Stop wasting your money on BS kits and find out how you can really increase fuel economy. Review of water to gas kits and explanation why your car will not, and cannot run on water. In other words you cannot produce energy with energy!!!!!!
Feb
19
2009
19
2009
Run Your Car on Water Myth, NO!!! YOUR CAR WILL NOT RUN ON WATER!!!
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Run Your Car on Water Myth
Can a car run on water???
There is this huge myth going around that you can increase your fuel economy by 50-100% by converting your car to run on water. All you have to do is pay a couple hundred dollars, install the water to gas system on your vehicle, FIND OUT IT DOES NOT WORK!!!, be to embarrassed to ask for your money back, then ask for your money back but find out there is no refund. Then will you be satisfied??? If this post still does not convince you then go ahead and waste your money. We tried to warn you, your gut even tells you to be skeptical but go ahead throw physics out the window, and dig a hole to China while you’re at it because that’s another great idea.
This claim of turning water into gas with your engine to run your engine can be disproved by one simple statement.
Conservation of Energy
As stated on Wikipedia, The law of conservation of energy states that the total amount of energy in an isolated system remains constant. A consequence of this law is that energy cannot be created or destroyed. The only thing that can happen with energy in an isolated system is that it can change form, that is to say for instance kinetic energy can become thermal energy.
Let me give you an example to demonstrate what they are talking about. Below is a picture showing a bowl with a ball in it. The ball is initially held at the highest location possible inside the bowl as shown. Then the ball is released and let roll down the side of the bowl (friction exists in this example). What do you expect will happen after say one minute???
A. The ball will be at its original location.
B. The ball will be opposite the original location, high on the right.
C. The ball will be sitting at the bottom of the bowl not doing much at all.
D. The ball will fly out the other side of the bowl.
If you answered C. then you are correct and I doubt anyone had trouble realizing that. The ball would simply roll back and forth inside the bowl until it came to a complete stop at the bottom of the bowl.
The fact that it stayed inside the bowl and never went above the horizontal starting line is in fact what conservation of energy means. In this example it is intuitive and easy to prove by performing the experiment at home. The problem is that people generally get carried away with the complexity of contraptions and devices to the point where they are confused by terminology or get to focused on one mechanism and forget to observer the system as a whole.
The next example will demonstrate how additional devices and complexities can lead to confusion about the final outcome.
Below is a picture showing a half pipe with a skateboard in it. The skateboard is initially held at the highest location possible inside the half pipe as shown. Then the skateboard is released and let roll down the side of the half pipe (friction exists in this example). However, we covered the half pipe with slick grease first. Also, the skateboard has an electrical generator attached to the front wheels so that as the skateboard moves electricity is produced and sent directly into a motor driving the rear wheels. On top of the skateboard there is a miniature wind turbine that collects the wind energy from the skateboards movement and sends this additional electricity to the motor that drives the back wheels.
Now, What do you expect will happen after about ten minutes???
A. The skateboard will be at its original location.
B. The skateboard will be opposite the original location, high on the right.
C. The skateboard will be sitting at the bottom of the half pipe not doing much at all.
D. The skateboard will not be in the half pipe because it gained so much momentum that it flew out the other side and just kept going.
That’s right the answer is C. of course, didn’t anyone tell you it’s always C??? Seriously though why do you think the answer is C, I mean that skateboard had all kinds of power generation on it. I will answer this with another question, why didn’t the ball in the other example fly out of the bowl? The answer is straight forward, Both the ball and the skateboard started with a limited amount of energy. The energy it took to move the ball or skateboard from the bottom of the bowl or half pipe to the starting location. There is no way, no matter what you do to the skateboard that it will ever go out of the half pipe. In fact the skateboard will never even reach the same height as it started. Just like releasing a bouncy ball, it never goes higher than the last bounce.
Now, why turning water into gas with your engine, to run your engine is NOT possible.
The way the water to gas systems work is by first drawing electricity from your batteries and converting water into “Brown Gas” Then your engine burns the gas and in doing so converts it back to water while producing engine power. Then this engine power is converted into electricity by your cars alternator and stored in the batteries. Sounds like a loop lets look at those steps again.
Battery electricity to Water
Water to “Brown Gas”
“Brown Gas” to Engine Power
Engine Power to Alternator
Alternator to Electricity to Battery
And Repeat…
This cycle is exactly the same as the skateboard example above. It sounds complicated and fancy but all that is happening is the energy is converted from one form to the other and then back to its original form. So that means NO ENERGY IS CREATED. In fact because no conversion process is perfect you will lose energy just like a bouncy ball that bounces lower and lower every bounce, or cycle.
In conclusion, converting water to gas with engine power, to produce engine power does not only not work it will decrease the overall efficiency of your vehicle and reduce your mpg. Claims of increased mpg with these systems are all over the place but any increase did not result from this system and you would be lucky if your mpg does not go down 10%. The reason people might think their car is getting better mpg is because they never even knew what mpg they had before they got the system, so there is no way to even know what it did, they just assume it went up. If you want to increase your mpg there are a few things that you can do that will help a little and I will list them below for you but please do not waste your money on these water systems.
14 Tips to actually increase your mpg, information is from http://www.fueleconomy.gov
1. Drive Sensibly
Aggressive driving (speeding, rapid acceleration and braking) wastes gas. It can lower your gas mileage by 33 percent at highway speeds and by 5 percent around town. Sensible driving is also safer for you and others, so you may save more than gas money.
2. Observe the Speed Limit
While each vehicle reaches its optimal fuel economy at a different speed (or range of speeds), gas mileage usually decreases rapidly at speeds above 60 mph.
You can assume that each 5 mph you drive over 60 mph is like paying an additional tax on gas.
Observing the speed limit is also safer.
3. Keep Your Engine Properly Tuned
Fixing a car that is noticeably out of tune or has failed an emissions test can improve its gas mileage by an average of 4 percent, though results vary based on the kind of repair and how well it is done. Fixing a serious maintenance problem, such as a faulty oxygen sensor, can improve your mileage greatly.
4. Check & Replace Air Filters Regularly
Replacing a clogged air filter can improve your car’s gas mileage by as much as 10 percent. Your car’s air filter keeps impurities from damaging the inside of your engine. Not only will replacing a dirty air filter save gas, it will protect your engine.
5. Keep Tires Properly Inflated
You can improve your gas mileage by around 3.3 percent by keeping your tires inflated to the proper pressure. Under-inflated tires can lower gas mileage by 0.3 percent for every 1 psi drop in pressure of all four tires. Properly inflated tires are safer and last longer.
6. Use the Recommended Grade of Motor Oil
You can improve your gas mileage by 1-2 percent by using the manufacturer’s recommended grade of motor oil. For example, using 10W-30 motor oil in an engine designed to use 5W-30 can lower your gas mileage by 1-2 percent. Using 5W-30 in an engine designed for 5W-20 can lower your gas mileage by 1-1.5 percent. Also, look for motor oil that says “Energy Conserving” on the API performance symbol to be sure it contains friction-reducing additives.
7. Use Cruise Control
Using cruise control on the highway helps you maintain a constant speed and, in most cases, will save gas.
8. Use Overdrive Gears
When you use overdrive gearing, your car’s engine speed goes down. This saves gas and reduces engine wear.
9. Remove Excess Weight
Avoid keeping unnecessary items in your vehicle, especially heavy ones. An extra 100 pounds in your vehicle could reduce your MPG by up to 2%. The reduction is based on the percentage of extra weight relative to the vehicle’s weight and affects smaller vehicles more than larger ones.
10. Avoid Excessive Idling
Idling gets 0 miles per gallon. Cars with larger engines typically waste more gas at idle than do cars with smaller engines.
11. Planning and Combining trips
Combining errands into one trip saves you time and money. Several short trips taken from a cold start can use twice as much fuel as a longer multipurpose trip covering the same distance when the engine is warm. Trip planning ensures that traveling is done when the engine is warmed-up and efficient.
With a little planning, you can avoid retracing your route and reduce the distance you travel as well. You’ll not only save fuel, but also reduce wear and tear on your car.
12. Commuting
If you can stagger your work hours to avoid peak rush hours, you’ll spend less time sitting in traffic and consume less fuel.
If you own more than one vehicle, drive the one that gets the best gas mileage whenever possible.
Consider telecommuting (working from home) if your employer permits it.
13. Traveling
A roof rack or carrier provides additional cargo space and may allow you to meet your needs with a smaller car. However, a loaded roof rack can decrease your fuel economy by 5 percent. Reduce aerodynamic drag and improve your fuel economy by placing items inside the trunk whenever possible.
14. Choosing a more efficient vehicle
http://www.fueleconomy.gov has gas mileage estimates and more information for 1985-2009 model year cars.
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