- Build a Hydrogen Generator - How to Make a Hydrogen Generator

By Eric Anderson
Precautionary Measures

The hydrogen generator is a device used to incorporate flammable gases that can be broken down from water to be used as water fuel for cars. Oxyhydrogen is the gas that is made by such device. This gas is considered to be highly explosive. Unlike pure hydrogen, which is more stable and can be stored safely, oxyhydrogen is highly flammable and should never be stored because it can easily ignite. It is therefore important to make this device in a safe house or garage far from places with high density of people and housing. It is equally important to wear protective gear and have easy access to fire retardants or extinguishers.

The Building Process

The HHO generator should be made from a transparent PVC pipe measuring 1.5 inches in diameter. The clear pipe should be covered on top and on the bottom with cylindrical thread adapters and screw-on PVC caps with a measurement of 1.25 inches in diameter. The cap on the bottom should have two stainless steel bolts attached to it, secured with washers and nuts. On the top end, the cap must have a "barb fitting" that would permit the insertion of rubber surgical tubing.

The gas, in theory, would flow to a second container which should be filled with water and have an open top. The container can be a 2-liter glass flask. A piece of tubing made of copper is connected to the surgical tubing of the first container. The copper end is bent to an angle that would fit the second vessel, dipping it below water level to prevent ignition in an experimental stage. The HHO generator should be filled halfway with a mixture of potassium hydroxide and an equal amount of water. The potassium hydroxide serves as an electrolyte, making it possible for the electric current to flow in water continuously. At the bottom end of the device attach two 6-inch insulated copper wires to each of the bolts. Then connect the wires to a 12-volt DC battery charger of the automobile or a solar panel with a 40+ watts capacity.

How the Process Works

When the power source is turned on, the mixture in the HHO generator will start to make bubbles. This is an indication that water molecules are starting to break into hydrogen and oxygen gases. Then this mixture will continuously make bubbles creating more gases. These gases would flow up towards the barb tubing and down to the copper fitting of the second container. When the second container starts to make bubbles it is an indication that the gases have reached the vessel. The gases will rise from the second container like a mist. It is important to keep the second container away from sparks because such gases are highly flammable.

The second container should be fitted with a tight cover. On the cover, a hole should be drilled that would fit another copper tubing. Both the hydrogen generator and the other container should be placed in the car's engine compartment in a manner that it is fixed and stable. The fittings that hold both containers should be able to hold through the rigors of travel. The wirings on the primary container should be connected to the terminals of the car battery. The copper tubing from the HHO generator should be carefully inserted to the engine's carburetor.

Start the engine, slowly depressing on the accelerator. If bubbles start to form on the hydrogen device then a successful connection has been made, and you have a water powered car. It is also important to check for leaks in both containers so as not to have dangerous spills on the engine compartment.

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