You actually need to burn more fuel than you get out in electricity, due to efficiency concerns. Engine's <50% efficient at turning heat into motion, belts/chains/gears are only ~90-95% efficient, alternator is only ~75-80% peak efficiency...
end result being .35 (average spark ignited thermo efficiency) * .95 * .80 = .266 So you get ~0.266 joules of electrical energy out of each joule of fuel consumed. This is of course above and beyond the energy required to maintain your present speed, balanced against the force of aerodynamic drag, the rolling resistance of the tires, the friction of the transmission and rear drive, and the friction of the axles. The .266 figure above only covers between the piston and the alternator output, mind; input inefficiences (intake restrictions, venturi, carburetors, throttling losses) and additional output inefficiencies (generation efficiency, storage, metering, monitoring) are not accounted for. -Kurt On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 5:52 PM, Javier Garcia <[email protected]> wrote: > Producing 1.5-2 L of hydrogen using only 2.7 amps sounds extremely > difficult, if not impossible. Usually what happens is that you need as much > energy to produce the HHO as the one you save with the extra boost, which > makes sense from the point of view of simple energy conservation laws. If > what you are saying is true, you should be millionaire by now. Also, if you > are afraid of the oil companies kidnapping and disappearing you by going > public, why would you come public here? > > I found that the best fuel savers are driving small cars when I can, and > keep it clean, well maintained, with the right pressure on your tires, fresh > oil and good gasoline. And yes, ride your bike every time you can. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
