Adding hydrogen to fuel is a valid way to get better fuel economy. One of the postgrads in the Mech Eng Department of the University of Melbourne (Aust) is doing his thesis on it.
I couldn't tell you the specifics of what went on, but it had something to do with getting better flame propogation within the cylinder, which made sure all the fuel was burnt. Hence bringing about better fuel economy and more power.
Note this experiment was only done on the actual benefits of using hyrodgen as the ignitor with the engine on a dynameter. No research was done in how this would actually be implemented.
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Adding hydrogen to fuel is a valid way to get better fuel economy. One of the postgrads in the Mech Eng Department of the University of Melbourne (Aust) is doing his thesis on it. I couldn't tell you the specifics of what went on, but it had something to do with getting better flame propogation within the cylinder, which made sure all the fuel was burnt. Hence bringing about better fuel economy and more power. Note this experiment was only done on the actual benefits of using hyrodgen as the ignitor with the engine on a dynameter. No research was done in how this would actually be implemented.