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Mr. Ohmasa, president of Japan Techno, Inc., has devised a method of producing an unusual hydrogen-oxygen gas by using low frequency vibrations to circulate the water upon which electrolysis is run, creating a highly stable H2-O2 gas called Ohmasa gas which exhibits unusual characteristics. For example, Ohmasa gas doesn't explode under pressure.
 President Ohmasa demonstrates his unique electrolysis method. |
Mr. Ohmasa, president of Japan Techno, Inc., has devised a method of producing an unusual hydrogen-oxygen gas that could become an alternative fuel of the future, conceivably replacing gasoline, both due to its burning characteristics as well as its ease of storage and transport.
One patented process developed by Ohmasa uses low frequency vibrations to circulate water without any other stirring mechanism. Such water has reduced surface tension to the point that bubbles do not form in the water when detergent is added to it, though it is being agitated by the circulation. However, it turns out that bubbles are forming, but they are not visible because they are tiny -- on the nano scale.
Ohmasa discovered that if he performs electrolysis on this water solution, that a highly stable H2-O2 gas is formed, subsequently named Ohmasa gas, which exhibits unusual characteristics. For example, Ohmasa gas doesn't explode under pressure, but only recombines when ignited. Also, while oxygen normally liquifies at -183º C, and hydrogen liquiefies at -253º C, Ohmasa gas liquefies at -178º C. Also, the Ohmasa gas does not escape from containers that hold oxygen but not normal hydrogen; it holds its pressure in the container, making storage and shipment feasible. Similar to Brown's Gas, one can wave their hand through the Ohmasa gas torch flame, yet that same flame will vaporize Tungsten in a second.
When Ohmasa gas is burned, its emission is water vapor.
Hence, with this new method, water could conceivably become the energy carrier of choice for energy produced from renewable sources such as solar and wind. Some modifications would likely need to be made to existing engines for it to work well with them, and it would require new tanks (gaseous rather than liquid), and new dispensing orifices.
Here's a video that showed in October on Japan's Science Edge program.
Someone who brought this to our attention from Japan provided the following transcription, which I've edited slightly:
| Water Gas may have a special molecular structure
The president of the company, Ohmasa, made a fluid stirrer that doesn't use rotation of the blade but uses mechanical vibrations of low frequency instead. The water circulation has good stability. If you pour detergent into this water, bubbles don't occur. Why? Ordinary electrolysis makes O2 and H2 gas. When President Ohmasa did plating work in this stirrer, neither an explosion nor a bubble appeared. They say that this low frequency vibration breaks water surface tension, so bubbles can't occur. President Ohmasa got a hunch. He did electrolysis in this 'water of broken surface tension', then Special Water Gas occured. This gas is different from ordinary hydrogen and oxygen gas. This Special Water Gas can occur only in the low frequency vibration water. The Special Water Gas occurs as micro nanobubbles, which gas is completely different from ordinary hydrogen and oxygen. It provides a safe gas for fuel, which is a combination of hydrogen and oxygen, [which under normal conditions would want to recombine explosively]. Hydrogen gas is a very small molecule, which leaks from most containers easily. But this Special Water Gas has been in a gas cylinder of a fixed pressure for two years. President Ohmasa says that the ratio of hydrogen and oxygen is 2:1, but its structure must be special.
Special Water Gas can be used as a fuel for a torch. The temperature is about 700 degrees Celcius, which is a lower temperature [compared to other torches]. But it can burn through an iron plate. New uses begin to be born.
Dr. Masanori Ito of the University of Tokyo Kaiyoh has succeeded to run a small engine as of July, 2009. The air intake for this engine was closed. It does not require oxygen (from the air) to burn this Special Water Gas. The exhaust is water vapor. This Special Water Gas doesn't explode under pressure. It is very stable. It is possible to make societal infrastructure of Special Water Gas instead of gasoline. President Ohmasa ran liquefaction tests to ascertain the true character of the gas. Normally, oxygen liquifies at -183º C, and hydrogen liquiefies at -253º C. However, this Special Water Gas liquefies at -178º C. President Ohmasa says:
It's likely, though, that this technology may yet met resistance from the mental blocks that exist. Water fuel does not produce harmful exhaust. It is a clean source of energy. Japan Tech Inc. is going to test a bigger four-cycle car engine next month (November, 2009). If it succeeds, a new fuel will be born. |
To see more about this company, see our feature page at http://peswiki.com/index.php/Directory:Ohmasa_Gas_by_Japan_Techno_Co.%2C_Ltd.
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