Making a Simple Hydrogen Generator from Washers
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Construction of a simple HHO generator, made of stainless steel washers and a water bottle.
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Construction of a simple HHO generator, made of stainless steel washers and a water bottle.
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It's a shame that I didn't find science as interesting as I do now as an adult. I love when people put things like this together
Same here, thing is I am now a laboratory technician at 57! I get to do crazy shit and get paid for it!
@@d.i.sgusted3820 this is the type of thing some of us didn’t realize was amazing while in high school during chemistry class.
Its because you didnt have the ability to buy/source material for projects as a kid, of course you wouldnt find it interesting.
@@themuse321 well that was a shit analyze
@@ws641 maybe not his situation but definitely was my situation.
Well done! Tonant gas is very explosive. Make sure to not overload the battery and that the bottle is made of polypropylene, polycarbonate or other polymer that will withstand strong alcaline solutions. Stainless steel is not advised to make anodes because it can generates chrome six ions, a carcinogen. Greetings from Brazil, and take care!
Gostei da forma cordial de chamar atenção e elogiar ao mesmo tempo!
Smart Brazilian.
@@TheCynicsCynic probably meant detonant (explosive)
How many South Americans does it take to change a lightbulb? A Brazilian
Brazil has a high crime rate
I loved the simplicity of the build and how everything was explained very simply. Thank you!
It is not hydrogen generator as is written in title, it is brown's gas generator. Brown's gas is dangerous, it explodes very loudly from very small spark. Hydrogen instead burns mildly.
More than anything I wish I grew up with someone who would tinker and try various experiments like this. Thanks for sharing.
No music. No lengthy intro. Textual explanations while building. This is my kind of video. Well done and fascinating.
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I love how you can use metal, in plastic, to turn water, into a gas, that makes fire. An alchemist's head would explode.
Electricity is the key here
@@runeodin7237 It's elementary I suppose
It doesn’t make fire, LOL!! 😂. Heat,fuel, and oxygen make fire. Without the lighter, it won’t ignite.
@@specUVdust you mistakenly assume fire isnt heat. The fire triangle is simple. Heat, fuel, oxygen. Adding fire is merely adding another source of heat, and increasing the energy loss the conversion entails.
You forgot the electrolyte
It's important to note that adding potassium hydroxide to water creates heat about 180F, so you have to wait until it gasses off before capping it.
Well that’s good to know.
It has a ventilation hole though
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Yes this is true! I've made soap from scratch for 25 years now and I know how dangerous this stuff is! Please please use some other electrolyte like baking soda or salt. Potassium Hydroxide and Sodium Hydroxide are not only extremely corrosive their vapors can be extremely dangerous if inhaled. Any body who has ever watched the movie Fight Club would also know that they can give you major chemical burns too if not handled properly. That being said it looks like a really fun experiment to try!😊
@@SarahTreeusing baking soda produces chlorine gas. Potassium hydroxide in weak solution is best
Great demo. I guess you measured the current being drawn from the battery during the development stage? I may have missed that bit. Well done
Very efficient conversion by the looks of the bubbles! As a teenager I did my own version with a model train transformer as a power source and some twisted copper wire as electrodes. My gas container was one of those (glass) conical bottles used in chemistry labs. When lighting the gas I had multiple experiences at the same time: - Wow, that popped really loud! - Wow, it lights up Orangey red! - Wow, I'm glad that glass bottle was so sturdy! I realised using a glass container for the HHO was not the brightest thing to do and I was lucky in the end
Wait model trains have real parts?
@@-RXB- I meant the transformer connected to the rails that drives the speed of the the model train(s) 😀
@@CanyonWanderer I see hehe
It's amazing how so many realizations can come to someone in a flash like that (no pun intended, but you know, I didn't search long for another word). One time, I had some old cartridges I did not trust to actually put in my rifle, so I pulled the bullets and dumped the powder. Then I wondered what to do about the primers. I put them in a Weber BBQ sphere, and watched in dismay as the empty cartridges bounced around so hard as to dent the steel cover. Fortunately my mother never noticed.
@@-RXB- Rolls eyes at you.
TIP: When drilling those washers, use a screw through the center hole into a wood block to hold it securely in case the drill bit catches.
Or just use pliers
And why not stack the washers and drill them all at once, or at least in groups.
First thing i thought.
@@auroraborealis5565 or buy a pre-built hydrogen generator.. 🙂
or use a punch (Whitney)
Excellent work Making a Simple Hydrogen Generator from Washers Good video
I came here thinking I’d be able to make a portable generator but now I’m just thinking at best I’ll blow myself up
Did this in science class 1984. Always been one of my favorites. We started with splitting then mixing, either way just as easy. Thanks for the video!
Oh yeah? well, we did this in science class in 1980 and used a hand crank to generate the DC. :)
@@y2kdeuce2 Oh yeah ? well, we did this in 1978 and used a baghdad battery for the DC. ;)
@@itrow9526 Oh yeah? well, we did this in science class in 1964 and used a ballpoint pen for the DC. 8)
@@y2kdeuce2 Oh yeah? well, we did this in science class in 1945 and used a plastic bag to generate the DC. ;3
and i bet at least one of the oh yeahs rode to college sitting on a big bottle or canister powered wirh HH... 🤪 well, i did that at least in my dreams. must‘ve been in the 90ies.
Cool idea! Gotta be careful though, that 18650 is only rated for 20 amps continuous. I don't know what the resistance of the washer assembly is, so it might not be as bad as I'm thinking, but that battery doesn't have any protection either way. It would also be good to add a switch so the battery doesn't arc to the contacts when inserting it.
very true, batterys should always have protection!
@@Quickcat21MK Better said than not said. He's making hydrogen gas, last thing you want are sparks, heat, or flames. Some kid is going to make this, and MAYBE, just maybe they read the comment and decide to follow the advice.
@@minamihasaki4325 no, youll get a guy like me who goes, "how far can this scale up" and blows his house up lmao.
@@WiscoDrinks Oh no. xD
@@Quickcat21MK what seems to be the problem?
Do you think you could use something like this to increase the yield of a nitrogen oxide generator using super heated plasma or would it produce explosions instead?
That is a LOT of fuel from one cell! Thank you so much for sharing this. I see possibilities.
I was doing similar experiments 30 years ago, way before the internet age, when I was in high school. I was filling cola bottles with hydrogen and then firing them using a car spark plug, giving myself a notoriety in the neighbourhood. I had a much simpler design, just two wire electrodes in brine. What I had noticed was that the anode gets oxidised quite quickly, as it is the electrode where oxygen is produced and immediately reacts with the metal, so after a while the water turns brown and the electrode gets destroyed. It is not visible in your video but I assume that you'll have the same issue and your design won't live long enough (to power a hydrogen car). I had tested aluminium electrodes, oxidation problem was less evident but eventually, they would corrode as well. I believe the solution is to use noble metal electrodes, such as gold or platinum, in that case, you could also see oxygen bubbles coming out as well. But this remained a hypothetical thought as I was sure that my mother would never lend me her jewels for my physics experiments, I didn't even dare to ask. Later, I found out that I could produce hydrogen much faster with aluminium foil and HCl solution that is freely sold here in supermarkets as limescale remover.
If you used brine, you didn't produce oxygen but chlorine. This does corrode many metals quiet fast. I like the approach in the video, using potassium hydroxide, since you avoid the nasty chlorine production. As a reference: in industry, chlorine is often produced by electrolysis of brine. Just as you described 🙂
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Ok, but what do you get out of life?
Its actually much easier to make hydrogen by sticking aluminium foil in potassium hydroxide (drain cleaner) - although harder to get these days and scary stuff. Sodium Hydroxide (also drain cleaner) is much easier to obtain and works well....and cheap. Although, using the potassium hydroxide & aluminium requires great care since its highly exothermic and can boil. Lets just say you don't want to be splashed by boiling potassium hydroxide......(flesh kinda' turns to soap) Using the electrolysis method is much easier to control. Although don't like the idea of messing around with potassium hydroxide without proper goggles (one splash and would be blind) .....and definitely not aluminium washers as electrodes in Potassium Hydroxide !!! Yup, sodium chloride [brine] is cheaper but eats away at the electrodes quickly since its chlorine produced. Can use carbon electrodes, but these are more expensive. Beware, the solution has to be discarded carefully since its....sodium hydroxide and sodium hypochlorite at each electrode (although these combine and solution is pretty much bleach or its dilute hydrocholric acid and concentrated sodium hydroxide at each electrode but the final mix is sodium hypochlorite ) Once did this as a kid and collected the Chlorine and accidentally smelled a little too much. Lets just say that's a really bad idea. Damn, how evil for those poor WW1 victims or those in Syria, such a nasty gas.
i made one much bigger to run hydro gas into my diesel truck engine. it did nothing for fuel economy . that size in the video is good for lighting a cigarette . or just carry a lighter.
I like how straight to the point this tutorial is.
Awesome craftsmanship thank you for sharing this!
Very impressive. Thank you for sharing that with the online community!
It is NOT impressive. It is not hydrogen generator as is written in title, it is brown's gas generator. Brown's gas is dangerous, it explodes very loudly from very small spark. Hydrogen instead burns mildly. With brown's gas you even cannot fill balloon.
That looked very efficient. Mine didn't make that much as fast and I was using a jumper box. I haven't messed with one in so long I forgot what I made mine out of. But the hydrogen in soapy water is a kicker. Flammable floating bubbles. You can get a big tower going. Make sure you do it outside on a windless day.
It's not. Worse, the efficiency will decrease dramatically as byproducts poison the electrolyte and corrode the electrodes.
@@luisderivas6005 Bro he refers to the second tank, the one that you can see at 5:10 and not to the first container where the electrolysis takes place...
We did that and gassed a container using Dawn dish soap. The explosion was deafening and we thought the law would show up.
I would be thinking more surface area would work ? Maybe sanding or wire wooling them down ?
@@valeforedark if u want more surface area dont sand
Using drain cleaner, you can just toss in aluminum strips into the bottle to make hydrogen, no electricity needed. Works faster with warm water, and produces heat.
No control or instant off switch such as disconnecting the battery.
777
@@christopherbriggs9526 u take the aluminium strips out
Lol
Well, technically, electricity was used to make everything, especially the aluminum. Technically.... 🤓
nice video dude...very clean, simple build.....how long do the stainless steal washers last?????
One small problem: you obtain a very instable equimolar mixture of H2 and 1/2 O2. Next step, as in a real electrolysis cell: use a separator membrane to generate H2 and O2 as separately gas stream.
can you explain some more please ..
@@robd3470 one rod is negative.. one rod is positive... use the same container to hold the water ...
gasses will go up ,, put container over the rods to capture the gasses
fun fact you get more nucleation if you put lots of debits like a golf ball
That’s what I was thinking Dan… Whilst your sucessfully splitting the h2o into h2 and o2, and whilst h2 is lighter… it will be mixed with o2… You really need a way to seperate the two gasses. The concept is great… but could be improved further. Nice video nonetheless
Spot on, very neat and compact - The number of cells combined with the strong potash solution, makes for a logical use of the battery 👍👍
Oo
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Very nice.... thanks for explaining as you went along.... I saw this one guy use a stainless chef's whisk stuffed with stainless steel wool.... produced a huge amount of H without all the messing about with drilling washers... The handle of the stainless whisk was hollow, making a perfect output tube...
It is not nice. It is not hydrogen generator as is written in title, it is brown's gas generator. Brown's gas is dangerous, it explodes very loudly from very small spark. Hydrogen instead burns mildly. With brown's gas you even cannot fill balloon.
Good on you for letting everyone know this is outputting HHO not just HH, I wonder how I could make this a dual generator (so the gasses aren't mixed)... because THIS design intrigues me!
Two electrodes walled of from each other except at the bottom
Yeah don't you just separate the positive and negatively charged terminals?
Yeah, I did this in the kitchen when I was 15. To get the hydrogen and oxygen separate from one another you need a capture vessel for the positive bank of electrodes and one for the negative bank. Each electrode needs to be under its own separate inverted gas capture vessel. Simply use two inverted vessels filled with water like the video showed. I forget which polarity generates O2 and which generates H2 but you can easily tell because the equation is: 2H20 -> O2 + 2H2 So because you generate twice as much H2 it will take up twice as much volume as the O2 gas. O2 is heavier but the gas volume doesn't depend upon molecular mass. It's fun to watch the two gas capture vessels fill up at a 1:2 ratio.
check out NightHawkInLight's channel, he has made a lot of videos about electrolysis.
The resulting gases are H2 and O2. You can separate them by separating the negative poles and the possitive poles then collecting each of the two gases generated at the poles.
Pięknie zaprezentowałeś. Kiedyś marzyłem o HHO do samochodu i prawie kupiłem instalację z Kanady ale nikt w Belgii nie podjął się zamontować.
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It's good to do a continuity test (making sure negative and positive of the gizmo are not touching), before connecting to battery, so that battery doesn't short out and get damaged. I have a large and very tall design for biodiesel camper van, increases mileage a lot, Also, you can use cigarette filters in the line as a flashback arrester.
Im sure if someones using and making stuff like this they know what their doing, just because it isnt up to ur standard dont mean u gotta express ur opinion
@@jases459 if you had empathy, you'd understand that this advice saves someone a big problem with shorting out the battery, but apparently you took the time to express your apathy which if you had capacity for empathy there would be a chance for you to care for someone other than yourself.
Potassium Hydroxide is potash (very dangerous and caustic) people need to know that baking soda is safer . If you want more hydrogen production, make a bigger gadget, but know that you could end up hurting yourself or if you touch your eye, you could go blind real fast.
How does it work? Does your engine burn with both diesel and hydrogen?
This is how elon powers his rocket.
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Great project! Scuff the shiny washers up for more surface area.
I bet if you used nickel foam(like they use for increased surface area for battery electrodes), it would really crank out gas. And, you can cut it with scissors and poke holes with a needle in it
neat, thanks, I have an industrial prototype that is like a big one of these, but wasn't sure that to do about collection of the H. I wish I could make a fuel cell, but it's an odd shape compared to any acrylic tube etc., so it fits in but would probably not be good for recharging... it was made for one-way, for a gasoline car to hydrogen conversion.
oh man, be careful it does not blow up when you are generating H2
H2 fuel Vehicles are required
If you want to collect H separately, you could try a double chamber with a tube connecting them. one chamber is connected to positive, one to negative. You'll have twice the amount of H as oxygen, though I can't tell you if the production would be nearly as fruitful since the leads would be far apart.
You are better off charging a battery with the electricity than wasting it producing H. Since there is not even close to a one to one ratio, it's a waste of energy. Nuclear power is the only viable source to split the H2O molecules that doesn't waste the source energy input.
@@silveranger11 You could trap a metric ton of heat in a container and split a molecule...or find an area with frequent lightning storms and direct the lightning.
Very cool. Made a few of these for the grandchildren. They absolutely love them! They're only 2 and 3 so they don't yet understand the science behind it, but keeps them entertained by themselves whenever they visit for quite some time! Obviously can't tell their parents about it but thank you again this is brilliant. I also put food dye in the water to make it more exciting
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@@bilders6701 thanks sir. I ended up biting the bullet and giving the eldest a lighter today with the strict proviso that he was to NOT light it directly out of the bottle.. what did he go and do? You guessed it, my first hydrogen generator exploded. Needless to say poppy wasnt a happy chappy.. i ended up giving him a break though, he's only 3 after all! Anyway they now know the lighter rule is STRICT
Excellent little build! I did something similar when I was in middle school. My friend and I built a rig that collected both the hydrogen and the oxygen in separate containers. That seems like forever ago now.. lol. ~1994,, Ugh it WAS forever ago!!! lol.
Did they have plumbing in those days? Where did you go to the bathroom?
I like how professional you made that bottle setup look.
Extremely educational. We have never seen how hydrogen is made and that was the very best introduction. Thank you SO very much! Wonderfully artistic and aesthetic too, as a bonus to the science and tech! Fabulous!
You are a blessing to share with us your knowledge and incredible talent in ingeneering.
For anyone replicating this (nice design!) at home: pre-measure the amount of water you're going to use. KOH is a *very* strong base, and the resulting solution is extremely corrosive. You really don't want this on your skin. Ever.
It doesn't feel great, but its not like the acid blood from aliens. 5% acetic acid, or flush the area with water. Potash is used to make soap.
@@williamdelahunty3677 Sodiash is also used for soaps - and less aggressive.
Why do people who have no idea always carry on about sodium and potassium hydroxide as if it will melt your penis off by being near it? It's used in soap for God's sake! Unless it boiling hot or you get it in your eyes, just wipe it off with towel and wash it off afterwards, better yet wear gloves. It's not hydrofluoric acid or somthing worse.
@@noodlesoup2281 Fight Club.
@@noodlesoup2281 Just because it is used in the creation of soap, doesn't mean it is present in soap, or atleast not in concentrated amounts. It reacts with fatty acids to form the resulting soap, creating a more inert chemical. And while it may not melt of your penis while you are in it's vicinity, it will melt through your skin and make soap out of it. There is a famous scene in Fight Club depiciting the protagonist getting lye sprinkled on their hand and the resulting chemical burn. Potassium hydroxide is an incredibly potent base in it's concentrated form and should never be taken lightly. I had plenty of accidents with different chemicals in various cleaning agents and chemicals used in the workshop like rust converter, and while acids don't feel nice on your skin when left on for a while, the bases have left scars.
Awesome design. For better current dispersal, use a neutral washer between the + and - washers (+ N - N + N - N + N -) If done correctly with proper voltage for your washer spacing, you will get a much better production rate and less heat produced. Also reduces the possibility of an arch which could be explosive.
That makes zero sense...
@@RealRocdad the water is conducting the current. The neutral plate cause the current to evenly distribute across the full surface of the active washers. Without the neutral plate ( + - + - + -) the current simply finds the path of least resistance and only a small portion of the surface area of the washer is actually breaking down the water. The result is more current goes to making heat instead of work. This is also dangerous because path of least resistance also means a high chance of spark, I don't know about you but I like my HHO reaction chambers not blown up ... Second thing is you can make a bubbler to more safety collect the gas.
I used to run hydrogen cells on my Land Rover, I found that the engine was slightly smoother with better uptake on the throttle and the emissions dropped off to virtually zero. That was on a five cylinder discovery 2diesel with no catalytic convertor or emission control.
@@patrickhosking613 I ran one on my old Pontiac Sunbird. Got about 50 mpg and 0 emissions. People mistake guys like us when we make these comments. The key is to add HHO to the gas, not run on HHO alone. The HHO causes the gas (or diesel) to burn extremely efficient.
@@woodlanditguy2951 @Patrick Hosking on some of these vehicles didnt you have to fix the computer to make up the difference in lean vs rich? I tried an ok HHO Mason jar and maybe went from 23 mpg to 26 mpg. Couldn’t figure out why not more? Then someone brought up the computer in the car. (2014 Ford Escape
Will it work if this setup is connected to a 12volt 5Amp battery and hydrogen pipe to the air intake of a Motorcycle carburetor? May be 5 Amp is too much for it, might have to electronically reduce the power.
I would just love your product to exist on the real market. can't wait to view more of your inventions...
Neat video! I've made my own H2/02 generator using a big box, 2 plastic bottles and some bits of metal, and was able to get containers of pure h2/02 that won me a science contest despite the fact i had no presentation for the judges. Sadly though, it's out of commission due to leakage and many other flaws, but this has reignited my aspirations to make a new and better one. Cheers 🍻
Pure H and O not h2 and 02
@@rjk69 yo mate h and o can only be in h2 and o2 states when pure
@@gresmaster2279 I love watching people get corrected after they incorrectly correct somebody!
@@briannem.6787 Same
Using the words "reignited" and "aspirations" is poetry, and really fitting when talking about generating Hydrogen and Oxygen, lol.
Simple but truly fantastic! Great work 👍
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Be advised though, disolving KOH in water releases a lot of energy, so always put the KOH in the water and not the other way around. When using a lithium battery without any control circuits you should be careful, because lithium batteries can (and have) burst into flames because of deep discharge. But I wouldn't call this simple. But it is a good compromise between simple and sturdiness, but using two aluminum sheets as electrodes would be way simpler.
does aluminium make the water dirty?
I did that last night haha, the aluminum sheets
I exploded and iphone 12 battery yesterday overcharging it trying to revive it bypassing the bms 😂 First lithium I blew up in my face and burnt half it off ahha Lithium batts are no joke but wildly fun
Is there a better battery type to use?
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Great design just be extremely sure that your holes in the cap are air tight, I had a hho generator explode on me because of a loose connection and a leaky seal
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Very interresting. Now, how long before the battery goes? How is the ratio of energy put in towards energy extracted? This is the crucial point, and the reason we don´t have perpetual watercars. But I love the simplisity of the design. Gets me thinking about solar powered gas stoves for cooking, at least :)
This is a nice project, simple and understandable. 👍
It's amazing that you ca get something flammable from water. Truly amazing.
I fell in love when he called 'bottle' , the 'Generator'. Mechanical engineers can feel the love
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Safety tip: Never just leave snipped cable tie ends as-is, they're sharp as razor blades. Melt the snipped end with a lighter, ALWAYS. (ditto the ground all-thread rod ends.) Interesting video, Maciej. Now please show us how to capture and pressurize the output gas to power our H2 cars!
The hydro car you’re requesting was actually built once upon a time about 20 years ago. The man tried to patent it, get his name out there and I’m guessing become rich. It didn’t work out for him though......I’m guessing again, but I believe “some big name people” were very threatened by this......so the man passed away in a “tragic accident” shortly after trying to bring the hydro car to production.
Really?
@@BrianMason3636 just watched a video of him test driving it ..old video ,, oil company ,,or other person was going to loose too much money if this system works
@@BrianMason3636 יש בעולם חבורת עסקנים רעים הם יעשו הכל שהדברים בעולם יהיו מסובוכים ויקרים להשגה
@@randytravis3998 that was all fake. The small amount of hydrogen he was creating would never power a car. It would take huge highly pressurized tanks and a system that would produce and compress all if that hydrogen
I wonder what particular micron finish would enhance this process on the steel washers, using a surface grinder. I would imagine a certain thickness and maybe parallelism tolerances would be optimizing factors as well.
We used to make hydrogen balloons in our childhood with just water, aluminium foil we get in cigarette packing and lime stone...balloon filled with this gas flies to s great height and we enjoyed it 😊
That was great to watch. Came across your video by mistake. So glad that I did, as really interesting. I will definitely be building one myself. Thanks for mailing the video. Keep up the good work.
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I love how well contained everything is. Good job.
Awesome! Very well described and shown! Congratulations!
It is not hydrogen generator as is written in title, it is brown's gas generator. Brown's gas is dangerous, it explodes very loudly from very small spark. Hydrogen instead burns mildly.
this is pretty awesome thanks for teaching us I love science and I love teaching it as well.
You also could separate electrods to a different bottles connected via water to produce H and O2 in 2 different tubes
Como a eletrólise vai ocorrer com os eletrodos em tubos separados?
@@juarezestacio11 you can reply in kazakh, kyrgyz, english or russian
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@@Niyazmen в ютубе сейчас переводчик есть. Он не понял о соединении и спрашивает, как в отдельных емкостях электролиз будет происходить :)
@@sergey_ra not in separate containers. In a 'U' shaped container with the two ends pointing up, with one electrode in each leg.
Finaly someone making videos of hydrogene, you need to make condensed hydrogen with a heating coil to release the gas into on engine. Awesome work :)
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In condensed I imagine you mean as a gas in liquid form, I imagine that would have to be kept cool, engines are not cool so it would have to be fed to the engine, I don't know much about it
The surface area and power required to generate enough hydrogen make doesn't leave much power left for other things. To run a 7000 watt generator with a 420cc engine would take a massive hho generator. And only leave about 1500 watts for other uses.
@@djdavidj5531 that is some good stats 👍
If we were taught this in elementary school, there would be 20 times more scientists in the world.
Does anyone have a list of all the supplies needed?
One of the simplest yet coolest KZhead videos I have seen in awhile that actually taught me something. Thanks, for sharing!
I agree it was really cool, but im not sure what I learned. How could one apply this knowledge for anything useful?
@@mchapman2424 fill a balloon, fuel a hydrogen engine. Make a hydrogen fuel cell large enough to heat your house. Lighter than air remember the Hindenburg.
@@RT-fb6ty ah yeah didnt that burn down in flames? So essentially all applications are to dangerous to be useful? Im not trying to be negative or say this video wasn't usefu, don't read me wrong please
@@mchapman2424 this is taught in 1st year high school. As for what you can apply this to. You can build an engine (well someone has, KIA, Toyota etc) Anything that can generate energy and be stored has a use case. YOU might never find use for it, but it does have uses. Algebra might not be useful if you're a janitor, but it most definitely is if you are a constructions engineer.
Great work👍You have posted lot of projects videos. Whats the current state of those projects. Can you make a timelapse of all your projects in a single video.
Awesome project. Reminds me of an ancient Egyptian djed pillar.
Back in the 1980's A friend and I made up a design that gave 2LPM of HHO per 10 amps it was made with 2" SS steel washers with a 3/8" hole on one side and a 1/4" hole on the other alot like yours. however where Randy made a brake through was the spacing we used heavy plactic from flexable binders available at school supply places. and spaced the washers about 1/32" apart.... plus minus plus configuration, through the stack of 7 washers....or 11 washers. we achieved 2LPM for 20 amps to feed the cars at the time.... however you will not see an improvement in fuel milage unless you reduce the gasoline feeding the engine ....too many people forget that and then say it doesn't work...... I achieved over 40~48 mpg with my toyota PU at the time.... it actually works folks ! ....keeping the wet cell clean is the problem it needs to be cleaned once a month. and that is a hassle ! I used potissum hydroxide mainly as the acid, later I switched to about 30 packs of lemon aid coolaid as the acid with the same results....
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A superb achievement, thanks for the presentation
I wonder if you could 3d print a collector/separator that fit over about half of each washer. It would end up looking a bit like two interlocked combs, with one comb collecting h2, the other o2. If the electrode array were on its side (like it is at about 6:15 ) that kind of collector might do a fair job separating the gasses without losing too much of the great current density this design seems to have. Maybe go a step further and have a weak pump pulling water through the separator pickups to entrain the bubbles? Lots to think about!
I would like to see your design in action sir ! 👍
I thought of something similar hopefully you can get it running
Love the 'just do it, get it done' approach. Refreshing from the white glove uncle's lab he spends too much money on and does too little in, garage corner. Do a part 2 with refinements. As per the comment, Yes, I was realizing this as well. Water (H2O) has 2 parts oxygen and 1 part hydrogen. The mixture that outputs is 1/3 hydrogen, but oxygen is obviously combustable quite nicely, as displayed. Now take this, and just create a control system with pressure (build in a Soda machine bottle with pass through PSI gauge, relief valve, T, and valve (elect/man), then of to axillary tank/s (chain in series or parallel more Soda machine bottles if application warrants), Settable from a compressor control system and a secondary control system for the nozzle output (manual or electronic) after a regulator at 5 max PSI (BBQ propane regulator) or a 15 red max HPSI regulator). Then mount under hood of your vehicle. Mount the nozzle at the intake of your gasoline vehicle air filter box appropriately back to mix with incoming air draft channel. Wire in electronic valve with nozzle to engine on position ONLY and the control system for hydrogen gas to the Engine on, PLUS a relayed switch that can only be switched on when the key is in on position. Relief valves on all Soda Machine tanks. They can hold A LOT of pressure safely. Warning there. Be smart. A few other things to, but you get the idea. The idea being: 50 mpg.... And maybe some pink slips, if you know how to work race NOS kit installs, the same setup can be used. ... Is just what I would do, off the top of my head.
Maybe collector should have jet to keep electrode "filled"
A special H shaped container would work, with the anode and cathode in each vertical section because hydrogen is attracted to the negative and oxygen is attracted to the positive
I'm glad you showed how dangerous the gas could be at the end. Impressive design for home electrolysis!
Meh, doesnt look that dangerous to me.
@@SquadJuiced Yes, but people know about gasoline being dangerous. People are less likely to know about the Hydrogen this makes being dangerous.
@@timothyandrewnielsen Dangerous enough if someone uninformed starts it up and just leaves it running.
gasoline only burns if there is oxygen available to support the combustion. HHO contains a perfect mix of combustible gas and oxygen. much more dangerous than gasoline. it's also difficult to see the flame of HHO.
Man this is awesome. This video just appeared in my recommendations and I was intrigued even though I honestly expected it to be some clickbait garbage with some awful royalty free music over the top, but instead I'm actually really impressed. I've been considering building a hydrogen generator for a while and I think I'm going to give this a try!
Same here, just randomly appeared. Super cool and really straight forward to make.
Keep in mind this, as built, is not a _hydrogen_ generator, but an _HHO_ generator - it spits out H2 & O2 in a stoichiometric ratio perfect for rapid combustion. Great if that's what you want. Not so great if you want just a hydrogen generator. You could get just the hydrogen by splitting up the electrodes so that you're only collecting gas from the (-) side. This also isn't a way to run Stanley Meyer's "water car" before anyone gets bright ideas. The energy from the combustion is somewhat less than the energy drained from the battery.
@@teejfalconaf oh I see! Thanks for the explanation. HHO can still be fairly useful to me anyway. I may also consider modifying it somewhat so that the anode and cathode are further apart so I can have hydrogen and oxygen separately.
Bear in mind that you'll be making a highly explosive mixture, not just hydrogen. You can find alternative builds that will allow you to collect the two gasses separately from electrode/cathode, much safer.
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I will be attempting the same experiment tomorrow. I will however be substituting petrol for water. My mum's always onto me about the electricity bill and stains on the carpet but tomorrow's my first experiment. I've told her it's sweet though because I have access to all these tutorials. Thanks Guys
How’d it go?
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Excellent demonstration! I will be sharing this!
Wonderful job!. Thank you. - By chance, do you happen to have a similar "recipe" for a (negative ions) Ionizer for air and water?
I love this, incredibly simple, what volume of gas is produced by a 500ml of water please?
Electolysis of water. Something obsfucated from common knowledge, Since the discocery of harnessing electricity. Thank you for sharing
One for the car please. #WaterforGas is where I first heard of this sweet fuel idea. Cheers from your heavenly brother Charles Andrew Oyedele Ososami. Peace.
I used to run a chrome plating system in an auto parts factory. Occasionally an insulated part on the chassis of the players would get wore and allow current where it wasn't supposed to go. Nuts and bolts would turn bright orange and ignite the hydrogen before it made it to the scrubber vents. Sounded like a 12 guage shotgun. Great prank to play on new employees.😅😅
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@@dwijgurram5490 joe mama went to prison?
@@MemeBurger it's an overunity device
You're one of the few people I've seen that actually used a battery as the power source. I've seen lots of bench power supplies and other power supplies that convert from AC. Heck, I even see electrolysis from solar panels more than from batteries. Yours is the original method of splitting water though (well, lead acid though, not lithium... :)
batteries has a voltage drop as it drains, due to spent electrolyte being more resistant (power supplies also has internal resistance), ideally you want a battery that can stay above 3V at all times. stacking batteries to get higher volts is also an option to make the reaction go faster, but higher voltages may result in uncontrollable reaction (if u use table salt, you would produce chlorine at an alarming rate that the liquid inside turns to chlorox, and chlorox can vaporise, harming your gas output)
@@aoyuki1409 just placing the batteries in parallel will simply increase your usage duration without increasing the voltage output. safe voltage range, increased amp-hour capacity.
@@endless5soul yea true, normally when you just want a stable source of H2 its best to hook the bats in parallel but OP was talking about car batteries which basically implies that he wanted to rapidly generate H2 in quick bursts rather than longevity, probably for his own personal experiments. but a greater voltage would cause reactions to fast so chlorine and other cations could be a hazard besides the flammable hydrogen
What's the estimated total weight on that washer setup you made there? Pretty neat apparatus you built. Hydrogen-powered internal combustion seems pretty interesting.
I appreciate this build and those fun factors.
Awesome! Thanks for this tutorial.
Класс. Портативная водородная установка. Мастер молодец.
Ну, хз склейка кадров, может он газ какой задывает!?
Здесь получается не водород, а гремучий газ. Очень опасная смесь! В больших объёмах очень опасен. Может взорваться даже от солнечного света.
Nice one, very well built. Thank you for sharing.
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Glad this showed up on my feed again. Now all you need for an energetically cheap blowtorch is a bubbler, a couple flashback arresters, and a suitable handle with a nozzle. I've been thinking about using a couple of those lighter torch nozzles to both regulate the size of the flame, and to keep it as a fine stream of gas that doesn't sputter. I'm no scientist, does anyone know the chromium/chrome infusion rate/decay rate that gets put into the water from the stainless steel electrode decay? I'd like to find a way to purify it out or make it so it's not an environmental hazard when things need to be repaired or replaced. I'm thinking that so long as I keep the water/electrolyte mix topped off and don't change it out, I won't have to worry about it getting into the environment or being a risk because the fuel (And the impurities it's accumulated over time) has never left the chamber, but I'm not sure if any get into the gasses that get put out.
Hi excellent video I'm making my first HHO generator could you forward a link to which size bench power source I should purchase? I'd like to use from a 110 120 electrical source Thank you
One Problem: This generator produce hydrogen AND oxygen at the same time... in the result you have extremly explosiv oxyhydrogen.....to seperate the gases, you must collect the gases seperate on anode and cathode.......
@@aduantas The HHO gas is already at peak mixture for maximum explosiveness. Separating the gasses makes it safer. A very small amount of energy is required to make HHO explode.
Exactly! The title is misleading. There is huge difference between H2 (flammable) and H2/O2 mixture in this stoichometric ratio (explosive).
I think it's called Hydroxide. In chemical compunds, the most basic element is listed first. Hydrogen comes before Oxygen, it's called Hydroxide.
my immediate thought as well, there is no electrode isolation, oh, the humanity!
@@Thumper770 Hydroxide is a OH compound....example is NOH or CaOH...Natriumdyroxide an Calciumhydroxide....but isnt Oxyhydrogen...this is complete different
Great project 👍
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Use an analog synthesizer and a bridge oscillator to control the pulse width of the frequency to fracture the molecules with the most efficiency.
Once you figure that out all you’ll need is sodium chloride.
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@@brianwoods9145 Sure.....Are you saying that the fire will somehow burn in the bubbles under water then up the tube that somehow has O2 in it...How did the o2 get in a pipe that is sealed and under pressure from the H...hm. NOT/////In Ottawa Canada and other places around the globe are fountains that bubble NG to the water surface and the gas stay lit and so a perpeual flame on water. Sorry you'll need to defend yur warning to me a bit better.
An electrolyzer is a device that uses electricity to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. This process is called "Electrolysis. Electrolyzers are used to produce low-emission hydrogen from renewable or nuclear electricity. They are also a complementary technology to fuel cells. Electrolysis requires a minimum of 1.23 volts to work. The greater the amperage, the more molecules are separated. Electrolyzers are a promising option for carbon-free hydrogen production from renewable and nuclear resources.
How did you account for the hexacovalent chromium that is produced from using stainless steel as the anode?
Brilliant presentation, and so painfully simple. Keep up the great work
That’s true
H20 BREAKS DOWN INTO H2(+) AT NEGATIVE POLE) AND O2(-) AT POSITIVE POLE). SO YOU CAN ALSO COLLECT BOTH GASES BY USING TWO (2) SEPARATE TUBINGS, ONE AT EACH ELECTRODE. YES, USE A BUBBLER AS A PRECAUTION AND USE PLASTIC BOTTLES INSTEAD OF GLASS FOR SAFETY PRECAUTIONS. GOOD PROJECT.
It's not quite the whole picture. The H2O itself doesn't break down. H2O is not a charged molecule/ion, so it is inert in an electric field. That's why they need the acid or base catalyst. The OH- from a base catalyst or water dissociation(acid catalyst) will become O2 at the cathode. And the H+ from an acid catalyst or water dissociation (base catalyst) will become H2 at the anode. When the OH- gets oxidised to O2 it reforms the same amount of H+ that was reduced at the anode. The catalyst is reformed, and overall reaction is 2H2O to 2H2 and O2
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That's a good job,your work is so neat,like it, thanks
What would happen if you increase the power to a 9V batter cell instead of the one used?
To improve whilst remaining simple in my opinion, also scratch up each washer to increase surface area.
Or maybe a cross hatch pattern? Good thinking!
Very interesting and creative. The electrode design is really quite ingenious. However, this system generates a mixture of hydrogen and oxygen 2:1, which is of course perfect for combustion properties. For the generation of pure hydrogen, two electrodes are recommended. One for hydrogen (kathode) and the other for oxygen (anode), each of which equipped with its individual gas trap.
Karpen pile.
I'd like to try adding pure H to a fuel injected vehicle, not using the vehicles electrical system, maybe a solar panel on the vehicle,, something simple, but i have never seen a generator design that was not overly complex.
I knew that and didn't even realize it. A buddy of mine made a device to increase gas mileage that works on the same principle and he had to regulate the oxygen side so it didn't melt his pistons!
@yoochoooob why detonation?
What would be an example of practical use of this hydrogen? Or this project would be for teaching purposes only.
Would it work more efficiently to thoroughly mix the electrolyte and water separately before adding it to the water bottle?
Wow you are one of the smartest on the planet top 4 to my knowledge. Be safe out here 🙏🏾