Compression ignition engines
US7000573B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 4, 2002 |
| Grant date | Feb 21, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 4, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/30
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method and arrangement of supplying a supplementary fuel (8) to a compression ignition internal combustion engine wherein an air supply (3) to the engine is first caused to pass through a natural vortex creator (1), and a supply of supplementary fuel (8) to the engine is supplied into a low pressure area the natural vortex (1) which provides a substantially constant ratio of supplementary fuel to main fuel through varying load conditions.
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