DE3111053A1 - METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SAVING FUEL FOR AUTOMOBILES - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to a method and a device for saving fuel in automobiles.

Many attempts have been made on automobiles Save fuel and reduce fuel consumption. It is well known that adding certain amounts of water to fuel can lead to savings. Apart from Theoretical proof of the possibility of saving fuel by adding water is a mixture of water with Petroleum-based fuel in its liquid state is still far from practical use, and simple this is because water does not mix easily with the liquid state. Even when using water satisfactorily When liquid fuel is mixed, it does not evaporate as easily as the fuel to mix with air in the process before burning and the water tends to stay in a liquid state when it is with the air or A fuel-air mixture is introduced into the engine;

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this is / desired.

In order to solve this problem, a method is provided according to the invention and specified a device to convert water into the gaseous state or into steam, which with the air or the fuel that has already evaporated into a gaseous state is mixed and with the air or the fuel-air mixture is mixed to a homogeneous mixture of water particles with the particles of the air or of the fuel and the air before it is introduced into the engine.

The invention provides a method and a device for saving fuel in automobiles. the Device carries steam, which is generated inside the device by heating water with the exhaust gas from the engine into the intake air or intake fuel

Air mixture which is drawn in by the engine and causes the steam to be mixed with it. The device comprises a metallic body for attachment to an automobile engine; the metallic body has an inlet passage that directs air or a fuel-air mixture to the intake ports of an engine, as well as one Exhaust passage which directs the exhaust gases from the exhaust ports of the engine to an exhaust pipe, furthermore a water passage, through which water is directed and heated to generate steam, and an opening through which the Steam to mix with the inlet air or the inlet fuel-air mixture is withdrawn.

The main object of the invention is to provide a method and an apparatus for saving fuel in an automobile to create, with water heated to steam and to mix with the intake air or with the fuel is drawn in, which is already in a gaseous state mixed with air.

Another object of the invention is to provide a method and an apparatus for fuel economy in an automobile with steam being introduced into and mixed with the intake air or intake fuel-air mixture and wherein the steam is obtained by heating water with the exhaust gas from the engine.

Another object of the invention is to provide a method and an apparatus for fuel economy in an automobile with steam being introduced into and mixed with the intake air or intake fuel-air mixture the steam being obtained by heating the water inside the device with the exhaust gas from the engine and wherein the device is attached to the cylinder head of the engine in place of the intake or exhaust manifold is.

The invention is explained in more detail below, for example with reference to the drawing; it shows:

Fig. 1 is a schematic representation of the basic

additional arrangement of the device according to the invention;

Pig. 2 is a schematic representation of a abge

changed arrangement of the device according to the invention;

Fig. 3 is a plan view of an embodiment

the device according to the invention in partial section to show the inlet passage;

FIG. 4 shows a top view of the embodiment of FIG. 3

in partial section to show the outlet passage;

5 is a vertical cross-sectional view of FIG

Embodiment of FIGS. 3 and 4, wherein
the inlet passage is shown; and

6 is a perspective view of a diffuser,

which is used in the embodiment according to FIGS. 3, 4 and 5.

1 shows the basic arrangement of the device according to the invention, with a fuel-saving device 3 according to the invention, a cylinder head H of a vehicle engine and a carburetor 9. An air cleaner A and an exhaust pipe E are also shown, as well as an inlet valve V ₁ in the cylinder head and an exhaust valve V ~. A water tank 4 is provided for supplying water to the device according to the invention.

As can be seen from FIG. 1, the inventive Device in connection with, for example, a carburettor gasoline engine. However, the principle explained below can in the same way to other engines for petroleum-based fuels, for example for engines with fuel injection be used.

As can be seen from the drawing, the invention includes Device a metallic body 3, which is made of cast aluminum or a composite piece of sheet metal may exist and the one inlet passage 1, an outlet passage 2, a water passage 5 and an opening 52. The inlet passage 1 is provided with an inlet port .11, which is designed for connection to the outlet end of a carburetor generally designated 9, as well as with outlet ports 12 which are the inlet ports of the cylinder head of the engine. The intake mixture drawn from the intake port 11 by the engine is passed through each exhaust port 12 of the intake passage 1 appropriately distributed to the cylinders. The outlet passage 2 (Fig. 4) is with Receiving openings 21 provided which correspond to the outlet openings of the Cylinder head of the engine, as well as having an exhaust port 22 for connection to the exhaust pipe of the vehicle. The outlet passage 2 is arranged so that the out exhaust gas entering each receiving opening for transmission is collected to the exhaust pipe at the outlet port 22. The inlet passage 1 and the outlet passage 2 are natural not connected to one another within the metal body 3. The water passage 5 is provided with an inlet port 51 and extends through the metal body 3 to an opening 52 which is in the inner wall of the inlet passage 1 in the vicinity the inlet port 11 is formed.

The metallic body 3 described above is attached directly to the cylinder head of an engine, the exhaust ports 12 of the inlet passage 1 with the inlet openings

of the cylinder head match and the receiving openings 21 of the exhaust passage 2 with the exhaust ports of the cylinder head to match. For this purpose, the conventional inlet manifold and the outlet manifold are removed and the one according to the invention Apparatus is attached in place of the intake manifold and exhaust manifold on an in-line engine.

The inlet port 51 of the water passage 5 is connected to the Water tank 4 connected by means of a suitable supply line or pipe 6. A valve 7 is provided in the tube 6, to regulate the supply of water; this valve can operate manually or automatically in conjunction with the engine be operated. The water tank 4 can be arranged a little above the height of the cylinder head in order to hold the water by gravity to feed; it can also be provided with a suitable feed pump (not shown) connected to the electrical power source of the vehicle is operated. The carburetor 9 is mounted on the inlet port 11 of the inlet passage 1. Around To protect the carburetor from excessive heat, an adapter 9A can be used between the carburetor 9 and the metallic body 3 be arranged, through which flows cooling water which circulates through the Mptorkühlsystem.

In the embodiment described above, in each outlet opening 12 of the inlet passage 1, a diffuser is provided 13 is provided, which is shown in FIG. The diffuser 13 creates turbulence in the inlet mixture to the mixture of the vapor with the inlet fuel-air mixture. The device according to the invention can, however, also work without diffusers.

The operation, function and advantages of the fuel saving device according to the invention will now be described described.

The device is attached to a vehicle engine in the manner shown in FIG. Initially, the valve 7 is closed until the engine has been started and brought to a suitable operating temperature. Then the valve 7 is opened so that the water in the water tank 4 can flow into the water passage 5 via the pipeline 6. Since the exhaust gas from the engine flows through the exhaust passage 2 in the metallic body 3 and this receives from the exhaust gas heat, the water is heated or in the water passage 5 to 10O ⁰ C higher, so that it becomes steam, before the opening 52 arrives. When the engine is in operation, a partial vacuum is created in the intake passage 1 which draws the intake-fuel-air mixture into the engine. The vapor is also drawn in through the opening 52 formed in the intake passage 1 and subjected to the partial vacuum in the intake passage 1 so that it mixes with the intake fuel-air mixture drawn into the engine. The steam or gaseous water mixes homogeneously with the inlet fuel-air mixture.

The rate of supply of water or steam to the inlet fuel-air mixture can be adjusted by the valve 7 so that an optimal engine performance is achieved, and through practical experiments. In such experiments it is found that the optimal performance with a Feed rate of the water or steam of about 20% of the fuel volume is achieved. The effectiveness of the procedure and the device according to the invention is shown in the results of the experiments explained below:

Attempt 1

The device shown in Figures 2 and 3 was, as

shown in Figure 1, mounted on the engine of a vehicle;

% Savings .5% 12th , 4% 16 .6% 10

the engine was a four-cylinder in-line petrol engine with

2000 cm. A road test was carried out over a distance of 1 km in three runs at speeds from 40, 50 or 60 km / h. The fuel consumption per distance covered in each run was shown in comparison with the tests without the fuel-saving device according to the invention as in the following Table specified:

Speed - without fuel - with the fuel saving device

40 km / h 13.3 km / 1 15.2 km / 1 50 km / h 12.2 km / 1 14.6 km / 1 60 km / h 11.8 km / 1 13.2 km / 1

The experiment discussed above was carried out by the Bureau of Commodity Inspection & Quarantine, Ministry of Economic Affairs, carried out in accordance with the official test report contained in Appendix 1.

Attempt 2

The device of Figures 2 and 3 was attached to the engine of a vehicle according to Figure 1; the engine was on Four-cylinder in-line petrol engine with 2310 cm. It was a road test over a distance of 372 km between Taipei and Kaoshiung carried out at an average speed of 70 km / h. The fuel consumption was 8.5 km / 1.

An experiment without the device but with a conventional inlet and outlet manifold was carried out on the same Route carried out; the result was 6.81 km / 1.

This experiment shows a net fuel saving result of 24.8%.

Trial 2 was carried out by the Ordnance Production Service of Combined Service Force General Headquarters in accordance with the official investigation report in Appendix 2.

Attempt 3

The device shown in Figures 2 and 3 was mounted according to Figure 1 on the engine of a vehicle; the The engine was a four-cylinder in-line gasoline engine with 2310 cm. A road test was carried out on a hilly stretch of 235 km performed in the northern part of Taiwan. A circuit test showed an average fuel consumption of 24.75 km / gallon (3.785 liters) of gasoline.

Another test found 23.61 km / gallon (3.785 liters).

The same vehicle was also made without the one according to the invention Device checked, showing an average fuel consumption of 20.68 km / gallon (3.785 liters).

This experiment shows a net fuel saving result from 14.16 to 19.68% on a hilly route.

The trial was conducted by the Army Transportation Academy according to the official trial report of Appendix 3.

Although the embodiment of the invention is equipped with a carburetor gasoline engine and so do the experiments have thus been made, it should be emphasized that the device is used equally in injection engines can be where the steam enters the inlet air

is introduced and mixed with it; the fuel will
injected into the steam-air mixture and the end result will be exactly the same as with carburettor engines. Furthermore is
It should be noted that the fuel saving device according to the
Invention is also applicable to compression ignition engines or diesel engines, since suitable amounts of vapor, which are homogeneously mixed with the intake air, improve the combustion efficiency.

The method and the device according to the invention can also be used in engines with cylinders in a V arrangement, as well as in engines with their inlet openings on one side and their outlet openings on the opposite side with only minor modifications, as shown in FIG. 5.

Annex 1

Bureau of Commodity Inspection & Quarantine Ministry of Economic Affairs Test report

Applicant: Hydro Energy Industry Company, Limited Testing agency: as stated above

Name of the item: Hydro Energy Brand

Automobile fuel saving device

Date of issue: July 17, 1980

Positions result

Fuel saving attempt
Fuel consumption in km / 1

measured at the following specified speeds

without the fuel saving device with the fuel saving

contraption

40 km / h. 13.3 km / 1 15.2 km / 1

50 km / h 12.2 km / 1 14.6 km / 1

60 km / h 11.8 km / 1 13.2 km / 1

Test route: a 1 km flat road in Chin-San.

3 Test vehicle: Yu-Loong Model 802 Cedric 2000 cm.

Comments: Test vehicle provided by the applicant.

The experiment was carried out in the presence of the applicant.

Appendix 2

Ordnance Production Services

Test report

the fuel-saving device in a long-distance test drive

1. Purpose of the experiment

Checking the effectiveness of the fuel-saving device in a road test using a military model M151A2 1 / 4T command car with and without the device; Compare fuel consumption or that with a fixed amount of fuel traveled.

2. Date of experiment: July 21 to July 24, 1980.

3. Test route: Highway between Taipei and Kaoshiung.

4. Test vehicle: Military model M151A2 1 / 4T command car

3 (gasoline engine 2310 cm).

5. Witnesses:

- Lt. Col. Lee Peng-Hsiao, Military Commodity Inspection Service.

- Major Sung Lung-Kee, Motor Vehicle Section of Ordnance Production Services.

- Driver: Lin Ming-Fu, Taiwan Machinery Corporation.

- Hydro Energy Company, Limited workforce.

6. Carrying out the experiment:

A. The test vehicle was a military model M151A2 1 / 4T command vehicle, Manufacturer Taiwan Machinery Corporation (established June 1980).

B. The road test (without the fuel saver) started at a gas station at Song San Airport,

wherein the fuel tank with gasoline up to a marking point on the filler pipe of the fuel tank was filled.

C. At the end of the road test (at a gas station in Chung-Chen Rd. Kaoshiung) the fuel tank refilled up to the same marking point; the gas meter reading of the pump was recorded.

D. The test vehicle was driven back to the starting point over the same distance and the fuel tank was replenished in the same way; the total distance and gasoline refills were recorded.

E. The road test with the same vehicle was on the same route and the same distance with the fuel saving device repeatedly, wherein the Gasoline refill amount has been recorded.

Q. The results of each road test were based on the the respective values in km / 1 are compared.

7. Experimental records

A. Weather conditions

July 21st, clear in the northern and central area,

cloudy and rainy in the southern part. July 22nd, sure

July 23, clear in the northern and central area,

cloudy and rainy in the southern part.

July 24th, sure.

B. Road conditions

The road surface had a good asphalt surface all along the route.

C. Trial speed

(1) on the motorway: 70 to 75 km / h.

(2) in the city: 40 to 4 5 km / h. The entire driving distance in the city was very short, the discrepancy in fuel consumption due to stop signals and other road conditions was minimal and negligible.

C. Experimental data

date from

Rangefinder

after

21.7. Taipei O

22.7. Kaoshiung 372.5

23.7. Taipei O

24.7. Kaoshiung 373.8

Kaoshiung Taipei Kaoshiung Taipei

Distance
tion s-
knife-
advertisement driven
route consumption
t gasoline total
route 372.5 372.5 54.5 745 372.5 54.9 745 373.8 373.8 44.5 748.3 374.5 43.5 748.3

km / 1 remarks

6.81 without fuel saver

, 5 with fuel saving device

Remarks:

(1) The rangefinder or odometer failed during the road test on July 21; those in the foregoing The distance given in the table was therefore 1200 cm from the odometer of the Yu-Loong accompanying the test vehicle Read Sedan.

(2) The total distance difference between the two tests is due to a detour in the Kaoshiung area on July 23rd and 24th.

Summary:

(1) The test shows a gasoline consumption of 6.81 km / 1 without the fuel saving device.

(2) With the fuel saving device, the result is 8.5 km / 1.

(3) Net savings (8.5 - 6.81): 6.81 χ 100% = 24.8%.

(4) The experiment suggests that the fuel saving device resulted in a net fuel saving of 24.8%.

Appendix 3

Army Transportation Academy

Test report for fuel saving device

Trial carried out by:

Dates: 30., 31. December 1980

Test vehicle: M151.1 / 4T military off-road vehicle with attached

Fuel saving device. Purpose of the experiment:

(1) Review the performance of the device in terms of its contribution to performance and strategic mobility of the vehicle with the device compared to the values without the device on a hilly route and to review the effects of saving fuel.

(2) Checking the reliability of the device and whether the device does the regular maintenance of the vehicle impaired.

(3) Checking whether the device affects the driving characteristics of the vehicle and driving safety.

Description of the examination: first examination

The vehicle without the fuel saving device was taken from drove from school to Li-Shan via Fu-Shing, Pa-Lin and Chih-Lan and returned by the same route; the total distance was 424 km. The vehicle consumed a total of 77.59 liters (20.5 gallons) of fuel on one average fuel consumption of 3,785 1 (1 gallon) per 20.68 km.

second try

The vehicle with the fuel-saving device was from from school via Fu-Shin, Pa-Lin, Chih-Lan, Toh-Niew to Ih-Lan and back on Pei-Ih-Road, with one Total distance of 235.2 km was covered. The vehicle consumed a total of 35.96 liters (9.5 gallons) of fuel, with an average fuel consumption of 3.785 liters (1 gallon) per 15.75 km.

third try

The second attempt was carried out again with a distance display of 236.1 km. The vehicle used up a total of 37.85 liters (10 gallons) of fuel, with an average fuel consumption of 3.785 liters (1 gallon) per 23.61 km.

Conclusion: I. Advantages

1. Percentage of fuel saved in each attempt how it is calculated:

second attempt compared to first attempt:

(24.75 - 20.68): 20.68 = 19.68% third attempt compared to first attempt:

(23.61-20.68): 20.68 = 14.61%

2. There was no adverse effect on the performance and military strategic mobility of the vehicle observed.

3. The exhaust gas from the vehicle with the fuel saving device is very clean.

II. Disadvantages

1. The fuel economy changes significantly with it the amount of water introduced into the fuel saving device. The difference in the percentage of The fuel saving between the second attempt and the third attempt is due to the difference

Adjustment of the water supply regulator.

Assessments:

1. The fuel saving device has a positive effect on the fuel consumption of motor vehicles, however the petrol saving percentage is variable.

2. The accessories for the fuel saving device, such as the The water tank, the water supply regulator and the piping consisted of provisional prototype equipment, which could affect the accuracy of the experiments.

3. No breakdowns occurred during the tests. The individual structure However, the device was not explained to the investigators who carried out the experiments; the effects The regular maintenance of the vehicle could therefore not be assessed.

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MÜLLEJR - BORE DEUFEI. - SCiION - LIFT KL 31110 5 PATKNTANWiMK BUHOJfBAN PATENT ATTOHNRYS Hydro Energy Industry Company Ltd. DR. WOLFGANG MÜLLER-BORE (PATENT ADVERTISER FROM 1927-1975) DR. PAUL. DEUFEL, DIPL.-CHEM. DR ALFRED SCHÖN. DIPL.-CHEM. WERNER HERTEL. DIPL.-PHVS. Hl / U - H 1496
March 20, 1981 Method and device for saving fuel for automobiles Claims Methods of fuel saving for automobile engines, in which inlet air or an inlet fuel-air mixture is drawn into the engine by a suction effect, characterized that a) water is heated to steam with the exhaust gas of the engine, b) the vapor in the inlet air or the inlet fuel-air mixture is introduced through an opening made in the passage of the intake air or the intake fuel -Air mixture is provided and that c) the steam through the opening with the suction effect of the Intake air or the intake fuel-air mixture is withdrawn. η _ 2. Fuel saving device for automobile engines with one Cylinder head, inlet openings and outlet openings, characterized in that a metallic Body is provided which has an inlet passage, an outlet passage and a water passage, that the inlet passage is adapted to the inlet air or the inlet fuel-air mixture to the Directing the intake port or ports of the engine so that the exhaust passage is formed such that that he has exhaust gas from the exhaust port or openings of the engine to the exhaust pipe directs, and that the water passage is formed so that he water from a Directs water supply source to the inlet passage. 3. Fuel saving device according to claim 2, characterized characterized in that the inlet passage is provided with outlet openings which are in number and Arrangement correspond to the inlet ports on the cylinder head of the engine on which the device is used. 4. Fuel saving device according to claim 2, characterized characterized in that the outlet passage is equipped with reception openings, which according to number and location correspond to exhaust ports on the cylinder head of the engine on which the device is used. 5. Fuel saving device according to claim 2, characterized characterized in that the water supply source is a separately arranged water tank, that one Supply pipe device connects the water tank to the water passage, and that the supply pipe device has a valve that regulates the supply of water to the water passage from the water tank.