Science
Yesterday’s science arrives today. Hydrogen production developed from 19th century science. Yet this decade marks the time when technology has caught up with the science in this area. The technology now allows manufacturers to put products on the market that everyone may benefit from.
Here you may find a list of more recent science articles on the subject. Key scientists and engineers have documented these advances. They have allowed us greater understanding of the science of hydrogen. The science of hydrogen is becoming a standard feature of engine application. And we are witnesses of these facts of science history.
The following are examples of abbreviations used in some of the below-mentioned publications:
ICE – Internal Combustion Engine, and SI – Spark Ignition; as in an “SI engine”.
NASA
1. Cassidy, J.F.,
Emissions and Total Energy Consumption of a Multi-Cylinder Piston Engine Running on Gasoline and a Hydrogen-Gasoline Mixture
Technical Note Report # E-9105, May, 1977,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, D.C.
Adding hydrogen to gasoline significantly increased flame speed and allows for a leaner air/fuel ratio. All emissions levels decreased at these leaner conditions.
[Note: NASA public archive of publication presently under review and unavailable to public on 4/26/13.]
Society of Automotive Engineers
1. Allgeier, T., Klenk, M., Landenfeld, T., Conte, E., Boulouchos, K., Czerwinski, J., Advanced Emission and Fuel Economy Concept Using Combined Injection of Gasoline and Hydrogen in SI-Engines
Publication #2004-01-1270, March, 2004,
Society of Automotive Engineers, Troy, MI.
Adding hydrogen to gasoline produces improvements in engine efficiency and emissions.
2. Apostolescu, N., Chiriac, R., A Study of Combustion of Hydrogen-Enriched Gasoline in a Spark Ignition Engine
Publication #960603, February, 1996,
Society of Automotive Engineers, Troy, MI.
Adding hydrogen to gasoline produces improvements in engine efficiency and emissions, due to accelerated combustion.
3. Conte, E., Boulouchos, K.,
Influence of Hydrogen-Rich-Gas Addition on Combustion, Pollutant Formation and Efficiency of an IC-SI Engine
Publication #2004-01-0972, March, 2004,
Society of Automotive Engineers, Troy, MI.
Adding hydrogen to gasoline results in lower emissions and a significant increase in engine efficiency.
4. Goldwitz, J., Heywood, J.,
Combustion Optimization in a Hydrogen-Enhanced Lean-Burn SI Engine
Publication #2005-01-0251, April, 2005,
Society of Automotive Engineers, Troy, MI.
Adding hydrogen to gasoline can extend the lean limits of the air/fuel ratio.