Fuel conversion system
US3973524A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 4, 1974 |
| Grant date | Aug 10, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 4, 1994 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/12
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A fuel conversion system is provided in which a petroleum fraction is circulated past the outside of the cylinders of an internal combustion engine in contact with a cracking catalyst to thereby crack the fuel as a result of the combined action of the catalyst and the heat imparted to the fuel through the cylinder walls, simultaneously providing oxygen and hydrogen to the fuel, circulating the resulting fuel to the interior of the cylinders where it is burned to drive the cylinders' piston.
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