GB2471741B - Fuel enrichment method and device - Google Patents

Fuel enrichment method and device

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GB2471741B
GB2471741B GB1005920A GB201005920A GB2471741B GB 2471741 B GB2471741 B GB 2471741B GB 1005920 A GB1005920 A GB 1005920A GB 201005920 A GB201005920 A GB 201005920A GB 2471741 B GB2471741 B GB 2471741B
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enrichment method
fuel enrichment
fuel
enrichment
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David Charles Colin Lewis
Christopher Leonard Smith
John Richard Lister
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Advanced Fuel Technologies UK Ltd
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Advanced Fuel Technologies UK Ltd
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Priority to GB1005920A priority Critical patent/GB2471741B/en
Publication of GB201005920D0 publication Critical patent/GB201005920D0/en
Priority to BR112012025492-8A priority patent/BR112012025492B1/en
Priority to CN2010800673228A priority patent/CN102939455A/en
Priority to US13/639,985 priority patent/US10016731B2/en
Priority to EA201291016A priority patent/EA031847B1/en
Priority to EP10779032A priority patent/EP2556240A1/en
Priority to JP2013503166A priority patent/JP5758983B2/en
Priority to PCT/GB2010/051862 priority patent/WO2011124872A1/en
Publication of GB2471741A publication Critical patent/GB2471741A/en
Priority to PCT/GB2011/050693 priority patent/WO2011124921A1/en
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Priority to US16/003,712 priority patent/US10695727B2/en
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02B—INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES; COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL
    • F02B43/00—Engines characterised by operating on gaseous fuels; Plants including such engines
    • F02B43/10—Engines or plants characterised by use of other specific gases, e.g. acetylene, oxyhydrogen
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02B—INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES; COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL
    • F02B43/00—Engines characterised by operating on gaseous fuels; Plants including such engines
    • F02B43/10—Engines or plants characterised by use of other specific gases, e.g. acetylene, oxyhydrogen
    • F02B43/12—Methods of operating
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02B—INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES; COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL
    • F02B47/00—Methods of operating engines involving adding non-fuel substances or anti-knock agents to combustion air, fuel, or fuel-air mixtures of engines
    • F02B47/04—Methods of operating engines involving adding non-fuel substances or anti-knock agents to combustion air, fuel, or fuel-air mixtures of engines the substances being other than water or steam only
    • 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
    • F02M25/00—Engine-pertinent apparatus for adding non-fuel substances or small quantities of secondary fuel to combustion-air, main fuel or fuel-air mixture
    • F02M25/10—Engine-pertinent apparatus for adding non-fuel substances or small quantities of secondary fuel to combustion-air, main fuel or fuel-air mixture adding acetylene, non-waterborne hydrogen, non-airborne oxygen, or ozone
    • F02M25/12—Engine-pertinent apparatus for adding non-fuel substances or small quantities of secondary fuel to combustion-air, main fuel or fuel-air mixture adding acetylene, non-waterborne hydrogen, non-airborne oxygen, or ozone the apparatus having means for generating such gases
    • 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
    • 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
    • F02M31/00—Apparatus for thermally treating combustion-air, fuel, or fuel-air mixture
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02T—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
    • Y02T10/00—Road transport of goods or passengers
    • Y02T10/10—Internal combustion engine [ICE] based vehicles
    • Y02T10/12—Improving ICE efficiencies
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02T—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
    • Y02T10/00—Road transport of goods or passengers
    • Y02T10/10—Internal combustion engine [ICE] based vehicles
    • Y02T10/30—Use of alternative fuels, e.g. biofuels

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Output Control And Ontrol Of Special Type Engine (AREA)
GB1005920A 2010-04-08 2010-04-08 Fuel enrichment method and device Active GB2471741B (en)

Priority Applications (10)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB1005920A GB2471741B (en) 2010-04-08 2010-04-08 Fuel enrichment method and device
CN2010800673228A CN102939455A (en) 2010-04-08 2010-11-09 Fuel enrichment method and device
BR112012025492-8A BR112012025492B1 (en) 2010-04-08 2010-11-09 PROCESS TO ENRICH A HYDROCARBON FUEL, ADAPTED DEVICE TO PERFORM THE PROCESS, INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND VEHICLE
US13/639,985 US10016731B2 (en) 2010-04-08 2010-11-09 Fuel enrichment method and device
EA201291016A EA031847B1 (en) 2010-04-08 2010-11-09 Fuel enrichment method and device
EP10779032A EP2556240A1 (en) 2010-04-08 2010-11-09 Fuel enrichment method and device
JP2013503166A JP5758983B2 (en) 2010-04-08 2010-11-09 Fuel enrichment method and device
PCT/GB2010/051862 WO2011124872A1 (en) 2010-04-08 2010-11-09 Fuel enrichment method and device
PCT/GB2011/050693 WO2011124921A1 (en) 2010-04-08 2011-04-08 Fuel enrichment method and system
US16/003,712 US10695727B2 (en) 2010-04-08 2018-06-08 Fuel enrichment method and device

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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Citations (10)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB191311756A (en) * 1913-05-20 1914-04-09 George Edward Heyl Improved Method of Treating Liquid-fuel for Internal Combustion Engines and Means therefor.
US4382189A (en) * 1979-05-25 1983-05-03 Wilson John B Hydrogen supplemented diesel electric locomotive
US5178118A (en) * 1990-04-26 1993-01-12 Yoshiro Nakamats Energy system for applying mixed hydrogen and gasoline to an engine
US7021249B1 (en) * 2003-09-02 2006-04-04 Christison J Devon Hydrogen addition to hydrocarbon fuel for an internal combustion engine
US20060090712A1 (en) * 2004-11-04 2006-05-04 Ehresman Kenneth L Hydrogen oxygen generation system for an internal combustion engine
WO2006126341A2 (en) * 2005-05-24 2006-11-30 Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha Hydrogen-fueled internal combustion engine
WO2007031848A2 (en) * 2005-09-15 2007-03-22 Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha Internal combustion engine using hydrogen
WO2007142728A2 (en) * 2006-05-30 2007-12-13 Brehon Energy Plc System and method for producing a hydrogen enriched fuel
WO2008012632A2 (en) * 2006-07-27 2008-01-31 Niche Vision Sdn. Bhd. Process and apparatus for generating hydrogen enriched fuel
US7458368B1 (en) * 2007-04-18 2008-12-02 Daniel Huffman Engine fuel efficiency improvements

Patent Citations (10)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB191311756A (en) * 1913-05-20 1914-04-09 George Edward Heyl Improved Method of Treating Liquid-fuel for Internal Combustion Engines and Means therefor.
US4382189A (en) * 1979-05-25 1983-05-03 Wilson John B Hydrogen supplemented diesel electric locomotive
US5178118A (en) * 1990-04-26 1993-01-12 Yoshiro Nakamats Energy system for applying mixed hydrogen and gasoline to an engine
US7021249B1 (en) * 2003-09-02 2006-04-04 Christison J Devon Hydrogen addition to hydrocarbon fuel for an internal combustion engine
US20060090712A1 (en) * 2004-11-04 2006-05-04 Ehresman Kenneth L Hydrogen oxygen generation system for an internal combustion engine
WO2006126341A2 (en) * 2005-05-24 2006-11-30 Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha Hydrogen-fueled internal combustion engine
WO2007031848A2 (en) * 2005-09-15 2007-03-22 Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha Internal combustion engine using hydrogen
WO2007142728A2 (en) * 2006-05-30 2007-12-13 Brehon Energy Plc System and method for producing a hydrogen enriched fuel
WO2008012632A2 (en) * 2006-07-27 2008-01-31 Niche Vision Sdn. Bhd. Process and apparatus for generating hydrogen enriched fuel
US7458368B1 (en) * 2007-04-18 2008-12-02 Daniel Huffman Engine fuel efficiency improvements

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