JP2001221109A - Internal combustion engine and automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To clean exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine and to improve fuel consumption with an easily retrofitted device. SOLUTION: A fuel reformer 1 for reforming fuel of the internal combustion engine comprises a fluorocarbon polymeric member 2 having a fuel passage inside thereof, an ionization catalyst layer 3 including fine powder of tourmaline formed on the periphery of the member 2, a solid-electrolyte layer 4, an outer layer 5 of a conductive metal member, and a fixing cap 6 for fixing and sealing both end portions of the outer layer 5. The fine powder of the tourmaline included in the ionization catalyst layer 3 produces a quantum-mechanically strong high electrostatic field by spontaneous polarization. Electrons are extracted from a part of atomic hydrogen of the fuel in a fuel passage 7 by the quantum high electrostatic field to be protons. Some hydrogen nuclei in the fuel are converted to neutrons by an Auger phenomenon. These protons and neutrons cause a hydrogen nuclear-fusion reaction in high pressure/high temperature plasma within a combustion chamber.

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to purification of exhaust gas and improvement of fuel efficiency of an internal combustion engine, and more particularly, to reforming fuel and intake air to improve energy efficiency and emission of hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides. The present invention relates to an internal combustion engine and a motor vehicle capable of reducing the pressure.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the field of automobiles, a technology that has received the most attention in recent years is an environmentally friendly technology. Environmentally friendly technologies include not only exhaust gas purification technology that reduces HC, NOx, particulate matter (PM), etc. from exhaust gas, but also global warming countermeasures.
O ₂ reduction, namely improving fuel efficiency technology has become indispensable.

[0003] Generally, as a combustion phenomenon of an engine, NOx increases due to oxidation of nitrogen in air mainly in the case of high temperature combustion, and particulate matter due to insufficient evaporation of fuel spray increases in the case of low temperature combustion. It is a phenomenon.
Many engine manufacturers are also trying to make use of their specialty technologies in order to make the contradictions as compatible as possible, but the current situation is that they are trying to make use of them in future development engines.

At present, the mainstream of automobile engines are gasoline engines and diesel engines. Since these internal combustion engines are in the form of rapid intermittent combustion under high temperature and high pressure, it is not easy to keep exhaust gas clean against fluctuations in vehicle running conditions.

For this reason, some new models adopt a hybrid system in which an internal combustion engine and an electric motor are combined. In the hybrid system, electric power is generated and stored in a storage battery when there is sufficient engine driving force, and the motor is driven by the power of the storage battery when low-speed torque or large output is required. As a result, an engine having a smaller capacity than the vehicle weight can be used, and operating conditions to be assigned to the engine can be narrowed to facilitate measures against exhaust. Furthermore, by driving the motor from the axle during deceleration to generate power, energy regeneration is being performed and overall fuel economy is being improved.

[0006] However, the hybrid system has a high vehicle price, a small number of production units, an environmental improvement and a total C
Contribution to O ₂ reduction is slight, and it already has the use process vehicles that are provided for use to apply to remodel is almost impossible.

[0007] Adverse emissions and CO ₂ reduction in the use process vehicles, fuel reforming method broadly divided into the catalyst by the post-processing system, is divided into three discharge treatment method.

(1) Fuel reforming method Oxygenated fuel supply; the use of an oxygen-containing material as a component of a fuel compound to enhance fuel combustion. As a gasoline base material, MTBE (M) which is light but has a very high octane number and contains about 18% by weight of oxygen.
Ethyl Tertiary-Butyl Ether) has been approved for use in some premium gasoline since 1991.

As a diesel fuel, a vegetable oil having an oxygen content of about 10%, such as a recovered cooking oil, is a candidate. Such a vegetable oil, if the viscosity is adjusted to the same level as light oil,
The output and fuel efficiency are not much different from light oil.

B. Change in binding of fuel molecules; zeolite such as tuff is finely powdered, mixed with ceramic powder, and filled with spherical spheres or the like and filled into a tube. Fuel is passed through the tube, changing the binding of fuel molecules and increasing combustion efficiency. In this way, the production of harmful exhaust is reduced.
Proposals similar to this basic product are available in the market, but their effectiveness is weak and they have not been sold for practical use.

(2) Post-treatment method using a catalyst: Various catalysts have been disclosed as measures against NOx and particulate matter contained in exhaust gas from diesel engines. Deterioration due to increased kimono, high cost,
The practical range is still very small due to the difficulty of maintenance.

(3) Discharge treatment method: As a post-treatment of the exhaust gas, there is a method of subjecting the exhaust gas to discharge plasma for decomposition treatment, or a method of applying a radiation (electron beam) for physicochemical decomposition treatment. Due to the complexity, high cost, and difficulty in mounting locations, practical use in automobiles is scarce.

[0013]

However, MTBE, which is the conventional oxygen-containing fuel for gasoline engines, has a complicated production process and is expensive, and is only blended in some premium gasoline.

Further, there is a problem in that an apparatus which reforms fuel with a catalyst such as zeolite to increase combustion efficiency and reduce harmful substances has a low practical effect.

When the recovered edible oil is applied to a diesel engine, oxidative polymerization which induces the formation of a gum component is likely to occur due to the high degree of unsaturation of the oil over a long period of use. There was a problem that deposits were deposited.

[0016] In the exhaust post-treatment by the catalytic device, there are problems that it is difficult to retrofit the exhaust gas and that the function is deteriorated due to adhesion (poisoning) of a functional inhibitor such as sulfur in the fuel to the catalyst.

In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide an internal combustion engine capable of causing a nuclear fusion reaction of protons obtained by ionizing hydrogen atoms of a hydrogen-containing fuel.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an internal combustion engine capable of purifying exhaust gas of the internal combustion engine and improving fuel efficiency, and an automobile equipped with the same.

[0019]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a proton-containing proton which is a hydrogen ion obtained by ionizing electrons from a hydrogen atom contained in a liquid or gaseous hydrogen-containing fuel. An internal combustion engine using a fuel containing fuel, comprising: a fuel reformer for reforming the proton-containing fuel by ionizing electrons from some of the hydrogen atoms of the hydrogen-containing fuel, wherein the fuel reformer reforms the proton-containing fuel. The gist is to chemically burn the proton-containing fuel and to cause a part of the protons contained in the proton-containing fuel to undergo nuclear fusion in the plasma generated by the high temperature and high pressure during the chemical combustion.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an internal combustion engine according to the first aspect, wherein the fuel reformer includes a first member having a fuel passage therein and a first member having a fuel passage therein. An ionization catalyst layer including a spontaneously polarized dielectric powder applied thereto, and a solid electrolyte layer applied to the surface of the ionization catalyst layer,
And a second member provided on the surface of the solid electrolytic layer.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an internal combustion engine according to the first or second aspect, wherein a first member having an intake air passage therein and a surface of the first member are attached to the first member. An ionization catalyst layer containing a spontaneous polarization dielectric powder, and a solid electrolytic layer adhered to the surface of the ionization catalyst layer,
A second member provided on the surface of the solid electrolytic layer; and a nuclear fusion reaction of hydrogen ions obtained by ionizing water in the intake air by the suction air reformer. The main point is to contribute to

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an internal combustion engine according to the second or third aspect, wherein the ionization catalyst layer comprises tourmaline powder as a spontaneously polarized dielectric powder, and quartz. The gist of the present invention is that a colloidal gel containing powder, diamond powder, and graphite powder is solidified.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an internal combustion engine according to any one of the second to fourth aspects, wherein the first member is formed of a fluorine-based polymer material. The gist is that the second member is formed of a conductive metal.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an automobile having an internal combustion engine according to any one of the first to fifth aspects.

[0025]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an internal combustion engine using a proton-containing fuel containing protons, which are protons obtained by ionizing electrons from hydrogen atoms contained in a liquid or gaseous hydrogen-containing fuel. A fuel reformer for ionizing electrons from some of the hydrogen atoms of the hydrogen-containing fuel to reform the proton-containing fuel, and chemically burning the proton-containing fuel reformed by the fuel reformer. At the same time, a part of the protons contained in the proton-containing fuel is fused in the plasma generated by the high temperature and high pressure during the chemical combustion. , The output torque is increased, and the activated fuel is completely burned to reduce harmful components in the exhaust gas.

According to the present invention, the fuel reformer ionizes electrons from some hydrogen atoms of the hydrogen-containing fuel to obtain protons, and hydrogen nuclei in the fuel generate orbital electrons by the quantum mechanical Auger phenomenon. Capture and convert to neutrons. These protons and neutrons collide in high-temperature and high-pressure plasma generated by chemical combustion in the combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine to generate deuterium nuclei ( ² H or D).

The hydrogen atoms of naturally occurring hydrogen compounds contain about 0.015% of deuterium atoms,
Some of the electrons are extracted by the fuel reformer to become deuterium nuclei, and some of the deuterium atoms are exposed to the high temperatures of chemical combustion.
Electrons are stripped off in high-pressure plasma to become deuterium ions, that is, deuterium nuclei.

The generated deuterium nuclei collide with each other,

[Number 1] ^{2 H + 2 H → 3 He} + n + 3.27 [MeV] ^{... (1) 2 H + 2} H → 3 H + 1 H + 4.03 [MeV] ^{... (2) 3 H + 2} H → 4 He + n + 17 .59 [MeV] ^{... (3) 3 H + 3} H → 4 He + 2n + 11.33 [MeV] ... (4) (1) to (4) causes a hydrogen fusion reactions according to the fusion reaction formula shown in formula, mass number 3 with helium ³ He, helium ⁴ He with mass number 4, tritium ³ H, neutron n, etc., and generate energy of 3.27 to 17.59 [MeV].

In the nuclear fusion reaction, the amount of energy generated per atom is about one million times larger than that of the chemical reaction. For example, the energy of a chemical reaction in which hydrogen burns into water is

H ₂ + [２] O ₂ → H ₂ O + 2.96 [eV] (5)

Therefore, according to the internal combustion engine of the present invention, even if one tenth of the number of atoms undergoing a chemical reaction undergoes a nuclear fusion reaction, the amount of energy generated by the hydrogen nuclear fusion reaction is reduced by the chemical combustion reaction. As a result, the amount of fuel required to generate the same amount of heat can be reduced by 10% or more, that is, the fuel consumption can be improved by 10% or more, and the emission CO ₂ can be reduced by 10% or more. It has the effect of being able to.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effects of the first aspect, the fuel reformer includes a first member having a fuel passage therein and a surface covered by the first member. An ionization catalyst layer including a spontaneous polarization dielectric powder attached thereto, a solid electrolyte layer adhered to the surface of the ionization catalyst layer, and a second member provided on the surface of the solid electrolyte layer. This allows the electrons of hydrogen atoms to be extracted from the fuel passed through the fuel passage by the high static electric field of the spontaneously polarized dielectric powder, and the hydrogen atoms in the fuel to be ionized and converted into protons. There is an effect that part of the fuel of the internal combustion engine can be converted into proton-containing fuel for hydrogen fusion without supplying.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effects of the first or second aspect, the first member having an intake air passage therein and the first member are attached to the surface of the first member. Inhalation air reforming comprising: an ionization catalyst layer containing spontaneously polarized dielectric powder; a solid electrolytic layer adhered to the surface of the ionization catalyst layer; and a second member provided on the surface of the solid electrolytic layer. With the provision of the reactor, hydrogen ions obtained by ionizing water in the intake air by the intake air reformer can contribute to the nuclear fusion reaction, and the hydrogen nuclear fusion reaction can be enhanced.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the second or third aspect, the ionization catalyst layer is formed of tourmaline powder as a spontaneously polarized dielectric powder and quartz powder. And colloidal gel containing diamond powder and graphite powder were solidified, so that the ionization catalyst layer was formed using tourmaline, quartz chips, diamond chips, and graphite chips, which are relatively easily available. Can be formed.

According to the fifth aspect of the invention, in addition to the effects of the second to fourth aspects, the first member is formed of a fluorine-based polymer material, and the second member is made of a conductive material. The first metal that is in direct contact with fuel
The members have high durability without being affected by the fuel, and electrons extracted from the fuel are easily collected by the second member, and the work of generating power to the combustion portion in the cylinder via the battery and the engine member is performed. Therefore, there is an effect that part of the fuel of the internal combustion engine can be converted into a proton-containing fuel for hydrogen fusion without supplying energy from the outside.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, since the internal combustion engine according to any one of the first to fifth aspects is mounted on a vehicle, harmful exhaust gas emitted from the vehicle can be reduced. This has the effect of improving acceleration and fuel efficiency.

According to the present invention, all in-use vehicles currently in use can be easily improved, and as a result of these vehicles being reborn as low-emission vehicles, the degree of air pollution in urban areas is extremely improved. And reduction.

Further, according to the present invention, since the hydrogen fusion energy can be added to the engine output, the output power is improved. As a result, fuel consumption is reduced, and accordingly, carbon dioxide (CO ₂ ) as a global warming substance is reduced.

The present invention can also be applied to improvement of exhaust emission and fuel efficiency of a new car to be manufactured in the future.

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an external view showing a configuration of a fuel reformer used in an internal combustion engine according to the present invention (a), an AA ′ cross-sectional view (b), and a BB ′ cross-sectional structure schematic diagram (c). It is.

As shown in FIG. 1, a fuel reformer 1 according to the present embodiment includes an inner pipe 2 made of a fluoropolymer material as a first member having a fuel passage 7 therein, and an inner pipe 2. Ionization catalyst layer 3 provided in contact with the outer periphery of the solid electrolyte layer 4 provided in contact with the outer periphery of the ionization catalyst layer 3
And an outer layer pipe 5 made of a conductive metal, which is a second member provided in contact with the outer peripheral portion of the solid electrolyte layer 4.

Although the inner pipe 2 is not particularly limited, in the embodiment, the inner pipe 2 is set to be longer than the outer pipe 5, and when a fuel supply pipe or a fuel supply hose is connected to both ends of the inner pipe 2, this connection section is formed. By press-fitting or tightening with a hose band or the like, fuel leakage is eliminated. The cross-sectional shape of the inner pipe 2 is
Although a circular shape is used in the embodiment, the shape is not limited to this and may be an elliptical shape, a square shape, or the like.

The length of the ionization catalyst layer 3 and the length of the solid electrolyte layer 4 are each formed by laminating the same length as the length of the outer pipe 5. Both ends of the outer pipe 5 are made of metal or the like. The fixing caps 6 are respectively inserted to seal the ionization catalyst layer 3 and the solid electrolyte layer 4.

A hole having an inner diameter substantially equal to the outer diameter of the inner pipe 2 is provided at one end of the fixed cap 6, and the inner pipe 2 is inserted through this hole. The other end of the fixed cap 6 is provided with a rim having an inner diameter substantially equal to the outer diameter of the outer pipe 5, and is fitted to the outer peripheral part of the outer pipe 5.

Since the fuel reformer 1 can be used semi-permanently without failure, there is no need for disassembly and maintenance. Therefore, the joint between the inner pipe 2 or the outer pipe 5 and the fixed cap 6 is made of an adhesive. May be fixed by a method such as adhesion, brazing, welding or the like.

As the material of the inner pipe 2, a fluorine-based polymer material is used in this embodiment. The fluorine-based polymer material is a polymer material containing a fluorine (fluorine, F) element. Originally, fluorine has the highest electronegativity among all elements from the elemental arrangement, that is, has a function of easily attracting electrons. Therefore, the organic polymer of the polymer member, which is a compound of fluorine, is a compound having a conjugated double bond, and is comparable to a conductive metal material exhibiting conductivity having π electrons.

The material of the outer layer pipe 5 as the second member may be a conductive metal, for example, iron, copper, stainless steel, or the like.
Brass, aluminum and the like can be used. The outer pipe 5 or the fixed cap 6 is electrically connected to a metal part such as a cylinder block or a cylinder head of the internal combustion engine in a use state, or to a metal part such as a chassis of a vehicle in a vehicle-mounted state so that the outer pipe 5 or the fixed cap 6 is at a ground potential. Is grounded.

The second member formed of the conductive metal material is not limited to the pipe shape employed in the embodiment, but may be, for example, each formed into a half-shape according to the outer shape of the solid electrolyte layer 4. May be integrated in the middle by welding or bonding.

The ionization catalyst layer 3 is formed by crushing tourmaline (tourmaline), which is an ore having spontaneous polarization characteristics, to a particle size of about 10 μm, and separately kneading quartz powder, diamond dust powder, graphite powder, and the like. The colloidal gel is dried and solidified.

Among the constituent components of the ionization catalyst layer 3, tourmaline, which is a spontaneously polarized dielectric, is a boron silicate crystal mineral produced under high temperature and high pressure during the earth's creation,
The chemical formula is (Ca, Na) X ₃ Al ₆ (BO ₃ ) ₃ Si
₆ O ₁₈ (OH, F) ₄ (X is Mg, Fe, Mn, L
i or any of Al). Tourmaline has the property of electric polarization, that is, spontaneous polarization, which exists without applying an external electric field.

There are known 10 types of tourmaline, such as tourmaline containing iron (Fe), magnesite tourmaline containing magnesium (Mg), and lithium tourmaline containing lithium (Li). Tourmaline has black, brown, greenish, and reddish colors depending on its components, and the transparent and beautiful Lithia tourmaline is highly valued as a gem (October birthstone). Tourmaline having no aesthetic value as a by-product of gem mining is available at relatively low cost, and is a raw material for the spontaneously polarized dielectric powder of the present embodiment.

When the tourmaline is finely pulverized, a positive pole and a negative pole appear at both ends of the crystal. According to data published in the region of the thin thickness about several tens of microns laminar that carry forward the high electric field of up to ^{10 7 V / m~10 4 V /} m. If polar molecules such as water contact these surfaces,
Large electrochemical phenomena such as electrolysis of water occur.

In the present invention, the action of stripping electrons from hydrogen in the fuel or electrolyzing moisture in the intake air is performed by utilizing a strong high electrostatic field due to spontaneous polarization of the fine powder of tourmaline. ing.

Quartz is a crystal of silicon dioxide (SiO ₂ ), and is also known as a piezoelectric body that generates a voltage when pressure is applied. When an electrical stimulus is applied to a rod-shaped or thin-plate-shaped crystal piece, it vibrates at a very accurate frequency, and is used for frequency control of a clock oscillator of a computer or a wireless device such as a mobile phone. The reason why the quartz powder is kneaded in the ionization catalyst layer 3 is to modulate the tourmaline voltage with an oscillation voltage such as heat or vibration.

Diamond is one of the allotropes of carbon (C), and is a covalent macromolecular crystal in which carbon atoms are stacked one after another in a tetrahedral shape. Diamond is the hardest of all materials and has the highest thermal conductivity (5% of copper).
Times). The heat conduction is due to the vibration of the crystal lattice. In addition, diamond does not have free electrons at room temperature and thus has no electric conductivity. Diamond powder is ionized catalyst layer 3
The purpose of the kneading is to provide a function of temporarily taking in electrons from outside into the macromolecular crystal.

Graphite is an allotrope of carbon, also called graphite, and is a macromolecule in which planar films of carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal network are weakly overlapped with each other, and have black metallic luster and electrical conductivity. The reason why the graphite powder is kneaded into the ionization catalyst layer 3 is to impart electric conductivity. Vegetable carbon fine powder such as charcoal and bamboo charcoal also exerts an electronic conduction function like graphite.

To form the ionization catalyst layer 3, first, the tourmaline, quartz, diamond dust, graphite, and vegetable carbon were each finely powdered to several microns to several tens of microns (5 to 15 microns) and mixed appropriately. The mixture is kneaded with an ordinary resin solvent to form a gel. Next, inner layer pipe 2
The mixture is applied to the gel and dried and solidified to form the ionization catalyst layer 3.

The solid electrolyte layer 4 has an oxidation number (+1 to +7)
Inorganic transition metals (e.g., manganese), metalloid elements (e.g., aluminum, silicon), and various minerals (alkali metals, alkaline earth metals) containing animals and plants (e.g., rice hulls and squid shells) Further, it is a solid electrolyte obtained by kneading a powder of natural stone, quartz, graphite, carbon or the like with a solvent and then solidifying the mixture.

Of the constituent components of the solid electrolyte layer 4, manganese has a function of promoting many enzyme activities, and manganese oxide (MnO ₂ ) having an oxidation number of 4 particularly also functions as a strong oxidizing agent.

The rice hulls are used by mixing the dried rice hulls and the charcoal that has been heated and calcined while blocking the air. Various enzymes (proteins, sodium, magnesium, calcium, potassium, iodine, phosphorus, etc.) are contained in the epidermis of cereals and fruiting plants, such as rice, which have fruiting epidermis, and these semi-solid mineral materials are mixed. By refining, the solid electrolyte layer 4 has an electron storage and transfer function that resembles the photosynthetic function of a plant.
Can be held.

As the animal solid enzyme, the vertebrate spine and the like or the squid shell are dried and pulverized. The material of the vertebrate spine and the shell of the squid has a structure containing solid minerals such as inorganic calcium phosphate and has a function of transmitting electronic information. That is, a passage for exchange of electrons is formed. These are kneaded as fine powder particles and used for the electrolytic layer.

The natural stone used for the solid electrolyte layer 4 is a natural stone called medicinal stone such as barley stone, obsidian, Ioishi, shiroishi, and treasured stone. Bakuhanishi, a representative of medicinal stones, has been recognized in China since ancient times for its medicinal properties such as skin diseases, swelling, breakouts, and analgesia. It is produced in Gifu Prefecture in Japan, and is a silicate mineral in mineral classification. The component is silica (Si
O ₂ ) 70%, alumina (Al ₂ O ₃ ) 15%, potassium, sodium, iron, calcium, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus and the like. Since it has many fine pores as a stone, it adsorbs various substances. In water, it has the effect of adsorbing and removing organic substances such as ammonia. A small amount of radiation, α-rays, has been observed in barley stone.

Other obsidian, Ioishi, shiroishi, and treasured stones also have a mineral-containing composition close to that of barley stone.

The functions of quartz and graphite used in the solid electrolyte layer 4 are the same as those of the quartz and graphite in the ionization catalyst layer 3 described above.

When the solid electrolyte layer 4 is formed, as a solvent, hot spring water or mineral spring water spouting from the crust where the natural stone or the like is produced is used to knead (semi-knead) the powder of the above constituents and assemble. It is dried and solidified at an appropriate temperature in the process.

Next, the operation of the fuel reformer 1 will be described. When a hydrocarbon-based fuel such as light oil or gasoline passes through the fuel passage 7 of the fuel reformer 1, for example, hydrogen atoms in the fuel are generated by a high static electric field due to spontaneous polarization of the tourmaline fine powder contained in the ionization catalyst layer 3. Electrons are extracted from.

The extracted electrons are temporarily stored in the solid electrolyte layer 4 and then reach the cylinder or cylinder head through the outer layer pipe 5 to become helium atoms together with helium nuclei generated by the hydrogen fusion reaction.

When electrons are extracted from the hydrogen atoms, the remaining hydrogen nuclei exist as hydrogen ions, ie, protons (protons) of elementary particles. Further, the proton emits E = nf energy from the proton spin １ ／, and the frequency is 1420M.
Hz electromagnetic wave is output.

This electromagnetic wave further excites each element in the fuel. On the other hand, the electrons and ions sent in the solid electrolyte layer also accumulate and excite other elements, and various electromagnetic waves are also generated from this to give energy to the fuel through the inner pipe (the quantum jump phenomenon of hydrogen). ).

Also, due to the oxidation-reduction power of the fuel reformer and the excitation electromagnetic wave, a part of the hydrogen component in the fuel also
The quantum physics Auger phenomenon causes protons, which are nuclei, to capture orbital electrons and be converted to neutrons.

Next, the intake air reformer will be described.
With the same configuration as the fuel reformer shown in FIG. 1, an intake air reformer can be realized. This intake air reformer is characterized in that intake air instead of fuel passes through the fuel passage 7 of the fuel reformer 1 in FIG. However, when the used fuel amount and the intake air amount of the internal combustion engine are viewed in a flow rate ratio, the intake air amount is overwhelmingly large, so that the inner diameter or the internal cross-sectional area of the inner pipe 2 is enlarged so as not to cause air resistance, In accordance with this, the diameter of each part of the fuel reformer 1 or the cross-sectional area is increased.

This intake air reformer is arranged between an air cleaner and an intake port of the internal combustion engine. Then, the water (H ₂ O) in the inhaled air is decomposed, and the hydrogen content is H ⁺
Become ions (protons), hydroxyl ions OH ^- combine with _moisture, H 3 _{O 2} ^- a hydroxyl ion.
Since H ₃ O ₂ ⁻ has a surface active effect, it enhances the redox power of oxygen and hydrogen in the engine combustion chamber, and thus assists the hydrogen fusion action.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram illustrating an example in which the internal combustion engine according to the present invention is applied to a diesel engine.

In FIG. 2, the diesel engine body 3
Numeral 0 includes a cylinder 11, a cylinder head 12, a piston 13, an intake valve 14, an exhaust valve 15, and a fuel injection valve 32.

The engine body 30 also includes an air cleaner 18 for filtering intake air, an intake air reformer 19 disposed downstream of the air cleaner 18, and light oil pumped from a fuel tank 23 by a transfer pump 22. A muffler 24; a high-pressure fuel pump 31 that pressurizes the reformed fuel to a high pressure and injects the fuel from a fuel injection valve 32;

The fuel reformer 1 is similar to the fuel reformer 1 described with reference to FIG. The intake air reformer 19
The configuration is substantially the same as that of the fuel reformer 1, but is provided with an intake air passage having a large sectional area instead of the fuel passage.

In a diesel engine, air is sucked into the cylinder 11 and compressed to a high pressure and high temperature by the piston 13. Under high-pressure and high-temperature conditions near the compression top dead center, each molecule of the intake air is physicochemically converted into thermal plasma. The proton-containing fuel treated by the fuel reformer 1 according to the present invention is also injected there at high pressure and high speed.

Therefore, protons and neutrons in the fuel are quantum-mechanically impact-excited with each substance at a relative velocity. In particular, protons and neutrons collide to produce deuterium, a kind of nuclear fusion phenomenon with their energies further into tritium, their energies into three-mass helium, and finally into helium-4 and two protons.

On the other hand, other oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon are also excited, and finally, nitrogen gas (N ₂ ) and water (H ₂
O), carbon dioxide (CO ₂ ), helium (He), and other minimal NOx.

As described above, engine power generation can be obtained in which the concept of explosive combustion in the engine cylinder has been added to the concept of hydrogen fusion energy generation.

Therefore, the amount of harmful gas components in the exhaust gas is minimized, and the hydrogen fusion energy is newly added, so that the fuel itself can be reduced, and the fuel consumption efficiency can be greatly improved. This mechanism can be immediately applied to a vehicle in use in the current market by installing the fuel reformer of the present invention, and thus greatly contributes to improvement of air pollution by the vehicle.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an example in which the internal combustion engine according to the present invention is applied to gasoline, and shows an example of a gasoline direct injection engine.

In FIG. 3, the gasoline engine body 10
Includes a cylinder 11, a cylinder head 12, a piston 13, an intake valve 14, an exhaust valve 15, a fuel injection valve 16, and a spark plug 17.

The engine body 10 includes an air cleaner 18 for filtering intake air, an intake air reformer 19 provided downstream of the air cleaner 18, a throttle valve 20 for controlling the amount of intake air, and a fuel tank 23. Reformer 1 for reforming gasoline pumped by a transfer pump 22 from a fuel pump, and a fuel injection valve 16 which pressurizes the reformed fuel.
And a muffler 24.

The fuel reformer 1 is similar to the fuel reformer 1 described with reference to FIG. The intake air reformer 19
The configuration is substantially the same as that of the fuel reformer 1, but is provided with an intake air passage having a large sectional area instead of the fuel passage.

In the gasoline engine of the gasoline direct injection system, similarly to the above-mentioned diesel engine, the intake air is compressed in advance to a high pressure and high temperature (lower pressure than the diesel engine), and reformed by the fuel reformer 1 in the vicinity thereof. The proton-containing fuel is injected from the fuel injection valve 16 and is ignited and exploded by electric sparks from the spark plug 17. The in-cylinder plasma phenomenon caused by the combustion explosion causes some protons and neutrons to be excited at high speed and protons and neutrons to be deuterium, tritium, 3 helium ( ³ He) and 4 helium ( ⁴ He)
Nuclear fusion. As a result, the hydrogen fusion energy is added to the normal combustion explosion energy, so that the engine power generation efficiency is good, the harmful exhaust is minimal, and the fuel consumption efficiency is greatly improved. Similarly, it can greatly contribute to air pollution improvement.

Although FIG. 3 illustrates the gasoline direct injection type engine, the internal combustion engine of the present invention can be applied to a normal intake port injection type gasoline engine.

In a normal gasoline engine, the proton-containing fuel is mixed with air in advance, and the gas is ignited and burned by an electric spark in the vicinity of being compressed to a high pressure and a high temperature by a cylinder. Accordingly, the protons and neutrons are further excited by the plasma by the combustion energy, and develop the nuclear fusion phenomenon as described above, and serve as a power generation auxiliary output. Therefore, as described above, it is possible to contribute to energy saving, resource saving, improvement of air pollution, and the like.

In addition, even with a hydrogen-containing liquid fuel or a gaseous fuel such as petroleum gas such as propane, natural gas, or hydrogen, the power generation efficiency can be improved for the same reason by using the above-described fuel reformer.

As described above, the present invention changes the in-cylinder combustion process of an in-use vehicle engine or an existing engine into a completely new idea, and replaces the engine power generation mechanism with a new energy drive.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a fuel reformer used in an internal combustion engine according to the present invention, where (a) is an external view, (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA ′ of (a), c) is B- of (b).
It is a B 'cross section schematic diagram.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram illustrating an example in which the internal combustion engine according to the present invention is applied to a diesel engine.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram illustrating an example in which the internal combustion engine according to the present invention is applied to a gasoline engine.

[Description of Signs] 1 Fuel reformer 2 Inner layer pipe 3 Ionization catalyst layer 4 Solid electrolyte layer 5 Outer layer pipe 6 Fixed cap 7 Fuel passage

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[Claims] 1. An internal combustion engine using a proton-containing fuel containing protons, which are hydrogen ions obtained by ionizing electrons from hydrogen atoms contained in a liquid or gaseous hydrogen-containing fuel, wherein a part of the hydrogen-containing fuel is used. A fuel reformer for reforming the proton-containing fuel by ionizing electrons from hydrogen atoms to reform the proton-containing fuel; An internal combustion engine characterized in that a part of protons contained in the proton-containing fuel is subjected to nuclear fusion. 2. The fuel reformer includes: a first member having a fuel passage therein; an ionization catalyst layer attached to a surface of the first member and containing spontaneously polarized dielectric powder; The internal combustion engine according to claim 1, further comprising: a solid electrolyte layer attached to a surface of the solid electrolyte layer; and a second member provided on the surface of the solid electrolyte layer. 3. A first member having an intake air passage therein, an ionization catalyst layer attached to the surface of the first member and containing spontaneous polarization dielectric powder, and an ionization catalyst layer attached to the surface of the ionization catalyst layer. Hydrogen further comprising an intake air reformer having a solid electrolytic layer and a second member provided on the surface of the solid electrolytic layer, wherein hydrogen in the intake air is ionized by the intake air reformer. 3. The internal combustion engine according to claim 1, wherein the ions contribute to a nuclear fusion reaction. 4. The ionization catalyst layer is formed by solidifying a colloidal gel containing tourmaline powder as a spontaneously polarized dielectric powder, quartz powder, diamond powder, and graphite powder. The internal combustion engine according to claim 2 or 3, wherein 5. The device according to claim 2, wherein the first member is formed of a fluorine-based polymer material, and the second member is formed of a conductive metal. Internal combustion engine. 6. An automobile equipped with the internal combustion engine according to claim 1. Description: