An article that appeared in the Reno Gazette-Journal on May 18, 1992, quoted an inventor as saying

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An article that appeared in the Reno Gazette-Journal on May 18, 1992, quoted an inventor as saying that he had turned water into motor vehicle fuel in a breakthrough that would increase engine efficiency, save gasoline, and reduce smog. There was also a picture of a car that the inventor modified to run on half water and half gasoline. The inventor claimed that sparks from catalytic poles in the converted engine would break down the water into oxygen and hydrogen, which would be burned with the gasoline. He added that hydrogen has a higher energy density than carbon, and the high energy density enables one to get more power. The inventor stated that the fuel efficiency of his car increased from 20 mpg (miles per gallon) to more than 50 mpg of gasoline as a result of conversion and noted that the conversion sharply reduced emissions of hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, and other exhaust pollutants. Evaluate the claims made by the inventor, and write a report that is to be submitted to a group of investors who are considering financing this invention.

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Thermodynamics An Engineering Approach

ISBN: 9781259822674

9th Edition

Authors: Yunus Cengel, Michael Boles, Mehmet Kanoglu

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