Hydrogen is one of nature’s most basic forms of power. Hydrogen molecules can be found in almost everything on earth. Imagine what could be accomplished if we could harness the power of nature! The Hydrogen Developed Technology Inc (HDTI) System does just that. The HDTI System uses steam distilled water to create hydrogen through electrolysis.

When hydrogen is injected into the air intake of an internal combustion engine, it is drawn into the combustion chamber where it mingles with the fuel to create a cleaner, more complete burn of the fossil fuel. This results in an increase in MPG while also increasing power and torque.  Typically a minimum of 10% in fuel reduction is realized.

 Effects of Addition of Electrolysis Products on Iso-Octane Premixed Laminar Combustion

It is found that electrolysis products addition to iso-octane combustion is helpful in terms of burning velocity enhancements and CO reductions, but the temperature profiles showed no significant differences.

Advantage- Experimental studies showed that the addition of hydrogen to higher hydrocarbon fuels results in improved ignitability, flame holding, emissions, and reactivity. (3-7)

Full combustion mechanism unknown- Although combustion of iso-octane and hydrogen have been performed in different studies, the physiochemical mechanisms of the mixed fuels have not been reported.

H2 burns 5x faster than iso-octane- The increase in burning velocity with 2H2+02 addition is greater in near stoichiometric mixtures and decreases toward the lean or rich side. The higher burning velocities of hydrogen are related to the higher diffusion rate of hydrogen. Products of the hydrogen oxidation process may therefore be effective in iso-octane oxidation. In addition, increasing the hydrogen/carbon ratio of the mixture may cause some reductions in hydrocarbon emissions. (10)

With small amounts of H2^ flame temperature in fuel/air mix- The addition of small amounts of 2H2+02 is predicted to cause about a 10K increase in adiabatic flame temperature of stoichiometric iso-octane/air mixtures. Higher temperature is known to be the major contributor on NOx levels. Increasing the amounts of 2H2+02 addition decreases the CO emissions. Decreases observed in this study can be explained by the increased hydrogen/carbon ratio of the mixture through the addition of hydrogen. The greatest reductions (up to 20% for stoichiometric mixture with 12% addition) in CO emissions are obtained near stoichiometric conditions. The effects of 2H2+02 addition on CO emissions are relatively less for rich and lean mixtures. For the same system configuration, however, it may be expected that increasing the hydrogen/carbon ratio of the fuel may decrease the CO emissions. CO concentration is mostly affected by the OH concentration at the post flame region. (23)

The increase O2 and H2 concentrations cause OH to increase, and a resultant decrease in CO under rich conditions. Increased amounts of 2H2+O2 addition on iso-octane combustion increased the burning velocities, decreased the CO emissions, increased OH concentration, and increased adiabatic flame temperatures.

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A faster, cleaner, more complete burn of fuel results in a substantial reduction in tailpipe emissions (Greenhouse Gases) and diesel odor. As governments apply even more stringent emission standards, the HDTI System will allow for longer vehicle road life by allowing them to pass all local emission standards, while benefiting the air quality.

Greenhouse gases have become a world wide concern for the environment. Many governments are passing “no idle” by-laws, the installation of the HDTI System may allow for exemption from these by-laws.

The advantage of the HDTI System over Fuel Cells is that the HDTI System is ready for application today, not years from now, and the fuel needed to power the HDTI System is steam distilled water, readily available to anyone, anywhere with no need for expensive refueling stations that will take years to establish

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