초록

An improved means and process for providing for the removal of hydrogen from a catalytic cathode means whereby the hydrogen may be recombined with oxygen to provide explosive force to power an internal combustion engine.

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A process for providing for the removal of hydrogen from a catalytic cathode means whereby the hydrogen may be recombined with oxygen to provide explosive force to power an internal combustion engine which comprises: (a) spraying water into a combustion chamber of an engine at a temperature below ab

A process for providing for the removal of hydrogen from a catalytic cathode means whereby the hydrogen may be recombined with oxygen to provide explosive force to power an internal combustion engine which comprises: (a) spraying water into a combustion chamber of an engine at a temperature below about 100°C. and a pressure below about 14.7 psia, a combustion chamber containing a catalytic cathode means and a catalytic anode means spacedly juxtaposed thereto, insulation means positioned between said catalytic cathode means and said catalytic anode means, said cathode means and said anode means being electrified, said water bridging the space between said cathode means and said anode means such that electrolytic decomposition of the water is initiated by said electrification; (b) forming a hydrogen surface film and interstitial hydrogen in and on said catalytic cathode means by said cathode means and said anode means being electrified and associated with said water; and (c) purging said hydrogen surface film on said cathode means and said interstitial hydrogen dissolved in said cathode means by raising the temperature of said cathode means to above about 250°C., said purging being in the form of expelled molecular hydrogen which mixes with said available oxygen.