Hydrolysis system and method for a vehicle engine

Abstract

A hydrolysis system and expansion tank includes an electrolysis unit that produces a fuel gas including hydrogen and oxygen by electrolysis; an expansion tank having an interior cavity that expands the fuel gas; and a heating element that heats the fuel gas. The heating element may include a conduit within the interior cavity for circulating hot water. A device for providing fuel gas includes a gas input line adapted to receive a fuel gas; an expansion tank having an interior cavity that is significantly larger than the gas input line so that the fuel gas expands within the cavity; and a conduit adapted to circulate a hot water thereby heating the fuel gas. Embodiments may include a method for providing fuel includes utilizing an electrolysis unit to produce a fuel gas that includes hydrogen and oxygen; expanding the fuel gas; and heating the fuel gas with circulating hot water.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A device comprising:
 an electrolysis unit that produces a fuel gas including hydrogen and oxygen by electrolysis;   an expansion tank having an interior cavity that expands the fuel gas; and   a heating element that heats the fuel gas.   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the heating element is inside the interior cavity of the expansion tank. 
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the heating element includes circulating hot water. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the heating element includes a conduit within the interior cavity of the expansion tank for circulating hot water. 
     
     
         5 . A device for providing fuel gas, comprising:
 a gas input line adapted to receive a fuel gas;   an expansion tank having an interior cavity that is significantly larger than the gas input line so that the fuel gas expands within the cavity; and   a conduit adapted to circulate a hot water thereby heating the fuel gas.   
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 5 , wherein the conduit is within the interior cavity of the expansion tank. 
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 5 , wherein the fuel gas includes hydrogen and oxygen created by an electrolysis unit. 
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 5 , further comprising:
 an electrolysis unit that produces fuel gas including hydrogen and oxygen and provides the fuel gas to the gas input line.   
     
     
         9 . A method for providing fuel gas, comprising:
 utilizing an electrolysis unit to produce a fuel gas that includes hydrogen and oxygen;   expanding the fuel gas; and   heating the fuel gas.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the fuel gas is expanded with an expansion tank, and the fuel gas is heated while the fuel gas is within the expansion tank. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the fuel gas is expanded within an expansion tank, and the fuel gas is heated with hot water that circulates through a conduit inside the expansion tank.