| Summary: | The hydrogen molecule is the most abundant element on the planet. With evermore interest in relinquishing our need for fossil fuels, this abundance is one of the primary reasons that hydrogen is a front runner in the alternative fuel race. To gather information on Hydrogen conversions in an internal combustion engine, multiple SAE journal entries, websites, and leaders in the industry were studied to point out some of the challenges that would be faced. Through the SAE journals, positive results were found on hydrogen conversions. The emissions were practically eliminated. In order to achieve that, the engine parameters going from gasoline to hydrogen had to be drastically changed. To test the hydrogen conversion effects, an Arctic Cat Prowler was converted to run on Hydrogen fuel. This four wheel drive utility vehicle was first tested in its stock state while running on gasoline. The emissions, max speed, acceleration, and max power were recorded to keep a history and compare to the hydrogen data. Once converted, the same tests were performed while the vehicle was run on hydrogen.
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