Technology
The addition of hydrogen to the air intake of a diesel engine has been extensively studied by the scientific community since the 1950's.
It is understood that the introduction of hydrogen into the diesel air mixture burns the composite fuel more efficiently. This increase in efficiency is probably due to the high rate of reaction of the hydrogen to create higher temperature during the early part of the combustion period, which accelerates the reaction of the diesel fuel. A good summary of the scientific basis for NOx reduction and enhanced energy efficiency where adding very small amounts of hydrogen, as the GGF HET does, is provided in the enclosed memorandum by W. Thor Zollinger of the United States Department of Energy's Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory. He points out in his summary remarks;
"The Hydrogen Generator is based on proven engineering methods for reducing emissions, which date back several decades. Test results confirm this, and also show that the technique can increase fuel economy in some cases."
We are providing Zollinger's memo "Cleaning up Diesel and Automotive Exhaust with Hydrogen" as enclosure (1). The scientific literature is rich with papers on the effects
of hydrogen on diesel engine performance. We are also including one such example as enclosure (2), "Investigation of the Effects of Hydrogen Addition on Performance and Exhaust Emissions of Diesel Engine." We call attention to its conclusion from the experimental results.
"When a diesel engine runs with a small amount of hydrogen addition ... the NOx emissions are very lower in comparison with the case without hydrogen addition."
This is only one example of the many published results of similar scientific testing, including results from such recognized scientific laboratories as the Jet Propulsion Lab and MIT. We are confident the scientific basis for our technology is well founded and quite mature.