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The building of Hydroxy booster is not a rocket science, however it is a very simple process. Only thing you need to understand the concept and should have some basic skills for using the tools.
Types:
There are many designs of Hydroxy boosters. Broadly these designs can be divided into two category True series cell and open bath system.
In case of the true series cell, the water / electrolyte between the one set of cell is not in contact with the water / electrolyte in other set of cell i.e. each cell is a small container itself. For the simplicity people usages drilling a small hole at the bottom of the plate for leveling the water / electrolyte in each cell. In such cells designs you will not encounter any water heating problem but they are little difficult to built. The efficiency of such cells is normally high.
However in case of open bath cell, the set of electrodes are placed inside a common water / electrolyte container and water between each cell is in contact. This causes the current leakage in the system thus heating of water is a problem here for long operations. These cells are easy to build but other then water heating problem they are low at efficiency.
Configuration:
For the electrolysis of water, approximately 2.0-2.3 volts are required between each cell to break the water. Since we normally have 12 / 24 volts system in our automobiles hence we need to use the electrodes in series to achieve the desired voltage at each cell. For example you can have following configurations:
Nomenclature:
P – Positive plate
N – Negative plate
F – Floater plate
Configutration 1: P F F F F F N
The above configuration is showing cells in series. The battery connection is given at both the corner plate and the plates in between P and N are not connected to any thing. This set up usages 7 plates i.e. 6 cells. Since it is connected in series then the voltage drop between each set of cell will be 12 / 6 = 2 volts. However the current will remain same at each set of cell.
Configuration 2: N F F F F F P F F F F F N
The above configuration is showing 2 set of series cells connected in parallel. Each side of the cell has 7 plate and 6 cells (With common positive plate). When we apply 12 volts on such cell the each set of cell will have 2 volts. However the current divided into two parts i.e. if you will apply 20 Amps on this cell then one part will carry 10 Amps and other part will carry 10 Amps.
However the parallel plate setup can be designed but for the same you need to have DC-DC Converter to reduce the battery voltage to 2.0-2.5 volts.
Note: The above configuration are provided for explanation purpose however there are many other ways it can be done.
Catalyst:
Since the water does not conduct electricity at its own, hence we need to use some catalyst in the water to conduct electricity. The most common catalyst is KOH / NaOH. However many people usages backing soda, but we are against usages of backing soda in electrolysis process as it produces carbon dioxide along with the Hydroxy gas, which is harmful to the environment.
Other accessories:
Since Hydroxy is highly flammable gas, hence before using the cell with the automobile, you should consider some accessories from safety point of view. Some of the accessories are described below:
Bubbler should be incorporated with each cell. The bubbler creates a water wall between booster and car engine. The gas generated from the booster passes through the bubbler. So incase of any back fire from the engine the bubbler will not allow the flame to reach to booster. Also the bubbler acts as filter to remove the KOH / NaOH fumes from the Hydroxy generated in booster.
Other then the bubbler all other electrical accessories like Relay, Fuse, On/off switch etc should be considered while connecting the booster to any automobile.
The building of Hydroxy booster is not a rocket science, however it is a very simple process. Only thing you need to understand the concept and should have some basic skills for using the tools.
Types:
There are many designs of Hydroxy boosters. Broadly these designs can be divided into two category True series cell and open bath system.
In case of the true series cell, the water / electrolyte between the one set of cell is not in contact with the water / electrolyte in other set of cell i.e. each cell is a small container itself. For the simplicity people usages drilling a small hole at the bottom of the plate for leveling the water / electrolyte in each cell. In such cells designs you will not encounter any water heating problem but they are little difficult to built. The efficiency of such cells is normally high.
However in case of open bath cell, the set of electrodes are placed inside a common water / electrolyte container and water between each cell is in contact. This causes the current leakage in the system thus heating of water is a problem here for long operations. These cells are easy to build but other then water heating problem they are low at efficiency.
Configuration:
For the electrolysis of water, approximately 2.0-2.3 volts are required between each cell to break the water. Since we normally have 12 / 24 volts system in our automobiles hence we need to use the electrodes in series to achieve the desired voltage at each cell. For example you can have following configurations:
Nomenclature:
P – Positive plate
N – Negative plate
F – Floater plate
Configutration 1: P F F F F F N
The above configuration is showing cells in series. The battery connection is given at both the corner plate and the plates in between P and N are not connected to any thing. This set up usages 7 plates i.e. 6 cells. Since it is connected in series then the voltage drop between each set of cell will be 12 / 6 = 2 volts. However the current will remain same at each set of cell.
Configuration 2: N F F F F F P F F F F F N
The above configuration is showing 2 set of series cells connected in parallel. Each side of the cell has 7 plate and 6 cells (With common positive plate). When we apply 12 volts on such cell the each set of cell will have 2 volts. However the current divided into two parts i.e. if you will apply 20 Amps on this cell then one part will carry 10 Amps and other part will carry 10 Amps.
However the parallel plate setup can be designed but for the same you need to have DC-DC Converter to reduce the battery voltage to 2.0-2.5 volts.
Note: The above configuration are provided for explanation purpose however there are many other ways it can be done.
Catalyst:
Since the water does not conduct electricity at its own, hence we need to use some catalyst in the water to conduct electricity. The most common catalyst is KOH / NaOH. However many people usages backing soda, but we are against usages of backing soda in electrolysis process as it produces carbon dioxide along with the Hydroxy gas, which is harmful to the environment.
Other accessories:
Since Hydroxy is highly flammable gas, hence before using the cell with the automobile, you should consider some accessories from safety point of view. Some of the accessories are described below:
Bubbler should be incorporated with each cell. The bubbler creates a water wall between booster and car engine. The gas generated from the booster passes through the bubbler. So incase of any back fire from the engine the bubbler will not allow the flame to reach to booster. Also the bubbler acts as filter to remove the KOH / NaOH fumes from the Hydroxy generated in booster.
Other then the bubbler all other electrical accessories like Relay, Fuse, On/off switch etc should be considered while connecting the booster to any automobile.