FAQ
Q1. What is the Hydroxy booster and what are the advantages of this?
Ans. The Hydroxy boosters are very simple device wherein we carryout the electrolysis process under controlled condition and generate 2 molecules of Hydrogen and 1 molecule of Oxygen by breaking the water using battery power. The gas generated in such electrolysis is known as Brown gas. The brown gas / Hydroxy is highly flammable and can be used at various application. The most common application for the Hydroxy is automobile engine / internal combustion engine.
The use of Hydroxy booster on automobile application is not only increasing the mileage of the automobile but also reduces the harmful gas emission from the exhaust system. So it is a WIN-WIN situation for every body.
Q2. Why I should use the Hydrogen booster?
Ans. There are two main reasons for using the Hydroxy boosters:
1. Any place where we use the gases / oil, it creates damage to the environment. This is one of the main cause for Global warming. Hence we should use booster to protect our world.
2. Our dependence of oil is getting increased and at the same time the availability of the crude oil is getting reduced. With this effect the oil is getting costlier and hitting our pockets badly. Hence we should use the booster to protect our pocket.
Q3. Does it work on Diesel / Petrol vehicles?
Ans. Yes, the Hydrogen booster is suitable for Petrol / Diesel cars or you can say it is suitable for any internal combustion engine. We have tested out the booster even on 7.5 Kw DG set and observed a performance improvment by 20%.
Q4. How it increases the mileage of the vehicles?
Ans. In most of the internal combustion engine the efficiency of the engine is very low. The low efficiency is on two account i.e. Heat loss and unburnt fuel. With this technology, we supply a controlled quantity of the Hydroxy gas along with the air to the engine. This small quantity of gas increases the flamability of the Air-fuel mixture and helps burning the fuel completely.
On the other hand, the Hydroxy gas helps removing the carbon deposites from the engine, so there by increasing the power and life of the engine oil.
Q5. How much current and voltage is required to produce the gas?
Ans. For the electrolysis process, you need minimum 2 volts and the desired current for producing the gas. Any voltage over 2 volt per cell is goes into heating the water and does not contribute to gas production. Since we have 12 volts battery in our vehicle, hence we use the electrodes in series to bring down the voltage to the 2 volt level. The requirement of current can be decided based on the quantity of gas required i.e. more the current more the gas.
Our tubler design produces 1 lpm at 13.5 volts and 10 amps with 6 cells (or 7 tubes). However the Mileage booster test showed good results and observed 1 lpm at 11.87 volts and 10 Amps with 6 cells. The research data of both the design can be seen in section “Research Data”.
Q6. I heard that 1.24 volts is required for electrolysis process but you have suggested 2 volts, why?
Ans. Yes your information is correct that 1.24 volts is required to break the water molecule. But the excess voltage over and above 1.24 volts is to overcome the resistance of the system created by steel electrodes, water etc.
Q7. How to calculate the efficiency of cells?
Ans. For simplicity, you can remember one thing that 100% efficient system produces 1 liter per hour with 2.84 watts of power. The efficiency of the booster depends on various factors like voltage per cell, current leakage, water temperature etc. The least voltage required to break the water molecule is 1.24 volts. In initial phase, we apply 2 – 2.3 volts per cell and with the increase in the water temperature the requirement of voltage goes down as the increased water temeperature reduces the resistance in the system. In our research, we have observed that the most suitable water temperature for the water electrolysis in brute force system is 50-60 Deg centigrate.
In view of the above, we use Stainless steel outer case. This stainless steel case works in both direction and maintains the water temperature to most productive range. So when the cell water is cold then the SS case takes the heat from the engine and when the cell water is hot then it radiate the energy to environment.
Also please note that any current leakage in the system reduces the efficiency of the system, as the current applied to the cell is not being used for producing the gas and it simply jumps between the electrodes.
Q8. I want to build a cell, which design I should follow?
Ans. We recommend the true series cells. We have given the design details of our cell on this web site under product section. Other then various design parameters, please pay attention to use the waste heat of the engine compartment as well as maintaining the water temperature between 50-60 deg centigrate for obtaining maximum efficiency.
Q9. While designing the booster, what should be the water / electrolyte capacity?
Ans. In the ture series cell design, one liter of water produces around 1860 liter of hydroxy gas. Suppose you are operating your vehicle for 2 hours in a day and booster is running at 2 lpm i.e. 120 liter per hour, then the one liter of water will last for 7-8 days. Based on this you can decide the capacity of water for your booster i.e. it should be sufficient enough for around 7-10 days.
Q10. How to control the water temperature?
Ans. Many people opt for using the heat sink, cooling fan etc to control the water temperature. We wish to bring to your kind attention that the water electrolysis is a endothermic (energy absorbing) process. So if there is no current leakage or any other loss then the water should not heat at all. Hence we recommend to control the water temperature by careful construction of booster not with using any other accessories.
Q11. What should be the size of electrode?
Ans. The size of the electorde completely depends of the applied current to the cell and the gas requirement. We should have atleast 2-4 sq inch / Amp. If you have space contstraint then you can go up to 1 sq inch / Amp.
Normally a good design should give you 1 lpm at 12 volts and 10 Amps. Suppose you need a gas quantity of 2 lpm then you need to apply 20 Amps to your cell. So with the above specifications, your plate area should be minimum 20 Sq inch.
Q12. What should be the spacing between two plates?
Ans. In most of the cases the gap between the two plates are kept between 1.5 – 9 mm. With too close plates, the gas bubbles will not gets the sufficient space to come out from the plate. However with the increased gap, you will be needing more concentration of KOH / NaOH for desired current.
In view of the above, We prefered to maintain the gap at around 5 mm. In our tubler design the gap is 4.5 mm whereas in rectangular design the gap is 5 mm. This gap has given us very good results so far.
Q13. Do i need a longer or wider plates?
Ans. We recommend to use the longer plate in true series cell design. Since the electrolysis process reduces the water level continously hence with the longer plate the surface area exposed out of the water will be slow.
Let us assume that you have electrode size of 10″x5″. In case one 10″ is kept vertical and in case two the 5″ is vertical. At the starting point you have filled the electrolyte to the top edge of the electrode. Suppose after one hour the water level goes down by 1″ then in the case one the exposed area of electrode will be 5 sq inch (1″ x 5″) however in case two the exposed area will be 10 sq inch (1″x10″).
Q14. What material should be used to make electrodes?
Ans. For making the electrodes, SS 304 or above grade is most suitable. Never use coppor, brass, Aluminium etc to make the electrodes because it does not go well with the catalyst (KOH / NaOH).
Q15. What catalyst is to be used in cell?
Ans. The best suitable catalyst for the electrolysis process is KOH / NaOH. Never use the Backing soda, because the backing soda also produce the carbon monoxide and Carbon di-oxide along with the gas, which is not good for environment.
Q16. What should be the concentration of KOH / NaOH?
Ans. The contration of KOH / NaOH is being determined based on the cold current of your cell. However the peak concentration is 28% by weight, beyond which KOH / NaOH does not have any effect on the electrolysis process.
suppose you cold current requirement is 10 Amps, then slowly add the KOH / NaOH to the distil water till such time you reach to the 10 Amps current.
To mix the KOH, take a cup and table spoon. Take distil water and then mix the KOH slowly. While mixing the KOH, initially it is white in color and slowly becomes transparent. Once the solution is transparent then you can pour this solution to your booster. Please note that KOH / NaOH mixing with distil water releases lot of energy and make the water hot, so be careful while doing this operation. Also never allow the KOH / NaOH solution to fall on your body part, if it happens then wash it throughly with frest water / Vinegar.
Q17. What is the current leakage?
Ans. In the electrolysis process, the current needs to pass through the electrolyte to break the water molecule. Since the current has tendency to follow the least resistance path, then the current simply jumps from one electrode to other, without passing through the electrolyte. This is termed as current leakage as the current is comsumed but did not contributed to gas production. The current leakage is the main source of water heating.
Q18. What is the source of the current leakage?
Ans. In electrolysis process, the current leakage mainly takes place from any open edges specially from the edge of the plate. So while constructing the cell, we should ensure that all the edges of the plates are sealed completely.
Q19. Where should I install the booster?
Ans. Hydroxy is a flamable gas, so we should always prefer to install the boosters in car engine compartment. However with the Stainless steel outer case and installation within car engine compartment, we can take the advantage of engine heat to maintain the water temperature in most productive range.
Q20. Where should I connect the booster?
Ans. The most suitable point to connect the booster is at the suction side cover of Air filter.
Q21. What is the use of bubbler?
Ans. The bubbler has two primarily use with the Hydroxy booster. First it filters out the KOH / NaOH fumes from the gas and second it creates a water wall between engine and booster.
Q22. What should be the size of the bubbler?
Ans. The size of the bubbler depends on the quantity of gas produced. The bubbler makes a water wall between booster and engine, so in case of back fire from engine the fire can not reach to the booster. The size of the bubbler should be such that there is sufficient gap between two bubbles coming out from the booster i.e. there should be a water layer between two bubbles.
Q23. My bubbler water get empty automatically, why?
Ans. When the gas inside the booster cools down it creates the vacuum inside the booster. Since there is no way to release this vacuum hence the bubbler water goes inside the booster. To avoid this many people uses the non return valve, but we have totally difference approach. We have designed unique, U-Shape bubbler, so when the gas is coming out from the booster the water is at one side of the bubbler and when the booster is cooling down then the water is at other side of the bubbler.
Q24. What should be the size of gas outlet nozzle?
Ans. The Hydorxy gas is very thin and can escape from slightest hole. We have tested out 3 lpm quantity with 1/8″ size opening without any pressure building inside the system.
Q25. What type of water, I should use with booster?
Ans. We recommed to use only distil water with the booster because the tap water have many impurities, which creates a negative impact on electrodes surface on longer run.
Q26. How is the cell connected electrically with the vehicle?
Ans. While connecting the booster to the car electrical circuit, you need to use 12 volts 30 Amps relay, 30 Amps fuse, Toggle or on/off switch, Ampere meter with suitable size of wire. Please make sure all the lugs connected to wires are tight and preferably soldered. The circuit diagram for the booster connection is as follows:
Q27. How to measure the gas production?
Ans. The best and cost effective method to measure the production of the gas is inverted bottle method. There are many videos on “http://www.youtube.com” demonstrating this procedure.
Q28. Can the KOH / NaOH harm my engine?
Ans. The modern engines are made of Aluminium alloy and since KOH / NaOH reacts adversly with Aluminium, hence these two substance can harm your car engine little bit.
Such thing can be avoided by keeping the low concentration of KOH / NaOH, using the sufficient size bubbler or even double bubbler and injecting the gas before air filter, so that the KOH / NaOH fumes filtered out.
Q29. How much water will the booster use?
Ans. The water electrolysis generates around 1860 liters of Hydroxy gas from one liter of water. So if you are running your cell at 3 lpm i.e. 180 liter per hour then the one liter water will last for around 10 hours.
Q30. Can the booster be operated under vacuum?
Ans. It is not recommended to operate the booster under vacuum inspite of increased gas production under vacuum. If we operate the booster under vacuum then the boiling temperature of water goes down. Hence chances of producing vapour along with the gas will increase. But at the same time too much pressure inside the booster will reduce the gas production. So we should operate our booster just above the atmospheric pressure.
Q31. Can the gas be stored?
Ans. The Hydroxy gas is highly flamable hence it is not recommened to store the gas. However the main emphasis for the Mileage booster is to produce the gas when it is required.
Q32. What happens if the HOH cell runs out of water?
Ans. When the booster is runs out of water then there will not be any conducting liquid for flow of the current, hence the current level comes to zero and there will not be any gas production.
Q33. What about the life of the battery?
Ans. The life of the battery will get reduced little bit because of the constant power supply and charging cycle. But in comparision to the benifit from the booster, this cost is very negligible.
Q34. I have installed the mileage booster on my car fitted with ECU and observed drop in mileage, why?
Ans. In the modern cars the fuel supplies to the engine is controlled by ECU based on the pluse obtained from Oxygen sensor. With addition of Mileage booster, the fuel burns completely inside the engine. Such behavior is being sensed by the Oxygen sensor as too lean Air-fuel ratio, accordingly the Oxygen sensor sends a signal to car ECU for increasing the fuel supply. So the advantage gained from mileage booster is lost due to increased fuel supply. So there is nothing worng with the mileage booster but it is because of the misleading signal from the Oxygen sensor.
We suggest to do the following to tackle this issue:
1. Car ECU are smart enough to learn various behaviour and to make the adjustments accordingly. So in the first attempt, please give some time to car ECU to re-learn the curve of engine with Mileage booster on. We suggest to have atleast three mileage test.
2. Even after giving enough time to the car ECU, if you dont observe any mileage gain then disconnect the car battery terminal, Short them togather and reconnect it. With this process, we are rebooting the car ECU. Now check the mileage with booster on condition.
3. In the last attempt, you may think of using EFIE device to alter the signal of Oxygen booster. Such device plan or ready made devices are available on internet. We dont encourage this, as in most of the cases we have acheived 25-30% mileage gain without any changes in pulse of Oxygen sensor.
Q35. can we get the mileage gain on LPG cars?
Ans. Yes the Mileage Booster gives the mileage gain on LPG cars too. Normally in LPG cars, the flow of air is restricted. Hence after installing the booster either you have to remove the air flow restriction or reduce the supply of LPG. Normally in LPG cars, the mileage gain comes little late, so we recommend to test the mileage only after 300 kms running with booster.
Q36. Why we dont get the immidiate mileage gain on LPG cars?
Ans. In case of LPG fueled cars, the combustion is almost complete and there is a little scope for increasing the combustion by injecting Hydroxy. So the main reason for the mileage gain is because of cleaning of old carbon deposit. Since Hydroxy takes little time to clean the old carbon deposits hence the gain on LPG cars are little late.