Yull Brown
Yull Brown has been a controversial figure for years even after
his death in 1998. Yull Brown was born in Bulgaria as Ilya Velbov.
Brown made his mark in life after moving to Australia and taking
on a job as a laboratory technician.
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Yull Brown developed a way to electrolyze water into HHO gas in
an exact stoichiometric mix that allowed the substance to be used
for welding. Ten years before Brown made his discoveries in Australia,
William A. Rhodes, an American filed for international patents for
a similar method of creating HHO gas (or oxyhydrogen or hydroxy
as it is sometimes called) that would also be used in the welding
industry.
But unlike Rhodes, Brown was a heavy promoter of what he called
"Brown's Gas" and in honor of his work, many people still
use this name today. Brown found that by electrolyzing water (H2O)
into an exact mix of hydrogen and oxygen that HHO gas would be formed,
which was highly flammable, but not combustible, when used properly.
Brown travelled around Australia, then the United States with what
is called a traveling road show, promoting his device and gaining
investors. Some of the controversy surrounding Yull Brown and Brown's
gas comes from both his invention and his pedigree.
Those who have researched Brown take issue with his claims to have
been an electrical engineer while in Bulgaria, saying he was rather
at the more lowly position of electrician. Also, at issue was his
claim to be a professor, saying that Brown and another gentleman
started a paper university so that Brown could claim to have been
a professor.
Also, at issue is whether or not Brown's gas worked as advertised
in the welding industry. Many welding professionals initially could
not get his invention to work properly. Over time, however, others
such as William A. Rhodes and Denny Klein have been able to develop
into commercial successes "water torches" that use oxyhydrogen.
Yull Brown has made several demonstration with Brown's gas welding
torches were he will apply the flame and show the application for
which it can be used. Brown was even known to burn his own skin
to demonstrate that the flame was indeed real.
But, whether or not Yull Brown lived up to his own hype is not
important. What is important is that he pioneered and advocated
for HHO gas, which is not only being used in the welding industry,
but also in the automotive industry.
In the past couple of years, garage inventors have been using Brown's
gas as supplementary fuel in cars to increase gas mileage and reduce
emissions. By carrying a small amount of water onboard, a vehicle
can electrolyze H2O into Brown's gas, which is then fed into the
intake system of the vehicle where it helps the fuel burn more cleanly
and completely. The U. S. Department of Transportation recognizes
Brown's gas (although they call it 'hydrogen injection') as a viable
method to increase MPG's and lower tailpipe emissions.
The full impact of Yull Brown's life and contributions to this
emerging industry is still yet to be understood. Some call Yull
Brown a charlatan and others call him a visionary and pioneer.
Those who are using oxyhydrogen torches or HHO generators in their
cars are the one's most thankful for Yull Brown the inventor.
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