SIMPLE IMMERSION CALORIMETERY TO DETERMINE THE COMPARITIVE HEAT OUTPUT OF TWO ALTERNATIVE SYSTEMS USED TO RECOMBINE HHO GAS

INTO WATER DRAFT FOR DISCUSSION on E-CAT WORLD

Costed proposal for experimental equipment. Method devised for E-Cat world by Alan Smith /Leap Forward Laboratory Ltd. Start date April 2014.

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EQUIPMENT REQUIRED 1. Immersion Calorimeter consisting of :- (a) 4-litre outer polycarbonate water tank with insulating jacket and lid . Inner (glass) combustion space approx 0.5L with gas feed, burner nozzle/ catalytic block supports and piezo igniter for flame tests. Stirrer and 2 precision mercury thermometers. 2. Electrolysis cell (polcarbonate), electrodes, DC power supply and meters, cables, mini flowmeter and gas tubing etc. 3. Video camera/tripod, bench timer.

4. Combustion nozzle for flame tests, catalytic block (ex mini catalytic gas heater).
5. Materials/Sundries. 12mm polycarbonate sheet and adhesive for tank, 25mm urethane foam insulation, KOH for electrolyte, 2 lab clamp-stands, catalytic block (ex mini catalytic gas heater). NOTES The calorimeter assembly and the HHO generator cell need to be (and can be) manufactured specifically for this test.
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SCHEMATIC CALORIMETER ASSEMBLY

STIRRER

PRECISION MERCURY THERMOMETERS

JACKETED TANK OPEN-BOTTOM GLASS COMBUSTION CHAMBER PIEZO IGNITER FOR FLAME TEST COMBSTION OR CATALYSIS ZONE AIR SPACE NOTES Please understand that this is A pure schematic. For example thermometers would not both be in the hot-zone above the Inner combustion space.

WATER SPACE

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PROPOSED PROCEDURE. HHO would be produced using a simple DC electrolysis unit (to be constructed) as mixed gases. Pressure and flow will be monitored throughout the experiment using a simple manometer and flowmeter since HHO output is expected to be variable due to bubbles entrained on the electrode surfaces, warming of the electrolyte etc. Gas volume/pressure will be controlled via adjustment of the DC power supply. When the cell has been adjusted and is operating in a stable manner gas will be introduced (via tube with flash-back prevention) into the inner combustion space of the calorimeter. There is will either be ignited at the tip of a suitable nozzle using a piezo igniter or allowed to play on the surface of a suitably-sized piece of catalyst matrix. Heat produced passes into the air-space in the combustion chamber and from there into the water contained in the calorimeter tank. Timed temperature measurements are taken and gas pressure/flow rate checked every two minutes. Each of the two experiments (flame combustion and catalytic combution ) continues until the temperature of the water-jacket has gone through isothermal points to be determined say t1 25C, t2 35C. This selection of a common temperature band for measurement helps to reduce errors. The time taken to reach t2 is an indication of the heat produced by each system. The experiment is repeated enough times to develop useful and consistent data points for evaluation. YOUR COMMENTS ARE WELCOMED. Alan Smith.
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