Nitrous oxide vapor delivery system for engine power enhancement
US7210472B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 10, 2005 |
| Grant date | May 1, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 14, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/12
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
This invention is a nitrous oxide delivery system to improve engine power in which the nitrous oxide leaves its storage bottle as a vapor rather than conventional liquid delivery systems in which it leaves as a liquid. This system can therefore use a relatively simple pressure regulator and fixed orifice to maintain an essentially constant nitrous oxide mass flow rate over a wide range of storage bottle pressure. The nitrous oxide which enters the engine does not contain any ice crystals and will not cause icing, therefore allowing introduction of the nitrous virtually anywhere in the engine's induction tract.
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