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Hydrogen powered td5 90
« on: February 13, 2009, 21:58:34 »
Just looked at a web site www.convertnow.co.uk about adding a hydrogen kit to my vehicle. Im going to email then and ask if this is possible. Anybody out there ever tried out ? Any thoughts or comments would be good  :)
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Re: Hydrogen powered td5 90
« Reply #1 on: February 25, 2009, 20:08:45 »
i feel a little scepticle on first glance it looks like an april fools joke . but if its real then wow im getting a v8 . if you do get one and it works then contact mud club they may get a discount for buying in bulk i am sure there would be loads of buyers on this site

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Re: Hydrogen powered td5 90
« Reply #2 on: February 28, 2009, 10:29:06 »
This was covered in LRO last year. I cant remember the month it was in but someone had built a DIY kit and the article told you how it was done.

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Re: Hydrogen powered td5 90
« Reply #3 on: February 28, 2009, 12:56:45 »
The principal is the hydrogen helps burn the petrol/diesel more efficiently, wasting less of the petrol/diesels potential energy. The hydrogen itself requires more energy to produce than is generated by burning in the engine due to some of the energy being wasted as heat. IIRC studies on tractors found that around 40% of the potential energy of diesel is wasted straight out the exhuast and only around 12% of the energy in the fuel gest transmitted to the ground to move the vehicle forwards.

Studies using bio diesel and fossil diesl blends have found that the power output could increase slightly when a small % of bio fuel is added to diesel, though there was a paractical limit beyond which a higher % of bio diesel reduced the power output slightly.

Like a lot of engine tuning, just bolting bits on will not necisserily be beneficial. To get the best out of it will require more effort.
« Last Edit: February 28, 2009, 12:58:33 by clbarclay »
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