How Does An HHO Fuel Cell Actually Work?

People all over the world are looking for ways to use less gasoline, with many turning to alternative sources of fuel such as electricity, propane and biodiesel. One of the best alternative fuels is HHO gas, which can be made fairly simply, through electrolysis, inside an HHO fuel cell.

Electrolysis refers to the decomposition of water into Hydrogen and Oxygen molecules. When an electric current is passed between two metal plates or wires (electrodes) that have been immersed in water, the chemical reaction at the electrodes splits the water. The Hydrogen and Oxygen in the water separate to form a gas made of the original molecules: Hydrogen, Hydrogen and Oxygen, hence "HHO gas".

The electrolysis that takes place in an HHO fuel cell is different to industrial electrolysis, which actually uses a membrane to keep the Hydrogen and Oxygen molecules apart. Whereas industry requires pure gases that can be compressed and stored (in hospital oxygen tanks, for example), this is not possible with HHO gas. HHO is too volatile to be stored, but its very volatility enables it to work superbly in an "on-demand" system.

So how does the HHO gas actually work to power your car?

When a car burns gasoline, it tends to burn at about 4,000 feet every second. That is roughly half the distance from one end of the Golden Gate Bridge to the other. Hydrogen, however, holds the world record as the fastest burning gas. It burns 10 times faster than gasoline, at 40,000 feet per second. If a tube of Hydrogen spanning the Golden Gate Bridge was lit, it would cross from one side to the other in less than 1/20th of a second!

The Hydrogen component of HHO gas provides a tremendous boost to the combustion speed of regular gasoline.

Oxygen is already well known to be able to increase fuel efficiency, thus the plethora of turbochargers and superchargers being manufactured to cram more air into your car. However, air in the atmosphere has only about 20% Oxygen, whereas HHO gas contains 34%.

This means that with the addition of Hydrogen and Oxygen, your relatively slow-burning gasoline is "catalyzed" to burn much faster and cleaner. In the same normal rotation of an engine, the hybrid fuel made of gasoline, Hydrogen and Oxygen is consumed faster and more efficiently, with far less waste expelled through the exhaust.

Now that you have two fantastic benefits - extra power and reduced emissions - there is no reason why you shouldn't use HHO gas in your car. A conversion kit can be made for a reasonable price, is easy to install in your car and will not compromise the structure or integrity of your engine.

Once you have hooked up the HHO gas conversion kit to your car battery and engine, your engine will begin to burn with the power of HHO! With this boost to the regular gasoline, you could end up increasing mileage by about 25-50%.

Often the catalytic converter may need to be tweaked, as it may not recognize HHO gas as a proper fuel source. There is a chip that comes with the converter kit, called the EFIE chip, which will help your car to adjust to using the new gas.

Make the best choice for your wallet, your car, and your environment and start using HHO gas today.

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