Fuel Potentiator: Ocean Intake & Mercury-Enrichment System Research Entry — December 6, 2025 By Jonathan Olvera

 

Fuel Potentiator: Ocean Intake & Mercury-Enrichment System

Research Entry — December 6, 2025

By Jonathan Olvera

Today’s research focuses on the continuing development of the Fuel Potentiator, a liquid-processing system designed for the Arid Zone Nation State energy program. The device is an experimental mechanism capable of taking in ocean water, applying a graded cascade effect, and combining it with a controlled mercury inlet to initiate the first stage of fuel enrichment.


Project Overview

The Fuel Potentiator is being designed as a multi-stage liquid converter. Its primary purpose is to regulate intake behavior, stabilize mixed-density fluids, and create an enriched medium suitable for advanced fuel-generation processes. The structure uses the gradient formula:

G = –910 (n) Y

This formula allows the system to adjust the natural cascade effect of incoming liquid and maintain predictable flow behavior under pressure.


Ocean Water Intake: Initial Observations

The ocean intake component of the system is functioning as expected, though several important characteristics have been observed:

  • Ocean water carries micro-density fluctuations caused by salinity, suspended particulates, and temperature bands.

  • These fluctuations influence the internal cascade pattern and must be stabilized by internal grading fins.

  • A light oscillation was detected at the Y-value location, which suggests the need for structural stiffening inside the intake channel.

Despite these challenges, the intake maintains pressure and flow direction without loss of volume or structural failure.


Mercury Calibration and Value-Place Control

A secondary inlet feeds mercury into the system. Mercury is used as a calibration medium due to its density, conductivity, and stability under thermal stress.

Two value-places—(X) and (Y)—are currently used to measure the mercury input against overall flow. These values help regulate:

  • Pressure balance

  • Density alignment

  • Internal gradient transitions

  • Enrichment readiness

Early testing shows that mercury provides the precise modulation required for the enrichment phase, though the mixing time requires refinement.


Gradient Flow Control for HE22

The internal gradient regulator is designed for the mixture classified as HE22. When ocean water and mercury pass through the graded control tube, the system can:

  • Normalize fluid behavior

  • Prepare the mixture for catalytic enrichment

  • Adjust density through formula-controlled modulation

  • Stabilize the liquid for downstream energy conversion systems

This subsystem is the core of the Fuel Potentiator’s enrichment capability and will be expanded as the prototype moves forward.


Structural and Technical Notes

  • The prototype now includes two primary intakes:

    • Ocean Intake (main liquid source)

    • Mercury Inlet (calibration and enrichment)

  • Internal channels use a U-loop pressure structure to maintain fluid consistency.

  • Housing materials must be upgraded to resist salt corrosion, high-density metal fluid stress, and micro-thermal shifts.

  • Stability improves when the gradient control is tuned to its low-phase cycle.


Preliminary Conclusions

The Fuel Potentiator is showing strong promise as a gradient-based enrichment system. Ocean water intake is stable with minor turbulence, the mercury calibration effectively creates density anchors, and the overall mixture moves predictably into the enrichment phase.

More structural reinforcement is needed, but the underlying principle remains sound.


Next Steps

  • Reinforce gradient junctures and intake seals

  • Conduct density trials with controlled seawater variants

  • Add an additional calibration reference point (X2)

  • Begin drafting the second-stage prototype with expanded catalytic conversion compatibility


Entry Completed by:

Jonathan Olvera
Arid Zone Research Initiative
December 6, 2025

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