GB2401151A - Air/fuel conditioning - Google Patents

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GB2401151A
GB2401151A GB0419866A GB0419866A GB2401151A GB 2401151 A GB2401151 A GB 2401151A GB 0419866 A GB0419866 A GB 0419866A GB 0419866 A GB0419866 A GB 0419866A GB 2401151 A GB2401151 A GB 2401151A
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fuel conditioning
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Paul Antony Collins
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Qinetiq Ltd
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02M—SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
    • F02M27/00—Apparatus for treating combustion-air, fuel, or fuel-air mixture, by catalysts, electric means, magnetism, rays, sound waves, or the like
    • F02M27/04—Apparatus for treating combustion-air, fuel, or fuel-air mixture, by catalysts, electric means, magnetism, rays, sound waves, or the like by electric means, ionisation, polarisation or magnetism

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  • Feeding And Controlling Fuel (AREA)

Abstract

An apparatus for conditioning air and fuel supplied to a combustor (e.g. internal combustion engine) generates ions of opposite polarities in the air and fuel prior to mixing. The apparatus provides respective chambers (such as 5) through which the air and fuel flows, into which needle-like electrodes (such as 6) extend. The electrodes are connected to low-current high voltage power supplies of respective polarity to generate ions in the respective fluids by corona discharge. This promotes atomisation and dispersal of the fuel into finer droplets within the combustor and more rapid and complete intermixing with the air.

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GB 2401151 A continuation (74) Agent and/or Address for Service: Qinetiq
IP Cody Technology Park, A4 Building Room GO16, Ively Road, FARNBOROUGH, Hants, GU14 OLX, United Kingdom
GB0419866A 2002-02-26 2003-02-24 Air/fuel conditioning Withdrawn GB2401151A (en)

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GB0204411A GB0204411D0 (en) 2002-02-26 2002-02-26 Air and fuel condition system for the combustion engine
PCT/GB2003/000747 WO2003072925A1 (en) 2002-02-26 2003-02-24 Air/fuel conditioning

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GB2411436A (en) * 2004-02-26 2005-08-31 Qinetiq Ltd Conditioning air and fuel supplied to a combustor, eg an i.c. engine
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JPS56162257A (en) * 1980-04-24 1981-12-14 Yukiya Sato Apparatus for feeding oxygen and for ionizing air and fuel in intake manifold and carbureter of internal combustion engine
JPS61255257A (en) * 1985-05-07 1986-11-12 Hideyori Takahashi Ionization apparatus for carburetor type engine
US4718759A (en) * 1985-05-13 1988-01-12 Butler Louis L Apparatus for the alignment and balance of the wheels of a motor vehicle
JPH01232156A (en) * 1988-03-11 1989-09-18 Hideyori Takahashi Ionization device for internal combustion engine
JP2000161153A (en) * 1998-11-20 2000-06-13 Ikunojo Hyogo Internal combustion engine with engine intake air loaded with high voltage ion electron

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