Thailand has launched an investigation into a man's invention that uses a water engine to power his car in Rayong in the east of the country.
Officials from two state agencies investigated to explore the potential advancements this invention could bring.
The innovator behind this technology is Poomin Ratsami, a 56-year-old car mechanic from Rayong province.
His invention is installed in the engine compartment of a gasoline sedan.
Officials from the National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) and the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation's office tested the vehicle and learned about the invention's operational processes.
This invention may have been inspired by the Pantone engine , which also involves generating water vapor to power a vehicle's engine.
Mr. Poomin explained that after completing his studies as a mechanic, he started working in a factory.
Poomin Ratsami, the inventor of the water engine. Photo Top News Online
During his work, he investigated the possibility of using water as an additional fuel for cars.
He conducted studies and experiments for nearly 20 years before achieving a breakthrough.
In engine operation, fuel is still needed, but water is added to the combustion process.
This generates gases that propel the engine with considerable force.
The exhaust gases emitted from the pipe are water, which contributes to fuel efficiency and reduced carbon dioxide emissions.
Such an invention could help Thailand combat air pollution problems that are worsening every year.
See: Air pollution: Thailand ranked among the worst countries in the world
Mr. Poomin strongly hopes that government agencies will continue to promote his innovation and encourage car manufacturers to adapt it.
The aim is to facilitate the widespread implementation and use of this technology in the future.
The NSTDA official explained that the invention involves transforming the molecular structure of water into gas, which is then introduced into the combustion chamber of the car engine.
This process should save fuel, in the same way that water is used to extinguish very violent fires, but the flames intensify.
Water engine. Photo Top News Online
The innovation is remarkable in that it allows cars to discharge water instead of smoke from the exhaust pipe, indicating that water has indeed entered the combustion chamber.
In cases where not all the substances are burned, they will be expelled as water, the official said.
As a first step, officials will explore opportunities to support and develop innovation.
They will report to their respective organizations on the operation of the invention, based on the theoretical understanding gained through the explanations provided.
See also:
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Source: The Nation Thailand
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18 comments
Bravo to this respectable citizen of Thailand!????????✌️????????
In the Las Vegas desert, dead people can tell their water engine story.
This “invention” dates back to the 1950s and 1960s, nothing new under the sun.
As long as a state does not take responsibility for an invention of this type, the oil companies will make money.
I can't see the Thai government investing in this industrial process.
Hello, I am asking my question for the person who carried out this construction of the water engine, if the vehicle remains stationary for a few days, is there not a risk of corrosion in the cylinders, and rust formation caused by the water?
Even if this is only the beginning, there will certainly be improvements made, I congratulate this mechanic and his colleagues, bravo.????????, from France.
In principle, and in the absence of more precise technical explanations, it must be a sort of ersatz of a hydrogen engine, using electricity from an additional generator to produce electrolysis of water and the production of gas, in this case oxygen, water vapor and nitrogen (released by the exhaust pipe) and hydrogen which can effectively serve as the main or additional fuel, just like the volatile extracts of vegetable oils such as rapeseed which are added for a certain percentage (10 to 15%) to gasoline.
Unless there is a major revolutionary innovation that he has kept discreet until now, this courageous Thai mechanic has therefore not invented anything, but he has brought up to date and I suppose, with a more suitable technology, tests that technicians and engineers tested in the laboratory first, then on vehicles from the 1950s (and already in the 19th century), with more failures than successes, what scientists called at the time a "combustion cell", which, given the explosive danger of hydrogen and the difficulties of storing this gas in the liquid state in an automobile, among other reasons, means that this hydrogen automobile engine has never really "taken off" to replace the gasoline engine, unlike electric cars with Lithium batteries...
However, benefiting from the research of certain Japanese and French car manufacturers, technological progress has made it possible to progress and equip certain service and public transport vehicles, which will notably be present at the Paris Olympic Games this year...
But this production remains marginal for individuals, due to the high purchase cost of the car itself and the price of its fuel compared to "all-electric" vehicles, the price of which continues to decrease for private users...
No need to look too far, it says in the article: Pentone.
It's steam, not hydrogen.
This was a year ago????.
I love Thailand, my Thai wife and our mixed children are the joy of my life and Thailand is a respectful country, my children go to Thai school and at home, they speak French with me, and it's going very well, we live in the countryside which is very beautiful, life is simple and the farmers are friendly, I gladly help with rice and rubber, a little corner of paradise.
Not interesting for Macron.
It will be boycotted in Europe, because water costs nothing.
Except for Nestlé.
This is the hydrogen engine.
Oh dear, you'll be waiting a long time for the so-called water engines...
And probably if it doesn't happen, our conspiracy-mongering friends will find a good reason...
For your information, I remind you that the inventor of the Pantone engine was convicted of fraud in the US.
May he rest in peace...
"The exhaust gases emitted from the pipe are water."
In such a technical field, your article lacks precision and is simply intended to be sensational journalism.
I read a book published by their author, 2 French engineers, who talk about this subject. At the end of the book there are plans to set up your own installation...
It runs on a lawnmower, it consumes water and gasoline... be careful, it is forbidden to install this system on a car under penalty of prosecution...
I forgot the book is called: "They put water in their engine, why not you?"
Petro-dollars will unfortunately block this genius and I hope that this project will see the light of day in order to save the planet.
The water engine. Kudos to Poomin Ratsami for this incredible invention.
I really hope he succeeds.
I remember that in 1977 in Switzerland, a similar invention was born, but it was intended for fuel oil or oil boilers.
The process involved spraying pressurised water into the burner flame, increasing efficiency by 30%, although this was later abandoned due to problems with fouling stone chimneys.
With the current stainless steel chimneys, the project could be reborn...
Regarding pollution in Thailand, it would be wise for the government to invest more in solar energy and electric cars.
In the 1990s, the compressed air car, an invention of a Belgian, I believe, had aroused interest in India and Africa, reaching a speed of 100 km/h.
However, the future of this car remains uncertain, perhaps influenced by the oil lobbies?
Nicolas Tesla had already designed the electric car of the future in the 1920s, capable of traveling at 120 km/h, but it was not widely adopted due to the decisions of the oil lobbies.
Technological advances in alternative energy have often been hampered by these influences…
A French engineer developed a water engine in the mid-19th century, but it mysteriously disappeared overnight. The oil industry was suspected.
Closer to us, in the 1970s and 1980s, during long-distance races like the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, Volvos were equipped with water injection.
As for releasing only water vapor, no, as soon as there is combustion of a fuel, there is release of CO2 and other harmful gases.
On this, this gentleman must save fuel and gain power.
As for a future, I doubt the oil industry will let him develop his system.
Stop dreaming.
It's nonsense and it's been known for years.
No drop in consumption.
Water vapor is released during combustion, but apart from aging the engines, it serves no purpose...
Water contains hydrogen which can be used as an energy source.
But, for this, it is necessary to separate the molecule and this requires much more energy than it yields (electrolysis or hydrocarbon cracking).
Water engines, as the conspiracy theorists imagine, do not exist, sorry.
There will always need to be a source of energy somewhere.
And that annoys me a little, because instead of getting out of our laziness caused by oil, we tell ourselves that the miracle solution exists but the governments or the oil companies are hiding things from us...
No, there are no miracle solutions. These are the laws of physics.