowing pipe (26) and an upper part of the water capture-storage (10) radiating heat as it provides hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas to the water capture-storage (10).

2. A hydrogen-oxygen generating system as recited in claim 1, wherein the first radiant pipe (30) includes a heat radiant plate (31) rolled like a coil and a number of heat radiant pin formation centers (32) on the heat radiant plate (31) to increase the contact area with air.

3. A hydrogen-oxygen generating system as recited in claim 2, wherein the second heat radiant pipe (40) includes a heat radiant plate (41) rolled like a coil and a number of heat radiant pin formation centers (42) on the heat radiant plate (41) to increase the contact area with air.

4. A hydrogen-oxygen generating system as recited in claim 3, wherein thermal conduction plates are formed on surfaces of the first heat radiant pipe (30) and the second heat radiant pipe (40) and the thermal conduction plate is formed when carbon nano-tube in nanometer size and tourmaline catalysts are applied alone or together thereto.

5. A hydrogen-oxygen generating system as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

a heat radiating pan (33) toward the 1^stand the 2^ndheat radiant pipes (30)(40); and

a temperature sensor (34) which sends a signal to heat radiating pan (33) to activate when a temperature of the water capture-storage (10) goes beyond a certain point.

6. A hydrogen-oxygen generating system as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

a water level preservation section (50) connected to a main water supplier (S) working to maintain a constant water level in the water capture storage;

a reflux prevention filter unit (60) to prevent hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas from flowing back to the water capture-storage (10); and

a nozzle (70) connected with the reflux prevention filter unit (60) to spray hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas.

7. A hydrogen-oxygen generating system as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

a mixed gas centrifuge (11) in the water capture-storage (10) to separate hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas from water; and

a capturing device (12) which captures hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas separated from water by the mixed gas centrifuge (11).