AU1540502A - Method to make fuel gas from water - Google Patents

Description

This invention is a method to achieve the release of a gas mixture, including Oxygen, Hydrogen other gases from water. We describe this invention as a "Fuel Gas Generator".

A main feature of this invention is our unique fuel cell. The fuel cell is designed to enclose small "trapped" volumes of water within a conductor which is carrying a special high frequency, pulsing, induced Direct Current. It is possible to enclose small volumes of water within a conductor in many ways, such as within sockets or pockets or holes for example, which could be drilled, formed etc. in a conductor. It could also be achieved by placing two conductors carrying a parallel current close together for example or in numerous other ways, however we have chosen grooved conductor plates for our example of this concept as per our diagrams 1 lA.

Perhaps other ways of surrounding small volumes of water within a conductor carrying a moving current may work as well, however it is this concept of surrounding small volumes of water on nearly all sides within a current carrying conductor that is infinitely more important than exactly how this mundane task is achieved. We however feel that the grooved method allows for efficient release of generated gas as well as replacement of water but as already stated it is the principle of mostly isolating small volumes of water within a conductor carrying a moving current that is far more important than the exact mechanics of how this is achieved.

The Fuel Gas Generator employs the electric fields and surface charges generated by the moving, induced, high frequency pulsing, D.C. current within the conductor and these fields/ charges can have a concentrated affect on the smaller volumes of relatively still water effectively "trapped" within the grooves.

This invention consists of a sealed (airtight/ watertight) insulated container, ideally made from a tough high density plastic or any other insulating material such as Ceramic or Fibreglass etc. (however it is conceivable that even conductive materials 0 Could be used under certain conditions). This container could be any shape from a rectangular prism (as in our diagram 1 to cylindrical, or even spherical, again the shape could vary depending on the situation required. Also the thickness of the walls of the container largely depend on the inherent strength of the material/s used and :00 their insulating qualities etc. Again the actual shape etc. of the container is of relatively little importance compared to the nature of the fuel cell inside. Depending on the particular use for the fuel gas generator the fuel cell and container can be scaled up or down to suit a particular use.

Our diagram depicts a version of this invention that shows a fuel cell that could be an easily transportable, "on board" fuel source for say a motor vehicle for example or alternatively as a fuel source for any purpose what so ever. Inside our example of the Fuel Gas Generating "Cell" there are a number of specially formed "grooved" conductive elements which are wired in parallel to an induced, pulsing, direct electric current. These conductive elements form an integral part of a complete, moving D.C.

circuit which has a high voltage, low amperage, pulsing current and all three parameters are fully adjustable Voltage, amperage and pulse frequency). The conductive elements can either be sitting in a bath of water (as in diagrams or standing out of a water bath and having water applied to them by any process, including for example; a tap, atomiser spray or even steam.

Anyway, the principle is the same for both methods, however for this example we will now describe the method where the elements are fully immersed in a bath of water. The other (out of water method) is however potentially equally viable, however P.2.

any system to continually wet the elements by a spray or tap for example we feel is unnecessarily difficult and possibly less efficient. Again as the design of the conductive elements and the circuitry are much the same for both methods, it is the principle of how the high voltage pulsing current moving through the conductive plates reacts with the water within the grooves that is of most importance. The mechanics of exactly how the water comes into contact with these elements is of lesser importance.

The unique nature of the invention is that it will generate very efficiently large Volumes of a readily usable fuel gas, simply, quickly, safely and very economically from ordinary clean water. Whilst there are numerous other types of water electrolysis units on the market, they are nearly all very inefficient and require a large input of electrical energy which in most cases nearly equals or exceeds the amount of energy given off in the form of combustible gas. This is because these other electrolysis units use a brute force (high amperage) type of technology unlike our invention which by "tuning into" the natural molecular vibrations of polarised water molecules can unlock this otherwise "trapped" inherent "energy" and therefore we can achieve much greater efficiency of fuel gas production. For example with an "on board" fuel cell such as in our diagram 1 powered by a simple 12-24volt car battery we can easily produce enough fuel to run a medium sized car.

During the fuel generation process, water molecules "trapped" in the grooves of the conductor plates readily pick up the charge from the surrounding current and the molecules (which are normally of random alignment) immediately swing around into a uniform polarised position with each other, in alignment with the surrounding fields of the moving current positive hydrogen atoms are attracted to areas of negative field and negative oxygen atoms attracted to positive field areas). Thus the now polarised water molecules 'pulsing' with this charge of increasing potential and pulse frequency (approaching molecular harmonic resonance up to 20,000 Hz or more depending on variables such as temperature, impurities etc.) start to elongate and finally separate into their component gases including, hydrogen, oxygen and other "gases previously dissolved in the water. The conductive elements or plates can for e.g.

be made of a high grade stainless steel, however it is conceivable that other metals, alloys or non metals ceramics) could perhaps also be used. This fuel gas generator cell could for example consist of appr. 10-12 plates (sufficient for e.g. to fuel a medium sized car) positioned next to each other separated by a minimum distance, each plate could be for example 150mm X 100mm in dimension with each plate separately wired at opposite ends in parallel to the electric circuit which I will describe in more detail later (as per our diagram Obviously the overall size, shape, quantity configuration of these plates can vary greatly depending on the application and they do not have to be positioned vertically, horizontally or in any particular position what so ever, so long as they are wired as an integral part of this D.C. circuit and continuously immersed in water. These plates for example made from stainless steel around .6mm thick can be shaped or formed into any overall shape (our example is rectangular) with narrow corrugations running perpendicular to the current flow. An example of a cross-section of these plates is in diagram #1A and you will see from this diagram that these corrugations or grooves are quite narrow and of a specific dimension, however there is still room to alter the dimensions of the grooves for a similar result. For instance to achieve a greater flow of fuel gas production as well as just adding more plates, the plates could also be thicker with larger, deeper grooves, however the amperage would need to be increased P.3 proportionally. Similarly the circuit elements could perhaps be scaled up or down, altered, re-configured to create the same result of "achieving a high voltage, low amperage, induced, high frequency, pulsing, incrementally increasing D.C. current, moving through a conductor which is so constructed as to virtually surround smaller volumes of water" and these are the core conceptsf f our unique invention.

This invention because of its remarkable efficiency has no resemblance to virtually all other types of electrolysis units, as the plates are an integral part of a complete, (variable) pulsed D.C. circuit. Our fuel cell does not try to wasteful y pass moving current through water by brute force (at high amperage) and this invention does not use a delicate capacitor effect whereby the dielectric is the water and a static charge from one capacitor plate would effect an opposite static charge on the opposing (separated) plate without actually carrying any continuously moving current electrons, A.C. or either completely through the circuitry or through the dielectric (water).

SThis of course is the very nature and definitive process of any capacitor and the electrical charges and foes and forces on any capacitor's plates are therefore completely static charges which are in fact very different to the electric fields and electric charges involved in a D.C.

current moving through this complete unbroken circuit, as in our invention.

The fuel gas generator is designed to use clean fresh water, even straight from the tap (this water should however be filtered prior to use to prevent mineral build up on the cell plates and reduce current loss to the water bath) to efficiently produce relatively large volumes of combustible gas to be used immediately or stored, as a fuel for any purpose, including fuel for any internal combustion motor/engine in a motor vehicle, train, boat, plane, electric generator etc.), fuel for a rocket or for heating etc.. .etc. Motors/ engines etc. could either be new or easily (relatively cheaply) modified old motors with specially modified carburettors and even with gas ionisers (these ionisers would also further ionise this fuel gas to improve combustion efficiency) which could then either use the fuel as is or mix the fuel with air, other gases, liquids or even solids if need be. Then anyone, anywhere could use this mostly Hydrogen/ Oxygen gas fuel to fuel any motor, new or or old, or use for any other purpose what so ever.

This effectively could provide a cheap, efficient, inexhaustible, universally 0available fuel for the whole of mankind and the best part is that after combustion the only by-product is in fact water (clean enough to drink) and of course can be recycled endlessly! (also due to the incredible efficiency of this fuel, very little is actually irreversibly consumed). I would predict that this invention could very quickly reduce mans dependence on dirty fossil fuels (oil, gas and coal etc.) thereby very quickly and dramatically reducing the damage man is doing to the atmosphere the whole environment) which is causing the greenhouse effect for example. Poor countries which can least afford pollution controls would benefit the most from this revolution in energy production, taking the pressure off the environment 3rd world limited import budgets) to the benefit of all mankind.

An Example of A Typical Construction of this invention is as follows:- A method here described here, where 8 corrugated stainless steel plates 150mm x 100mm x .6mm are suspended and immersed in a "bath" of water, is we feel the simplest type of construction but it is by no means the only specific type of construction. As we have previously stated, these plates could also be mounted in an otherwise empty container and have water (or even steam) applied to them via a valve, tap or atomiser for example. However, our following design is an example of a "Bath" type construction (see diagram P.4.

Firstly there is a sturdy air/watertight container which is partly filled with water and as the water is converted to gas the water level is replenished via an inlet tube The water level can be electronically sensed and water automatically pumped from a reserve tank into the fuel cell cll container when used. The arrangement of the water replenishmenishment pump must of course include a simple valve/pump set-up, which does not allow any pressurised fuel gas to enter the reserve water tank by accident. Diagram #1 shows a group of mounted plates which are wired in parallel and fully immersed in the water bath. As stated previously the actual number, size etc. of the plates will of course vary depending on the need etc., however the basic principles remain the same. The wiring enters the container through well sealed entry points and then separates to connect in parallel with the end of each plate.

The separate plates are then reconnected back to a single wire on the other end of the plates which then leaves the container through another sealed exit point A typical construction of these plates could likely be made from a high grade stainless steel around .6mm thick and be formed into parallel grooves with a typical crossection as in Diagram #1A and the grooves running perpendicular (90 degrees) to the current flow.

The gas which is generated by this fuel gas generator then bubbles out of the water .bath into the top part of the container and initially under its own pressure is allowed to pass out through an opening in the top of the container via a gas valve and/ or gas only membrane. This valve would automatically close under a specific pressure.

S Were for instance this fuel cell to be used in a motor vehicle there would also be •i perhaps a mercury switch which would immediately cut off the circuit and force the gas valve closed in the event of an accident. The fuel gas after passing these valves etc. is then compressed into a storage tank an then this fuel gas is ready for immediate use. It is also conceivable that the gas under its own pressure (several atmospheres) could be used directly without being further pressurised. We would envision however that to guarantee sufficient, continuous fuel for a motor which would need varying amounts of fuel depending on the throttle opening as well as for starting, it would be much more effective to have a larger (not unnecessarily large for safety in vehicles) pressurised reserve fuel storage tank.

The rest of this induced D.C. circuit is as per our Diagram #2 and this example firstly uses a rechargeable 12 volt D.C. battery typically used in motor vehicles (for larger vehicles a 24 volt battery set-up would give more power to drive a larger array of conductive plates and produce more fuel gas). In our Diagram #2 the current from this initial power source then passes into a adjustable pulse generating unit (1) which also controls the initial voltage. The pulse generator acts to in fact create a variable series of half cycle pulses, which are incrementally increasing up to high frequencies (around 20,000 pulses per second). The now pulsing current passes through a conventional step up coil (toroidal core). This now pulsing coil increases voltage by 600% and this coil creates a closed, pulsing, induced D.C. circuit with the fuel generator cell as its main element. The stepped up pulsating current then passes into a variable inductor coil. this variable inductor can adjust the voltage of the final closed circuit to "finely tine" the required voltage. Along with the pulse frequency adjustment you can make any necessary adjustments to maximise (or reduce) gas production voltage, amperage, pulse frequency etc.) from the water being used (the final adjustments will vary a little, due to factors such as contaminantsinants in the water or water temp. etc., however it is easy to automate this process). This variable inductor actually doubles the pulse frequency because when each pulse ends the fields