Fuel Enhancer/Reformer
Enhancing gasoline-diesel combustion with a small hydrogen gas stream is pointing toward a potential estimated improvement in fuel economy of 20% to 30%, depending upon the baseline engine.
The premise on which the research collaborative has been working for a number of years, is that the addition of a small amount of hydrogen to the cylinder charge can allow homogeneous charge ultra-lean-burn combustion engines to operate much cleaner than otherwise possible.
That in itself is not a new discovery. What brings us closer to operational reality is the unique chemistries of the SNCA that the hydronium based chemistries provide. The solution can take a fraction of the conventional fuel, reform it in real-time and add the resulting hydrogen-rich gas to the remaining fuel-air mixture flowing into the engine.
In the hydronium fuel reformer, the hydrogen solution generated is metered into a location upstream of the carburetor/injector.
Adding hydrogen gas to the homogeneous fuel charge improves the ignitability of the mixture, and increases flame speed and combustion stability. Combination of a lean-burn engine that would reduce NOx emissions 30 to 70 % in the exhaust stream.