It is not hydrogen generator as is written in title, it is brown's gas generator. Brown's gas is dangerous, it explodes very loudly from very small spark. Hydrogen instead burns mildly.
Well done! Tonant gas is very explosive. Make sure to not overload the battery and that the bottle is made of polypropylene, polycarbonate or other polymer that will withstand strong alcaline solutions. Stainless steel is not advised to make anodes because it can generates chrome six ions, a carcinogen. Greetings from Brazil, and take care!
@@specUVdust you mistakenly assume fire isnt heat. The fire triangle is simple. Heat, fuel, oxygen. Adding fire is merely adding another source of heat, and increasing the energy loss the conversion entails.
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Yes this is true! I've made soap from scratch for 25 years now and I know how dangerous this stuff is! Please please use some other electrolyte like baking soda or salt. Potassium Hydroxide and Sodium Hydroxide are not only extremely corrosive their vapors can be extremely dangerous if inhaled. Any body who has ever watched the movie Fight Club would also know that they can give you major chemical burns too if not handled properly. That being said it looks like a really fun experiment to try!😊
Very efficient conversion by the looks of the bubbles! As a teenager I did my own version with a model train transformer as a power source and some twisted copper wire as electrodes. My gas container was one of those (glass) conical bottles used in chemistry labs. When lighting the gas I had multiple experiences at the same time: - Wow, that popped really loud! - Wow, it lights up Orangey red! - Wow, I'm glad that glass bottle was so sturdy! I realised using a glass container for the HHO was not the brightest thing to do and I was lucky in the end
It's amazing how so many realizations can come to someone in a flash like that (no pun intended, but you know, I didn't search long for another word). One time, I had some old cartridges I did not trust to actually put in my rifle, so I pulled the bullets and dumped the powder. Then I wondered what to do about the primers. I put them in a Weber BBQ sphere, and watched in dismay as the empty cartridges bounced around so hard as to dent the steel cover. Fortunately my mother never noticed.
and i bet at least one of the oh yeahs rode to college sitting on a big bottle or canister powered wirh HH... 🤪 well, i did that at least in my dreams. must‘ve been in the 90ies.
It is NOT impressive. It is not hydrogen generator as is written in title, it is brown's gas generator. Brown's gas is dangerous, it explodes very loudly from very small spark. Hydrogen instead burns mildly. With brown's gas you even cannot fill balloon.
Extremely educational. We have never seen how hydrogen is made and that was the very best introduction. Thank you SO very much! Wonderfully artistic and aesthetic too, as a bonus to the science and tech! Fabulous!
Very cool. Made a few of these for the grandchildren. They absolutely love them! They're only 2 and 3 so they don't yet understand the science behind it, but keeps them entertained by themselves whenever they visit for quite some time! Obviously can't tell their parents about it but thank you again this is brilliant. I also put food dye in the water to make it more exciting
@@bilders6701 thanks sir. I ended up biting the bullet and giving the eldest a lighter today with the strict proviso that he was to NOT light it directly out of the bottle.. what did he go and do? You guessed it, my first hydrogen generator exploded. Needless to say poppy wasnt a happy chappy.. i ended up giving him a break though, he's only 3 after all! Anyway they now know the lighter rule is STRICT
Excellent little build! I did something similar when I was in middle school. My friend and I built a rig that collected both the hydrogen and the oxygen in separate containers. That seems like forever ago now.. lol. ~1994,, Ugh it WAS forever ago!!! lol.
Using drain cleaner, you can just toss in aluminum strips into the bottle to make hydrogen, no electricity needed. Works faster with warm water, and produces heat.
@@mchapman2424 fill a balloon, fuel a hydrogen engine. Make a hydrogen fuel cell large enough to heat your house. Lighter than air remember the Hindenburg.
@@RT-fb6ty ah yeah didnt that burn down in flames? So essentially all applications are to dangerous to be useful? Im not trying to be negative or say this video wasn't usefu, don't read me wrong please
@@mchapman2424 this is taught in 1st year high school. As for what you can apply this to. You can build an engine (well someone has, KIA, Toyota etc) Anything that can generate energy and be stored has a use case. YOU might never find use for it, but it does have uses. Algebra might not be useful if you're a janitor, but it most definitely is if you are a constructions engineer.
I was doing similar experiments 30 years ago, way before the internet age, when I was in high school. I was filling cola bottles with hydrogen and then firing them using a car spark plug, giving myself a notoriety in the neighbourhood. I had a much simpler design, just two wire electrodes in brine. What I had noticed was that the anode gets oxidised quite quickly, as it is the electrode where oxygen is produced and immediately reacts with the metal, so after a while the water turns brown and the electrode gets destroyed. It is not visible in your video but I assume that you'll have the same issue and your design won't live long enough (to power a hydrogen car). I had tested aluminium electrodes, oxidation problem was less evident but eventually, they would corrode as well. I believe the solution is to use noble metal electrodes, such as gold or platinum, in that case, you could also see oxygen bubbles coming out as well. But this remained a hypothetical thought as I was sure that my mother would never lend me her jewels for my physics experiments, I didn't even dare to ask. Later, I found out that I could produce hydrogen much faster with aluminium foil and HCl solution that is freely sold here in supermarkets as limescale remover.
If you used brine, you didn't produce oxygen but chlorine. This does corrode many metals quiet fast. I like the approach in the video, using potassium hydroxide, since you avoid the nasty chlorine production. As a reference: in industry, chlorine is often produced by electrolysis of brine. Just as you described 🙂
Its actually much easier to make hydrogen by sticking aluminium foil in potassium hydroxide (drain cleaner) - although harder to get these days and scary stuff. Sodium Hydroxide (also drain cleaner) is much easier to obtain and works well....and cheap. Although, using the potassium hydroxide & aluminium requires great care since its highly exothermic and can boil. Lets just say you don't want to be splashed by boiling potassium hydroxide......(flesh kinda' turns to soap) Using the electrolysis method is much easier to control. Although don't like the idea of messing around with potassium hydroxide without proper goggles (one splash and would be blind) .....and definitely not aluminium washers as electrodes in Potassium Hydroxide !!! Yup, sodium chloride [brine] is cheaper but eats away at the electrodes quickly since its chlorine produced. Can use carbon electrodes, but these are more expensive. Beware, the solution has to be discarded carefully since its....sodium hydroxide and sodium hypochlorite at each electrode (although these combine and solution is pretty much bleach or its dilute hydrocholric acid and concentrated sodium hydroxide at each electrode but the final mix is sodium hypochlorite ) Once did this as a kid and collected the Chlorine and accidentally smelled a little too much. Lets just say that's a really bad idea. Damn, how evil for those poor WW1 victims or those in Syria, such a nasty gas.
i made one much bigger to run hydro gas into my diesel truck engine. it did nothing for fuel economy . that size in the video is good for lighting a cigarette . or just carry a lighter.
That looked very efficient. Mine didn't make that much as fast and I was using a jumper box. I haven't messed with one in so long I forgot what I made mine out of. But the hydrogen in soapy water is a kicker. Flammable floating bubbles. You can get a big tower going. Make sure you do it outside on a windless day.
@@luisderivas6005 Bro he refers to the second tank, the one that you can see at 5:10 and not to the first container where the electrolysis takes place...
Very nice.... thanks for explaining as you went along.... I saw this one guy use a stainless chef's whisk stuffed with stainless steel wool.... produced a huge amount of H without all the messing about with drilling washers... The handle of the stainless whisk was hollow, making a perfect output tube...
It is not nice. It is not hydrogen generator as is written in title, it is brown's gas generator. Brown's gas is dangerous, it explodes very loudly from very small spark. Hydrogen instead burns mildly. With brown's gas you even cannot fill balloon.
I bet if you used nickel foam(like they use for increased surface area for battery electrodes), it would really crank out gas. And, you can cut it with scissors and poke holes with a needle in it
One small problem: you obtain a very instable equimolar mixture of H2 and 1/2 O2. Next step, as in a real electrolysis cell: use a separator membrane to generate H2 and O2 as separately gas stream.
That’s what I was thinking Dan… Whilst your sucessfully splitting the h2o into h2 and o2, and whilst h2 is lighter… it will be mixed with o2… You really need a way to seperate the two gasses. The concept is great… but could be improved further. Nice video nonetheless
It is not hydrogen generator as is written in title, it is brown's gas generator. Brown's gas is dangerous, it explodes very loudly from very small spark. Hydrogen instead burns mildly.
In condensed I imagine you mean as a gas in liquid form, I imagine that would have to be kept cool, engines are not cool so it would have to be fed to the engine, I don't know much about it
The surface area and power required to generate enough hydrogen make doesn't leave much power left for other things. To run a 7000 watt generator with a 420cc engine would take a massive hho generator. And only leave about 1500 watts for other uses.
That was great to watch. Came across your video by mistake. So glad that I did, as really interesting. I will definitely be building one myself. Thanks for mailing the video. Keep up the good work.
gasoline only burns if there is oxygen available to support the combustion. HHO contains a perfect mix of combustible gas and oxygen. much more dangerous than gasoline. it's also difficult to see the flame of HHO.
Back in the 1980's A friend and I made up a design that gave 2LPM of HHO per 10 amps it was made with 2" SS steel washers with a 3/8" hole on one side and a 1/4" hole on the other alot like yours. however where Randy made a brake through was the spacing we used heavy plactic from flexable binders available at school supply places. and spaced the washers about 1/32" apart.... plus minus plus configuration, through the stack of 7 washers....or 11 washers. we achieved 2LPM for 20 amps to feed the cars at the time.... however you will not see an improvement in fuel milage unless you reduce the gasoline feeding the engine ....too many people forget that and then say it doesn't work...... I achieved over 40~48 mpg with my toyota PU at the time.... it actually works folks ! ....keeping the wet cell clean is the problem it needs to be cleaned once a month. and that is a hassle ! I used potissum hydroxide mainly as the acid, later I switched to about 30 packs of lemon aid coolaid as the acid with the same results....
For anyone replicating this (nice design!) at home: pre-measure the amount of water you're going to use. KOH is a *very* strong base, and the resulting solution is extremely corrosive. You really don't want this on your skin. Ever.
Why do people who have no idea always carry on about sodium and potassium hydroxide as if it will melt your penis off by being near it? It's used in soap for God's sake! Unless it boiling hot or you get it in your eyes, just wipe it off with towel and wash it off afterwards, better yet wear gloves. It's not hydrofluoric acid or somthing worse.
@@noodlesoup2281 Just because it is used in the creation of soap, doesn't mean it is present in soap, or atleast not in concentrated amounts. It reacts with fatty acids to form the resulting soap, creating a more inert chemical. And while it may not melt of your penis while you are in it's vicinity, it will melt through your skin and make soap out of it. There is a famous scene in Fight Club depiciting the protagonist getting lye sprinkled on their hand and the resulting chemical burn. Potassium hydroxide is an incredibly potent base in it's concentrated form and should never be taken lightly. I had plenty of accidents with different chemicals in various cleaning agents and chemicals used in the workshop like rust converter, and while acids don't feel nice on your skin when left on for a while, the bases have left scars.
Good on you for letting everyone know this is outputting HHO not just HH, I wonder how I could make this a dual generator (so the gasses aren't mixed)... because THIS design intrigues me!
Yeah, I did this in the kitchen when I was 15. To get the hydrogen and oxygen separate from one another you need a capture vessel for the positive bank of electrodes and one for the negative bank. Each electrode needs to be under its own separate inverted gas capture vessel. Simply use two inverted vessels filled with water like the video showed. I forget which polarity generates O2 and which generates H2 but you can easily tell because the equation is: 2H20 -> O2 + 2H2 So because you generate twice as much H2 it will take up twice as much volume as the O2 gas. O2 is heavier but the gas volume doesn't depend upon molecular mass. It's fun to watch the two gas capture vessels fill up at a 1:2 ratio.
The resulting gases are H2 and O2. You can separate them by separating the negative poles and the possitive poles then collecting each of the two gases generated at the poles.
neat, thanks, I have an industrial prototype that is like a big one of these, but wasn't sure that to do about collection of the H. I wish I could make a fuel cell, but it's an odd shape compared to any acrylic tube etc., so it fits in but would probably not be good for recharging... it was made for one-way, for a gasoline car to hydrogen conversion.
If you want to collect H separately, you could try a double chamber with a tube connecting them. one chamber is connected to positive, one to negative. You'll have twice the amount of H as oxygen, though I can't tell you if the production would be nearly as fruitful since the leads would be far apart.
You are better off charging a battery with the electricity than wasting it producing H. Since there is not even close to a one to one ratio, it's a waste of energy. Nuclear power is the only viable source to split the H2O molecules that doesn't waste the source energy input.
@@silveranger11 You could trap a metric ton of heat in a container and split a molecule...or find an area with frequent lightning storms and direct the lightning.
Neat video! I've made my own H2/02 generator using a big box, 2 plastic bottles and some bits of metal, and was able to get containers of pure h2/02 that won me a science contest despite the fact i had no presentation for the judges. Sadly though, it's out of commission due to leakage and many other flaws, but this has reignited my aspirations to make a new and better one. Cheers 🍻
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Cool idea! Gotta be careful though, that 18650 is only rated for 20 amps continuous. I don't know what the resistance of the washer assembly is, so it might not be as bad as I'm thinking, but that battery doesn't have any protection either way. It would also be good to add a switch so the battery doesn't arc to the contacts when inserting it.
@@Quickcat21MK Better said than not said. He's making hydrogen gas, last thing you want are sparks, heat, or flames. Some kid is going to make this, and MAYBE, just maybe they read the comment and decide to follow the advice.
Great design just be extremely sure that your holes in the cap are air tight, I had a hho generator explode on me because of a loose connection and a leaky seal
It's good to do a continuity test (making sure negative and positive of the gizmo are not touching), before connecting to battery, so that battery doesn't short out and get damaged. I have a large and very tall design for biodiesel camper van, increases mileage a lot, Also, you can use cigarette filters in the line as a flashback arrester.
Im sure if someones using and making stuff like this they know what their doing, just because it isnt up to ur standard dont mean u gotta express ur opinion
@@jases459 if you had empathy, you'd understand that this advice saves someone a big problem with shorting out the battery, but apparently you took the time to express your apathy which if you had capacity for empathy there would be a chance for you to care for someone other than yourself.
Potassium Hydroxide is potash (very dangerous and caustic) people need to know that baking soda is safer . If you want more hydrogen production, make a bigger gadget, but know that you could end up hurting yourself or if you touch your eye, you could go blind real fast.
Awesome design. For better current dispersal, use a neutral washer between the + and - washers (+ N - N + N - N + N -) If done correctly with proper voltage for your washer spacing, you will get a much better production rate and less heat produced. Also reduces the possibility of an arch which could be explosive.
@@RealRocdad the water is conducting the current. The neutral plate cause the current to evenly distribute across the full surface of the active washers. Without the neutral plate ( + - + - + -) the current simply finds the path of least resistance and only a small portion of the surface area of the washer is actually breaking down the water. The result is more current goes to making heat instead of work. This is also dangerous because path of least resistance also means a high chance of spark, I don't know about you but I like my HHO reaction chambers not blown up ... Second thing is you can make a bubbler to more safety collect the gas.
I used to run hydrogen cells on my Land Rover, I found that the engine was slightly smoother with better uptake on the throttle and the emissions dropped off to virtually zero. That was on a five cylinder discovery 2diesel with no catalytic convertor or emission control.
@@patrickhosking613 I ran one on my old Pontiac Sunbird. Got about 50 mpg and 0 emissions. People mistake guys like us when we make these comments. The key is to add HHO to the gas, not run on HHO alone. The HHO causes the gas (or diesel) to burn extremely efficient.
@@woodlanditguy2951 @Patrick Hosking on some of these vehicles didnt you have to fix the computer to make up the difference in lean vs rich? I tried an ok HHO Mason jar and maybe went from 23 mpg to 26 mpg. Couldn’t figure out why not more? Then someone brought up the computer in the car. (2014 Ford Escape
One Problem: This generator produce hydrogen AND oxygen at the same time... in the result you have extremly explosiv oxyhydrogen.....to seperate the gases, you must collect the gases seperate on anode and cathode.......
@@aduantas The HHO gas is already at peak mixture for maximum explosiveness. Separating the gasses makes it safer. A very small amount of energy is required to make HHO explode.
@@Thumper770 Hydroxide is a OH compound....example is NOH or CaOH...Natriumdyroxide an Calciumhydroxide....but isnt Oxyhydrogen...this is complete different
@@brianwoods9145 Sure.....Are you saying that the fire will somehow burn in the bubbles under water then up the tube that somehow has O2 in it...How did the o2 get in a pipe that is sealed and under pressure from the H...hm. NOT/////In Ottawa Canada and other places around the globe are fountains that bubble NG to the water surface and the gas stay lit and so a perpeual flame on water. Sorry you'll need to defend yur warning to me a bit better.
H20 BREAKS DOWN INTO H2(+) AT NEGATIVE POLE) AND O2(-) AT POSITIVE POLE). SO YOU CAN ALSO COLLECT BOTH GASES BY USING TWO (2) SEPARATE TUBINGS, ONE AT EACH ELECTRODE. YES, USE A BUBBLER AS A PRECAUTION AND USE PLASTIC BOTTLES INSTEAD OF GLASS FOR SAFETY PRECAUTIONS. GOOD PROJECT.
It's not quite the whole picture. The H2O itself doesn't break down. H2O is not a charged molecule/ion, so it is inert in an electric field. That's why they need the acid or base catalyst. The OH- from a base catalyst or water dissociation(acid catalyst) will become O2 at the cathode. And the H+ from an acid catalyst or water dissociation (base catalyst) will become H2 at the anode. When the OH- gets oxidised to O2 it reforms the same amount of H+ that was reduced at the anode. The catalyst is reformed, and overall reaction is 2H2O to 2H2 and O2
Man this is awesome. This video just appeared in my recommendations and I was intrigued even though I honestly expected it to be some clickbait garbage with some awful royalty free music over the top, but instead I'm actually really impressed. I've been considering building a hydrogen generator for a while and I think I'm going to give this a try!
Keep in mind this, as built, is not a _hydrogen_ generator, but an _HHO_ generator - it spits out H2 & O2 in a stoichiometric ratio perfect for rapid combustion. Great if that's what you want. Not so great if you want just a hydrogen generator. You could get just the hydrogen by splitting up the electrodes so that you're only collecting gas from the (-) side. This also isn't a way to run Stanley Meyer's "water car" before anyone gets bright ideas. The energy from the combustion is somewhat less than the energy drained from the battery.
@@teejfalconaf oh I see! Thanks for the explanation. HHO can still be fairly useful to me anyway. I may also consider modifying it somewhat so that the anode and cathode are further apart so I can have hydrogen and oxygen separately.
Bear in mind that you'll be making a highly explosive mixture, not just hydrogen. You can find alternative builds that will allow you to collect the two gasses separately from electrode/cathode, much safer.
beautiful demo...... auto makers need to pursue Hydrogen as our go-to energy source.... the most abundant energy source on the planet, and completely renewable on its own, clean energy ..zero emmisions..... batteries are NOT the answer!
Remember the Hindenberg. An extremely dangerous energy source. And this is HHO gas, so even more dangerous. Hydrogen cars are still not practical, mostly due to the cost of generating H2.
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I used to run a chrome plating system in an auto parts factory. Occasionally an insulated part on the chassis of the players would get wore and allow current where it wasn't supposed to go. Nuts and bolts would turn bright orange and ignite the hydrogen before it made it to the scrubber vents. Sounded like a 12 guage shotgun. Great prank to play on new employees.😅😅