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Originally Posted by Chococar
We did some work on hydrogen supplementing gasoline combustion when I worked at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory back in the '70's. We produced hydrogen-rich gases by catalytically breaking down some of the gasoline, using waste heat from the engine exhaust.
The point was to be able to run much leaner than possible with gasoline alone. This reduced combustion temperatures, dramatically reducing NOx emissions, and improved engine efficiency.
--Joe
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Do you think that the improved engine efficiency could be enough to overcome the losses inherent in generating the hydrogen electrically (which is being generated by an alternator which is attached to said engine in the first place)?
At the moment I'm in the skeptical camp with Aero. To me it sounds like a scam to get lots of deposits to pay the "executives" before declaring bankruptcy. But hey, if it actually worked and was independently verified, then I would be impressed.