Hydrogen-oxygen fuel cell for use with internal combustion engines
US4031865A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 1, 1975 |
| Grant date | Jun 28, 1977 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 1, 1995 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S123/12
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A fuel cell for generating a hydrogen and oxygen gas utilizing a water electrolyte and a catalyst selected from the group consisting of sodium hydroxide and potassium carbonate. The fuel cell includes a pair of electrodes connected in circuit with an electrical power supply and an outlet for directing the generated hydrogen and oxygen to a drier where it is dried and mixed to form a combustible fuel mixture. The fuel mixture is then directed in accordance to engine demand to the intake manifold of an internal combustion engine as a fuel supplement.
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