JP2001234819A - Fuel reformer and inflow air reformer - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fluid reformer which can reform the physical or chemical characteristic of the fluid only by passing the fluid to be treated in a fluid passage provided in an apparatus. SOLUTION: The fluid reformer comprises a causing having the fluid passage and a reforming material storage unit separated from each other so that the fluid is not in contact with a reforming material, the reforming material stored in the reforming material storage unit, a conductive material arranged in the reforming material, and a grounding wire connected to the casing.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to improvement of combustion efficiency and exhaust gas purification of an internal combustion engine, and more particularly, to improvement of combustion efficiency by reforming fuel and inflow air, and to environmental protection of particulate matter and the like in exhaust gas. The present invention relates to a fluid reformer capable of reducing the discharge amount of pollutants and a fluid reforming method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, the number of automobiles used has been rapidly increasing, and the effects of human exhaustion on the human body due to environmental pollution due to exhaust gas and the promotion of global warming due to carbon dioxide (CO ₂ ) have become major social problems. ing. Therefore, in the automotive field, particulate matter in the exhaust gas (PM), nitrogen oxides (NO _X), to improve the exhaust gas purification technology and combustion efficiency to reduce harmful substances such as hydrocarbons (HC), using development of fuel efficiency technology fuel reduces to by reducing the emissions of CO ₂ is essential issue. For this reason, some new gasoline-powered vehicles employ a direct injection method, in which fuel is directly sprayed into an internal combustion engine to make the fuel finer, thereby improving combustion efficiency and improving fuel efficiency. However, it is almost impossible to apply this method to existing in-use vehicles by modifying them. Also, some new models use a hybrid system that combines an internal combustion engine and an electric motor. In this method, power is generated and stored in a storage battery when there is sufficient engine driving force, and the power is used to improve fuel efficiency. However, this hybrid system is not necessarily an excellent system in view of the high vehicle price and the treatment of storage batteries containing harmful metals and electrolytes that eventually become industrial waste. Moreover, it is almost impossible to apply it by modifying an existing in-use vehicle. Particulate matter during use vehicles, the emission reduction measures of hazardous emissions and CO _2, such as NO _X, the fuel reforming method, the catalyst according to the post-processing method, discharge treatment method has already been employed.

(1) Fuel reforming method a. Supply of oxygen-containing fuel: This is a method in which a compound containing oxygen is added to fuel to increase the combustion efficiency of the fuel. Although it is light as a gasoline base material, it has an extremely high octane number,
Methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) containing about 12% by weight of oxygen was approved for blending in 1991 and is currently used in some premium gasoline. However, since this added gasoline is more expensive than non-added gasoline, it is currently not used widely. As in the case of the gasoline described above, it has been recognized that the addition of an oxygen-containing compound also has a combustion improving effect as a diesel fuel. As the oxygen-containing compound, waste edible oil having an oxygen content of about 10% or a methylated product thereof is used.
However, when waste cooking oil is added as it is, there is a disadvantage that the exhaust gas has an off-flavor. On the other hand, refined waste edible oils or those derivatized with methyl derivatives have been evaluated for improvement in that the exhaust gas does not give off odor,
There is a disadvantage that it is more expensive than the non-added fuel. There is also a problem that carbon deposits accumulate in the combustion chamber.

B. Change in binding of fuel molecules: A mixture of tourmaline powder and a metal salt is dried, formed into pellets, and filled in a tube. Alternatively, it is formed into a honeycomb shape. There is a method to increase the combustion efficiency by changing the bonding of fuel molecules and passing the fuel through the pipe and the honeycomb-shaped molded article while directly contacting the fuel. "Improvement of fuel efficiency and purification of exhaust gas by oil-based fuel reforming using tourmaline" Means and Manufacturing Method ”(JP-B 8-2302)
5). In addition, spherical catalyst ceramic blended with tourmaline,
The spherical ceramic and the disc-shaped ceramic are filled in layers in the tube. There is also a method of increasing the combustion efficiency by changing the binding of the fuel molecules by passing the fuel while making direct contact with the filling in this tube.
(Patent No. 2887703). These methods reduce carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrocarbons (HC) in exhaust gas and have a remarkable effect on improving fuel economy. However, since the fuel passes through the contacted reforming material in direct contact, the function of the reforming material is deteriorated by the fuel component or moisture or impurities in the fuel, or a part of the reforming material is separated or dissolved. A drawback is that it may flow into the internal combustion engine, making long-term use difficult. On the other hand, fine powder of zeolite such as tuff is
Filling a tube with particulate spheres that have been mixed with ceramic powder and fired into a sphere, allowing fuel to pass through the tube, altering the binding of fuel molecules, increasing combustion efficiency, and reducing the amount of harmful emissions generated Methods have also been developed. However, although a proposed product similar to this method is already on the market, its reduction effect is still weak and has not been commercialized.

(2) Catalytic aftertreatment system Particulate matter contained in exhaust gas of a diesel engine,
As measures to reduce NO _X, Various catalysts have been published,
Due to the difficulty of retrofitting equipment, functional deterioration due to increased deposits on the catalyst, high cost, and complicated maintenance, there are very few examples that are still out of the practical range. (3) Discharge treatment method As post-treatment of exhaust gas, radiation (electron beam) is applied to the exhaust gas.
Is applied to decompose physicochemically, or the exhaust gas is converted to discharge plasma to perform a thermal decomposition process. However, the device is complicated and expensive, and there is no suitable mounting place due to the enlargement of the device. Therefore, it is assumed that the versatility of this method in a practical vehicle is low.

[0006] Gasoline vehicles employing the direct injection system have the advantage of improving combustion efficiency and reducing fuel consumption by the system. However, the system is applied to the in-use vehicle by modification. Is difficult to do. Also,
Although the hybrid system used in some new vehicles is extremely excellent in fuel efficiency, it has a problem in that the vehicle price is high and a storage battery containing harmful metals and electrolytes that eventually become waste is treated. As before, this method also makes it almost impossible to retrofit the in-use vehicle. On the other hand, methyl tert-butyl ether, which is the oxygen-containing fuel for gasoline engines described above, is expensive and is only blended in some premium gasolines.

[0007] As part of the recycling of fuel resources, waste edible oil, a refined product of the oil, or a methylated derivative of the oil, which has recently been used as a fuel for diesel engines, may cause odor in the exhaust gas. Also, there is a problem that the price is not necessarily low. Further, there is a drawback that carbon deposits accumulate in the injection nozzle and the combustion chamber during long-term use. The method of using a fuel modifier using "mixed and solidified dried product of tourmaline powder and metal salt" or "tourmaline and ceramic" uses a method in which the fuel is brought into direct contact with these reformers, There is a high possibility that long-term use is difficult due to functional deterioration of the modifier. On the other hand, the method of improving the combustion efficiency by reforming the fuel with a catalyst such as zeolite to reduce the emission of harmful substances has a drawback that practical effects cannot be expected much. Exhaust gas treatment by a catalytic device has problems such as difficulty of a retrofitting device, deterioration of catalytic function due to adhesion of sulfur content and other impurities in fuel, high cost, and complicated maintenance.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a fluid reformer capable of modifying the physical or chemical properties of a fluid simply by passing the fluid to be treated through a fluid passage provided in the apparatus. The purpose is to: The present invention also provides a fuel and inflow air reformer that can be easily attached to newly manufactured vehicles and vehicles in use, enhances their combustion efficiency, and has a semi-permanently sustainable effect of suppressing the generation of harmful substances. The purpose is to do. Another object of the present invention is to provide a method capable of easily modifying the properties of a fluid.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, a housing which is a container is provided with a housing for both the fluid to be treated and the modifier so that the fluid to be treated is not in contact with the modifier. The present invention has been made based on the finding that the above-described problem can be efficiently solved if a good conductor is arranged inside and the housing is connected to a ground wire. That is, the present invention relates to a housing provided with a fluid passage and a reforming material storage portion separated so that the fluid and the reforming material are not in contact with each other, and a reforming material stored in the reforming material storage portion. ,
A fluid reformer comprising: a good conductor disposed in the reforming material; and a ground wire connected to the casing. The present invention also provides a method for reforming a fluid, comprising introducing a fluid to be treated from a fluid inlet of the fluid reformer and extracting a treated fluid from a fluid outlet of the fluid reformer. provide.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A casing for forming a fluid reformer of the present invention is a container or a housing for providing a fluid passage and a reforming material accommodating portion therein, and has a rectangular parallelepiped shape. Any shape such as a plate shape and a column shape can be adopted. In the present invention, the housing includes a fluid passage and a reformer storage section,
It is important to provide the fluid and the modifier separately so that they are not in contact with each other. Specifically, it is preferable that the fluid passage and the reforming material storage portion are separated by a separation wall formed of a material forming the housing. In such a form, the wall surface of the fluid passage such as a tube is formed of a liquid-impermeable material, and at least a part on the opposite side of the fluid passage wall surface is provided with a reformer containing portion so as to surround and possibly contact the entire surface. Are mentioned. The fluid passage preferably has a straight pipe or a bent pipe structure, but is not limited thereto. In addition, the modifying material accommodation section can have any shape such as a rectangular parallelepiped shape, a cylindrical shape, and a columnar shape.

Examples of the material constituting the housing include at least one material selected from paramagnetic metals, alloys thereof, plastics, porcelain, ceramics, carbon fibers, and glass. Plastics, porcelain, pottery, carbon fiber, glass, and the like that include a conductive material such as conductive carbon black can also be used. As the paramagnetic metal, aluminum, magnesium and the like are preferable. Paramagnetic metals are preferred as the material forming the housing, and aluminum is particularly preferred. In the present invention, it is particularly preferable that the entire housing including the separation wall is formed of the above material. Preferably, a diamagnetic metal or alloy such as gold, silver, or copper is adhered to at least a part of the inner wall surface of the modified material storage section. In the present invention, tourmaline is used as the modifying material accommodated in the modifying material accommodation section. Tourmaline is a ore having spontaneous polarization characteristics, and is a boron silicate crystal mineral generated under high temperature and high pressure during the earth's creation. Its chemical composition formula is represented by (Ca, Na) X ₃ Al ₆ (BO ₃ ) ₃ Si ₆ O ₁₈ (OH, F) ₄ . Here, X is any of Mg, Fe, Mn, Li and Al, or a combination thereof. Tourmaline
There is a characteristic that it spontaneously polarizes without applying an external electric field and emits electromagnetic waves and anions. In particular, if it is made into fine powder,
According to public data, an extremely strong electric field is generated, and when the electric field intensity reaches several microns, the electric field intensity becomes 10 ⁴ V / m to 10 ⁷ V / m.

Further, tourmaline has properties of piezoelectricity and temperature change electricality. When pressure is applied or heated, the emission of electromagnetic waves is enhanced, and piezo-electricity and pyroelectricity are generated around the tourmaline. It is known that the so-called current emanates strongly. In particular, the temperature change electrical property is 10
It is evident that for every increase in ° C., it increases twice. The present invention basically utilizes strong electromagnetic wave radiation due to spontaneous polarization of tourmaline fine powder to reform fuel and inflow air, thereby improving fuel combustion efficiency and purifying exhaust gas. It is. Accordingly, tourmaline is preferably pulverized to have a mean particle size of about 3 μm. In the present invention, tourmaline (tourmaline) powder alone or,
A mixture of at least one powder selected from vegetable carbides, graphite, silicic acid and salts thereof, divalent metal oxides and salts, can be used. Further, those obtained by kneading and solidifying these with an aqueous solution or water containing an inorganic salt and then sintering them can also be used. Among them, it is preferable to use a sintered body of tourmaline and at least one selected from vegetable carbides, graphite, silicic acid and salts thereof, divalent metal oxides and salts. This sintered body is, for example, kneading, solidifying and sintering fine powder of tourmaline, oxides and salts of divalent metal, graphite, vegetable carbide, silicic acid and salts thereof with inorganic salt-containing water. Can be obtained.

In particular, by mixing with oxides and salts of divalent metals such as manganese, the electromagnetic radiation of tourmaline is enhanced. The reason for this is still unknown in theory, but many of the above metals, their oxides, and salts have transition properties, and are presumed to improve the spontaneous polarization of tourmaline. You. Graphite is a macromolecule that has a hexagonal network and has a layered structure in which planar films of carbon atoms overlap each other, and is a substance having good electrical conductivity. By mixing with graphite, the expulsion of electromagnetic waves of tourmaline was enhanced. Although the reason for this is not theoretically clear yet, it is presumed that the uniform mixing with graphite causes the electromagnetic waves emitted by tourmaline to have a uniform and constant direction, thereby enhancing the electromagnetic wave effect. . It is known that vegetable carbides, silicic acid and salts thereof also have electrical conductivity like graphite. The homogenous mixing with them enhanced the emissivity of tourmaline for electromagnetic waves.

Inorganic salt-containing water has higher electrical conductivity than ordinary water. By mixing fine particles of tourmaline, divalent metal oxides and salts thereof, graphite, vegetable carbides, silicic acid and salts thereof with this inorganic salt-containing water, the electromagnetic radiation was further enhanced. . The good conductor used in the present invention is preferably a linear or plate-like member formed of a metal material, particularly a linear or plate-like member formed of silver or a silver alloy, or a surface of silver or a silver alloy. It is preferably a linear or plate-like member coated. The good conductor is disposed in the modifying material, and may be in contact with or not in contact with the inner wall surface of the modifying material accommodating portion, but is preferably provided so as to contact at least a part of the inner wall surface. In particular, it is preferably provided at a portion near the fluid passage on the inner wall surface of the reformer storage section. One good conductor may be provided, but a plurality of good conductors are preferably provided. The good conductor can be provided along the entire length of the fluid passage in the modified material accommodating portion, but may be provided in a part thereof.

In the fluid reformer of the present invention, a ground wire is connected to the housing. The material of the ground wire can be arbitrarily selected, but it is preferable to use a material made of a diamagnetic metal such as silver or copper, or an alloy thereof, or a material made of gold-plated copper or silver-plated copper. The ground wire may be connected to the fluid outlet of the housing. As described above, when the ground wire is connected to the housing, the range of influence of the electromagnetic waves generated by the modifying material can be further expanded. In the present invention, examples of the target fluid include fuels for internal combustion and external combustion engines such as gasoline and diesel fuel, exhaust gas for automobiles, various waters such as tap water, and gaseous fuels such as propane. Of these, automobile fuel and automobile exhaust gas are preferred. Next, the fluid reformer of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings, using a fuel and inflow air reformer as a representative example.

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the fuel and inflow air reformer 1 of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the reformer 1 of FIG. In the figure, a reformer 1 is provided with an aluminum cap 4 having a fluid inlet 2 and a fluid outlet 3 and is formed of an aluminum body 6 provided with a fluid passage 5 therein. That is, the housing is composed of the cap 4 and the body 6. The fluid passage 5 has four continuous flow passages in the longitudinal direction. However, a separation wall 7 is provided below the fluid passage 5, and the modified material accommodating portion has a corrugated gap shape with the fluid passage 5. 8 are provided separately. The separation wall 7 is also made of aluminum similarly to the body 6, and the thinnest portion has a thickness of about 2 mm. A silver wire 9 which is a good conductor is extended on the inner surface of the modifying material container 8. In addition, the modifying material storage unit 8
A groove for positioning the silver wire 9 is formed on the inner surface of the. Then, the modifying material container 8 is filled with the modifying material 10. The copper ground wire 11 is connected to the body of the reformer 1. Here, as a modifier, tourmaline, tourmaline,
A sintered body of fine powder of vegetable carbide, graphite, silicic acid and salts thereof, divalent metal oxides and salts, is used.

The fluid passage 5 has a fluid inlet 2 and a fluid outlet 3. When the fuel supply pipe is connected to the fluid inlet 2 and the fuel supply pipe to the internal combustion engine is connected to the fluid outlet 3, the connection is established. By tightening the part with a hose band or the like, fuel leakage does not occur. The cross-sectional shape of the fluid passage 5 is circular in the embodiment, but is not limited to this, and may be elliptical, square, or the like. In the present embodiment, the fluid passage 5 has four continuous bent tubes, but the number of bent tubes is four.
It may be other than a book. Further, a straight pipe or the like that does not bend may be used. The silver wire 9 and the modifier 10 are formed to have the same length as the body 6, and both ends thereof are sealed by an aluminum cap 4 having a fluid inlet 2 and a fluid outlet 3, respectively. Although the appearance of the reformer 1 in the present embodiment has a square shape, a polygonal square, a cylinder, an elliptical sphere, a sphere, or the like can be applied to the reformer. The aluminum cap 4 in the reformer 1 of the present embodiment has both the fluid inlet 2 and the fluid outlet 3 on one side, but the caps 4 on both sides are separately provided on the fluid inlet 2.
And the fluid outlet 3 may be provided.

At one end of the aluminum cap 4,
A fluid inlet 2 and a fluid outlet 3 whose inner diameters are substantially equal to the inner diameter of the fluid passage 5 are attached. On the other hand, the other end of the aluminum cap 4 is fitted to the outer periphery of each of both ends of the body 6. The body 6 may be formed by combining an upper base and a lower base. Reformer 1
Since there is no need for disassembly and maintenance because there is no failure and semi-permanent use is possible, the joint between the body 6 and the cap 4 is not only fixed with the screw 12 but also brazed, welded, and bonded with the adhesive. Or the like. In this reformer 1, the reason why the silver wire 9 is inserted along the longitudinal direction into the inner surface of the modified material accommodating portion 8 is that electromagnetic waves radiated from the modified material 10 are called in the direction of the fluid passage 5. The purpose is to increase the electromagnetic wave density to improve the fuel reforming. In this embodiment, silver is used, but a diamagnetic metal such as copper or gold having an electromagnetic wave collecting effect can also be used. Further, in the present embodiment, the silver wire 9 is inserted along the fluid passage on the inner surface of the modifying material container 8 and extends to both ends in parallel with the fluid passage. The insertion may not be in a parallel direction but may be in a direction perpendicular to the fluid passage, in an oblique direction, or the like. Further, the silver wire 9 can be replaced with silver plating, silver foil or the like.

The ground wire 11 guides electromagnetic waves radiated from the reforming material 10, and extends the range of influence of the electromagnetic waves to the injection nozzle of the fuel discharge portion of a naturally aspirated gasoline engine, a direct injection gasoline engine, and a diesel engine. It is provided not only to enlarge, but also to the air inflow portion to enhance the fuel reforming effect and also reform the inflow air. Therefore, one end of the ground wire 11 is preferably connected to the body of the reformer 1, and the other end is preferably connected to an injection nozzle of a fuel discharge portion of a gasoline or diesel vehicle to which the reformer 1 is attached (see FIG. 3). 3 will be described later in detail). As the material of the ground wire 11, diamagnetic metals such as copper and silver having a high electromagnetic wave collecting effect, or alloys thereof, and silver-plated copper wires and gold-plated copper wires can be used. Uses copper wire with inexpensive plastic clothing material. In the present invention, it is preferable to connect a good conductor copper ground wire 11 that is in contact with the body of the reformer 1 to the fuel discharge device of the internal combustion engine, because the range of influence of the electromagnetic waves emitted from the reforming material 10 is increased (see FIG. 3 (the details of FIG. 3 will be described later). By expanding the range of influence of the electromagnetic waves, it is possible to further reform the fuel and reform the inflow air.

In the reformer shown in FIG. 1, a fluid passage 5 is provided close to a portion filled with the reforming material 10, and when fuel or air passes through the fluid passage 5 at a high speed, the reforming material 10 is pressurized. , To increase the piezoelectricity of tourmaline. In addition, in the reformer of FIG. 1, although the reforming material accommodating portion 8 has a waveform gap shape,
It may be provided in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped or the like, and may be provided not only on the lower side but also on the upper side of the reforming material accommodating section 8, but it is preferably provided on the lower side as a corrugated gap shape as shown in FIG. next,
A method of reforming the fuel using the reformer 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 shows the structure of a gasoline engine or a diesel engine provided with the fuel and inflow air reformer 18 according to the present invention. In the figure, the engine body 13,
Shown are an inlet pipe 14, a fuel pipe 15, an injector (gasoline engine) 16 or an injection nozzle (diesel engine, gasoline engine) 16 and an exhaust pipe 17. Further, in the engine room, the fuel (gasoline, light oil, etc.) supplied from the fuel pipe 15 and the main reformer 18 capable of reforming the air supplied from the inflow pipe 14 are provided.
(Including the ground wire 19).

The reformer 18 is the reformer 1 shown in FIGS.
Is installed at a position close to the upper part of the engine body 13, and the ground wire 19 is connected to the injector 16 or the injection nozzle 16 so that
The effect of the electromagnetic wave radiated from the reforming material in the reformer can be exerted on the range shown by the mesh in the figure. This means that compared to the installation of the main body of the reformer 18 alone,
By connecting the ground wire 19 to the injector 16 or the injection nozzle 16, fuel efficiency and exhaust gas purification are improved. The reason why the electric stone is installed in the engine room is to enhance the temperature-responsive electric property of tourmaline by using the heating by the operation of the internal combustion engine.

Therefore, the fuel supplied from the fuel pipe 15 is charged with the fuel molecular groups by the action of the electromagnetic wave in the mesh-like range, and the fine state is maintained. In addition, oxygen in the air supplied from the suction pipe 14 is subjected to the action of electromagnetic waves in the mesh-like area in the same manner as fuel, causing oxygen molecules to be charged and dispersed, thereby increasing the reactivity of the oxygen molecules. Is assumed. The excellent effects of the present invention were determined as follows. First, using the reformer 1 shown in FIG. 1, air is introduced directly from the fluid inlet of the reformer 1 for the purpose of measuring anions presumed to be generated by tourmaline, and an ion tester (KST -900) was attempted to measure the number of anions in the air discharged from the fluid outlet. As a control experiment, a similar study was conducted using a reformer of the same type not filled with a fuel reforming material. As a result, the number of anions per cc for both was 54 on average, and almost no difference was observed between them (FIG. 4). Furthermore, even when the number of cations in the discharged air was measured in a similar experimental system, no difference was observed between the numbers of the cations of the two. Therefore, it was clarified that the action of the present reformer was not the action of the anions generated by tourmaline. From the above results, it was presumed that the action principle of the present reformer was an action by an electromagnetic wave, and a proof experiment was attempted by the following examination.

A 600 MHz nuclear magnetic resonance apparatus (NMR; manufactured by GM)
Using Omega 600), put water into the sample tube for NMR analysis, and use the reformer 1 shown in FIG. As a result, it was observed that the size of the acted water cluster was remarkably reduced compared to the size of the unacted water cluster (FIG. 5). Was confirmed.

Next, as a model of an aromatic compound in a light oil component used as a fuel for a diesel vehicle, a comparative study was conducted using the above-mentioned NMR using ethylbenzene. As an experimental method, a sample tube for NMR analysis having a double tube structure was used, and ethylbenzene was put in the outer tube portion, while no addition (1), tourmaline powder (2), And raw materials containing tourmaline, vegetable carbides, graphite, silicic acid and salts thereof, divalent metal oxides and salts, before (3) and after (4) sintering of the fine powder. The change of the spectrum of ethylbenzene under the above four conditions was compared and examined under the non-contact condition of the outer tube portion and the inner tube portion, respectively, by adding the modifier. As a result, in the case of no addition, no charging of ethylbenzene was observed, whereas, in the case where the above-mentioned tourmaline powder or the modifying material was placed inside, the ethylbenzene was in a charged state. Among them, in the case of ethylbenzene irradiated with the electromagnetic wave emitted from the modifier in a non-contact manner for only 5 minutes after putting the modifier after sintering, the strong charge of ethylbenzene for a long time even after removing this modifier A condition was observed (FIG. 6). Furthermore, hexane was used as a model for chain hydrocarbons, the main component of gasoline, under the same conditions as above.
As a result of comparison and examination using NMR, remarkable charging results were obtained in the same manner as described above. The charging time was shorter than that of ethylbenzene.

For the purpose of further efficient combustion, based on the above findings, it has been devised that the fuel after flowing out of the reformer is always under the influence of the electromagnetic waves. That is, as shown in FIG. 3, a conductive metal ground wire led from the reformer 18 main body installed at the upper part of the engine main body is connected to the fuel discharge device of the engine, as shown in FIG. did. As a result, the range of influence of the electromagnetic waves radiated from the reformer body can be extended to the fuel discharge device and the air inflow portion to the engine, resulting in further reforming of the fuel and reforming of the inflow air, improving combustion efficiency and The exhaust gas purification was improved.

Therefore, according to the method shown in FIG. 3, in the fuel supplied from the fuel pipe 15, the fuel molecular groups are charged by the action of the electromagnetic wave in the mesh-like range, and the fine state is maintained. The oxygen in the air supplied from the suction pipe 14 is
It is presumed that the oxygen molecules are charged and dispersed under the action of the electromagnetic wave in the mesh-like range similarly to the fuel, and the reactivity of the oxygen molecules is increased. In particular, regarding the charging of the fuel molecular groups, the hexane and ethylbenzene described above are used.
It is supported by the NMR spectrum measurement results. Also, with respect to the moisture contained in the air and the fuel, clusters of water are reduced by the electromagnetic waves. This miniaturization of water clusters is also evident from the results of the NMR spectra described above. The miniaturization of water clusters described above
It also contributes to the improvement of the combustion efficiency of the fuel molecule, and consequently to the improvement of fuel efficiency. Improving combustion efficiency in the combustion theory means dispersing the fuel molecular groups and increasing the proportion of fuel molecules that can react with oxygen molecules with high efficiency. Efficiency of this combustion reaction largely depends not only on the aspect of the fuel molecule but also on the state of the oxygen molecule. That is, it has been reported that activated singlet oxygen has an oxidation reactivity about 1000 times or more stronger than triplet oxygen.

Next, the fuel efficiency improvement and exhaust gas purification effects of the vehicle equipped with the fuel and inflow air reformer were measured as follows. When the reformer 1 of FIG. 1 was actually mounted on a gasoline or diesel vehicle, in a full running test using the full tank system, the fuel efficiency improvement rates for one month before the installation and one month after the installation were compared. Table 1 shows the results.
Fuel efficiency was 22-27% for gasoline vehicles. Of the four gasoline test vehicles, three use high-octane gasoline, but after the reformer is installed, regular gasoline can be used satisfactorily and fuel efficiency is 25 to 2
That's a 7% improvement. For diesel vehicles, 22
A significant improvement of ~ 56% was observed. This result is the measured data of the above NMR spectrum of ethylbenzene,
And from the data of the NMR spectrum of the water molecular group.

Next, the effect of purifying harmful substances in exhaust gas on gasoline vehicles and diesel vehicles was examined. The results are shown in Table 2. In the case of a diesel vehicle, the vehicle was idling and running at 50 km / h (2000 rp).
m), the nitrogen oxides (NOx) and carbon monoxide (C
O) and hydrocarbon (HC) concentrations decreased. Also,
In the actual vehicle test of gasoline-powered vehicles, NOx, CO and HC
The exhaust gas purification effect that the concentration was significantly reduced was recognized. Furthermore, a comparison was also made on the emission of black smoke (particulate matter: PM) from the above diesel vehicles. The results are shown in Table 3. When the reformer was installed, the amount of black smoke emission was 14 to 40% when the black smoke degree (%) was used as an index.
An average reduction of 28% was observed.

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According to the present invention, the dispersing by the charging of the fuel molecular groups, the dispersing by the charging of the oxygen molecules in the inflow air, and the miniaturization of the clusters of the water molecular groups contained in the fuel and the inflow air. The reactivity between fuel molecules and oxygen increases,
Provided is a reformer capable of improving combustion efficiency. Therefore, by using the reformer of the present invention, it is possible to practically improve combustion efficiency (fuel efficiency) and improve exhaust gas purification. In fact, in actual vehicle tests using gasoline or diesel vehicles equipped with a reformer, fuel efficiency has been significantly improved, and particulate matter (PM: Black smoke) is reduced. Further, the reformer of the present invention is applicable not only to automobiles, but also to general household and industrial combustion equipment such as gasoline engines, diesel engines, boilers, heaters, etc. for general industry, as well as to thermal power generation and waste incinerators, etc. It can also be applied to the improvement of fuel combustion efficiency and exhaust gas purification in large industrial combustion devices.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional perspective view of a reformer of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross section of the reformer of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a state in which the reformer of the present invention is attached to an automobile engine.

FIG. 4 shows the measurement results of the number of anions in air when the reformer of the present invention is used and when it is not used.

FIG. 5 shows changes in water clusters when the reformer of the present invention is used and when it is not used.

FIG. 6 shows measurement results of the charged state of ethylbenzene when the reformer of the present invention is used and when it is not used. In the figure, 1 and 18 are reformers, 2 is a fluid inlet, 3 is a fluid outlet, 4 is a cap, 5 is a fluid passage, 6 is a body (the housing is a cap 4 and a body 6), and 7 is a separation. Reference numeral 8 denotes a wall for modifying material, 9 denotes a silver wire, and 11 denotes a ground wire.

Claims (10)

[Claims] A housing provided with a fluid passage and a reforming material storage portion separated so that the fluid and the reforming material are not in contact with each other; a reforming material stored in the reforming material storage portion; A fluid reformer comprising: a good conductor disposed in the reforming material; and a ground wire connected to the housing. 2. The fluid reformer according to claim 1, wherein the modifying material contains tourmaline. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the modifying material is tourmaline.
3. The fluid reformer according to claim 2, wherein the fluid reformer is a sintered body of at least one selected from the group consisting of vegetable carbide, graphite, silicic acid and salts thereof, and oxides and salts of divalent metal. 4. The housing is made of at least one material selected from a paramagnetic metal, an alloy thereof, plastic, porcelain, pottery, carbon fiber, and glass.
A fluid reformer as described. 5. The fluid reformer according to claim 1, wherein the fluid passage and the reforming material accommodating portion are separated by a separation wall formed of a material forming the casing. 6. The fluid reformer according to claim 1, wherein the good conductor is a linear or plate-like member formed of a metal material. 7. The fluid reforming according to claim 6, wherein the good conductor is a linear or plate-like member made of silver or silver alloy or a linear or plate-like member whose surface is coated with silver or silver alloy. vessel. 8. The fluid reformer according to claim 1, wherein a ground wire is connected to a fluid outflow portion of the housing. 9. The fluid reformer according to claim 1, wherein the fluid is a liquid fuel or air. 10. A fluid to be treated is introduced from a fluid inlet of the fluid reformer according to claim 1, and a treated fluid is taken out from a fluid outlet of the fluid reformer. A method for reforming a fluid, comprising: