Method and apparatus for liquid fuel conditioning to improve combustion
US7434568B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 3, 2007 |
| Grant date | Oct 14, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 3, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02M37/0064
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A fuel is conditioned in a fuel supply system for more efficient combustion in a combustion chamber. The conditioning system includes a plurality of vessels, each defining a fuel chamber for fuel conditioning, at least one fuel dispersing nozzle mounted for discharge into the fuel chamber, at least one gas inlet port, a gas outlet port with a gate valve and a pressure reducer mounted thereon. A low level sensor registers a low level of conditioned fuel in the fuel chamber. A gas source feeds a gas to the vessels wherein the gas is dissolved in the liquid fuel for forming a liquid/gas fuel solution. A gas delivery and gas pressure control system with flow-directional valves and gas pressure regulators supply gas and maintain a relatively high, first gas pressure P1 and a relatively low, second gas pressure P2. A low-pressure fuel pump and a liquid fuel supply line supply liquid fuel from a fuel reservoir to the at least one dispersing nozzle of each fuel chamber at a third pressure P3 higher than the first pressure P1. A high-pressure fuel pump feed the conditioned fuel to a combustion chamber at a fourth pressure P4 that is higher than a pressure in the combustion chamber at a mome…
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