How does the TAP Fuel Saver work ?
The TAP Fuel Saver converts any
internal combustion engine to a hybrid through
the benefits of hydrogen. Water
is pumped from the reservoir to the Fuel Saver unit where
it is converted to hydrogen.
Hydrogen comes off the top of the unit
and goes to the throttle body where
it is goes into the engine and burns more efficiently than regular
fuel. Because hydrogen is more efficient than gasoline,
diesels or
propane it provides the benefits of
increased mileage, increased power and decreased emissions.
I've seen other units on the market,
what makes yours different ?
Others simply introduce air
turbulence into the system which has no major effect of increasing
mileage. Other units are made out of plastic which can crack and
deteriorate over time & weather. Our unit is constructed with stainless
steel for long lasting durability and injects hydrogen - a more
efficient fuel.
Water is stored
in one tank, how does it get to the 'conversion' unit ?
At the bottom of the water
storage reservoir is a
water pump. Tubing from the
bottom goes to the intake on the TAP
Fuel Saver unit.
How is the hydrogen supplied to the
engine ?
The outlet
tubing on the TAP Fuel Saver has a "Y" junction to be attached at the
manifold therefore allowing the hydrogen into the firing reaction.
With hydrogen
being so volatile I have a concern
of sparks or engine heat igniting the vapour. How is this prevented ?
We
supply installation instructions with the unit when purchased. Since
the hydrogen being produced in the TAP
Fuel Saver unit is not under compression, volatility is less concern
than driving with a gas
tank. We lit a match at the end of the outlet tubing -
got a 'popping' sound that went out
immediately. If you lit gasoline fumes in
a similar way - you'd have a big problem. Install
the TAP Fuel Saver unit
according to instructions then the unit only turns on when the engine is
running. When you turn your key off - the unit turns
off.
How much hydrogen is produced ?
The water molecule is made
up of 3 atoms - 2 hydrogen and 1 oxygen. The amount of hydrogen
produced is dependent upon water being pumped to the reaction unit - if
you run out of water the unit stops producing hydrogen. If the reaction
separating water into hydrogen and oxygen occurred in open air it would
dissipate immediately.
How large is the water storage tank
and what is the equivalent amount of hydrogen produced from that
amount of water ?
The water storage reservoir measures
about 8" high by 5" wide by 4" deep and contains about 1 1/2 liters of
water. This provides about 1000 km of reaction. A larger engine would
use up the water a bit more
quickly and if the engine is
under heavier load then more
could be used more quickly.
What are the effects of introducing hydrogen into
the engine ?
In effect you would be
changing your vehicle into a gas/hydrogen
hybrid. You will be improving
your mileage and since hydrogen
burns cleaner and more efficiently
than gas or diesel
fuel it will clean the engine
over time. Testers have taken
apart gasoline engines to see how 'dirty' they are. They then
reassembled the engine and ran the vehicle using the TAP Fuel Saver.
After one month they took the engine apart again and the engine was
visibly cleaner.
What is the ratio of hydrogen to fuel during the
operation of the unit ?
It changes based on the
demand of the engine. As the vacuum
from the engine revs becomes higher,
the TAP Fuel Saver makes more hydrogen for
use.
How is the amount of hydrogen regulated to an
ideal stoichiometric ratio, in order to maintain peak engine
performance and low emission levels
?
Gasoline burns 13% efficiently. Hydrogen burns 86% efficiently. The
average car on the road today is already using a product that is
minimally efficient in burning, is dirty and costs for fuel
are increasing dramatically. Adding hydrogen can only increase vehicle
efficiency. This unit has been made affordable for the average
consumer - to combine the benefits of
hybrid technology without throwing out older cars.
The embodied energy required to build new hybrid cars is much more than
the energy required to build and add a TAP Fuel Saver to a vehicle
currently in use. If we build
a fuel saver unit that has the onboard
computers needed to monitor peak
ratios etc. it would
increase the cost of each unit to the average
user.