(Q) What is Archie Blue about?

(A) It is a carburetor invented by Achie Blue. The patent #
is 4,124,463 and was applied for on On Dec 29, 1976, now in
the public domain.  It operates by drawing the intake air of an
IC engine through an electrolyzer composed of horizontal
plates with holes in them. There is a compressed air source fed
to the input so that the output will be at standard atmospheric
pressure. This electrolyzer is operated from a heavy duty
alternator driven by the IC engine.

(Q) How is the engine switched to the gas from this
electrolyzer?

(A) When the engine has been sufficiently warmed up the petrol is
turned off and the electrolyzer powered up. Spark must not be
before TDC.
The electrolyzer has to be operated as close as possible to
the endothermic point (1.47 volts per cell). Heat has to be
applied to maintain the water in the electrolyzer above 180
degrees Fahrenheit. This is usually done by using some of the
exhaust gas to do this. This is to allow operation on less power in
watts and therefor less load on the engine

(Q) Is any safety method needed to stop backfiring into the
 electrolyzer?

(A) Yes . Because the burn rate of Hydrogen/Oxygen is about
8160 feet per second you must arrest this befor it damages your
electrolyzer.The best way to prevent this is a bubbler where the
gas is bubbled up through a column of water. Space above this
water and the line to the air intake manifold should be as small
as practical so that the resulting explosion is minimized.

(Q) Is it dangerous to conduct experements with this.

(A) Yes! Remember this! Anything over a cupfull of gas
 exploding will damage your eardrums. So do not under any
circumstances let this happen. Keep gas in the electrolyzer to
a minimum. Do not do experiments if the air is dry. Any spark
jumping from your finger to a metal surface will ignite the
gas. Make sure you have plenty of moisture in the room befor
you do experiments. Boil a kettle if necessary! Get the humidity
above 25% before doing any experiments. The ions in the air
will then prevent high voltage build up

(Q) Is only one electrolyzer needed?

(A) Several are needed. Three is the commonly used number.
This allows more water vapour to be added to the gas and aids
in power efficiency as the explosion is cooled by changing the
water droplets to super heated steam. The steam gives a long
steady power push to the piston. It is the compression stroke
that converts the moisture in the mix to water droplets.