The hydrogen fuel cell is an important innovation that is getting the attention of vehicle owners who are interested in reducing the cost of fueling their vehicles. A hydrogen fuel cell can be created in many ways. Our design uses electricity from your vehicle battery, to split water (H20) into its component gases, Hydrogen and Oxygen. Typically, this occurs in a 2:1 atomic ratio of 2 H2 + O2 which is the same proportion as water. The resulting gas: Oxy-hydrogen is also referred to as HHO or Brown's gas (named after the famed Bulgarian scientist, Yull Brown). This gas is three times more powerful than normal gasoline, yet it burns with the chemical stability of water. All this takes place under controlled circumstances in the combustion chamber. Besides improved fuel economy, many drivers have also reported increased horsepower and smoother, quieter engine operation. The vehicle also produces cleaner emissions.

Oxy-hydrogen will combust when brought to its auto-ignition temperature. For a stoichiometric mixture at normal atmospheric pressure, auto-ignition occurs at about 570 °C (1065 °F).[2] The minimum energy required to ignite such a mixture with a spark is about 0.02 millijoules. At normal temperature and pressure, oxy-hydrogen can burn when it is between about 4% and 94% hydrogen by volume.

When ignited, the gas mixture converts to water vapor and releases energy, which sustains the reaction: 241.8 kJ of energy (LHV) for every mole of H2 burned. The amount of heat energy evolved is independent of the mode of combustion, but the temperature of the flame varies. The maximum temperature of about 2800 °C is achieved with a pure stoichiometric mixture, about 700 degrees hotter than a hydrogen flame in air. When either of the gases is mixed in excess of this ratio, or when mixed with an inert gas, like nitrogen, the heat must spread throughout a greater quantity of matter and the temperature will be lower.

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