EFFECT OF BROWNS GAS ON THE PERFORMANCE

AND COMBUSTION EMISSIONS OF AN IC ENGINE

By
SHASHANK J M

(4VV12ME078)

Under the guidance of

Dr. SUDEV L J
Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
VIDYAVARDHAKA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, Mysuru

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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
CLASSIFICATION OF IC ENGINES
HHO FUEL CELL
SAFETY OF THE INDIVIDUAL
EXPERIMENTAL SETUP
RESULTS
MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE GRAPHS
EMISSION PERFORMANCE GRAPHS
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES

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INTRODUCTION
Browns gas is also known as oxy-hydrogen gas (HHO) or
Rhodess gas
It was invented by Yell Brown a former Bulgarian
engineer in the year 1970
Water is one of the free resources and it can be converted
into oxy-hydrogen gas through the process of electrolysis
HHO gas can be added as an additive along with the
conventional fuel in an IC engine to increase its
performance
It is highly efficient and generates three times more power
when compared to fuel gas and five times that of petrol

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CLASSIFICATION OF IC ENGINES

Based on fuel used

Diesel engine
Petrol engine
Gas engine

Based on ignition of fuel

Spark ignition engine
Compression ignition engine

Based on working cycle

Four stroke cycle engine
Two stroke cycle engine

Based on engine design

Reciprocating engine
Single cylinder
Multi cylinder
Inline engine
V engine
Radial engine
Rotary engine
Single rotor
Multi rotor

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HHO FUEL CELL

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Fig 6.2. Electrolysis of water

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An HHO Generator utilizes electric current to break

water into hydrogen and oxygen by electrolysis

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SAFETY OF THE INDIVIDUAL

Safety of the passenger is the passenger is very important in
any automobile
Thus Hydrogen is not stored, it is generated and used
immediately
There are six layers of Safety Redundancy in hydrogen
system:
Small volume of HHO storage
No ignition source inside the system
High auto ignition temperature
Leak test
Hydrogen is highly dissipative
Emergency stop isolation

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EXPERIMENTAL SETUP

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MODIFICATION

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RESULTS
PARAMETER

GASOLINE

GASOLINE + HHO

BRAKE POWER
(kW)

5.2

5.5

THERMAL
EFFICIENCY (%)

22.3

26.04

SPECIFIC FUEL
CONSUMPTION
(kg/kW-hr)

0.38

0.323

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MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE
GRAPHS

Fig No. 5.4.1.1 th Vs Speed

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Fig No. 5.4.1.1 SFC Vs BHP

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EMISSION PERFORMANCE GRAPHS

Fig No. 5.4.2.1 % CO Vs

Fig No. 5.4.2.2 NO (ppm) Vs

Speed

Speed

Fig No. 5.4.2.3 NOX (ppm) Vs

Speed

Fig No. 5.4.2.5 %CO2 Vs

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Fig No. 5.4.2.4 HC (ppm) Vs

Speed

Fig No. 5.4.2.6 Temp. Vs

Speed

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CONCLUSION
HHO gas mainly acts as an additive which when blended
with primary fuel yields better performance
It reduces the percentage of exhaust gas emissions in
automobiles
It even reduces the fuel consumption

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