JPH0598272A - Activation of liquid fuel - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To activate a liquid fuel by bringing it into contact under agitation with a granular solid comprising an energy radiator. CONSTITUTION:A container 1 is a stainless steel cylinder with its top covered with a lid 2. The container 1 has an outlet pipe 4 for an activated fuel on its bottom, and a screen is set on the upper end of the pipe 4. An inlet pipe 3 for fuel penetrates through the lid 2 and extends to the vicinity of the bottom wall 1b. A liquid fuel 7 (e.g. heavy oil) injected into the container 1 is subjected to the so-called activation by contact under agitation with a granular solid 6 (ceramic granules which can radiate far-infrared energy) and discharged gradually from the outlet pipe 4. This treatment can improve the flow and combustibility of the fuel and heighten its heating value. Examples of the solids include an infrared radiator of a wavelength peak of 3-15mum, a single or compound energy radiator which radiates alpha, beta or gamma-rays of an intensity of 1000CMP or above, and a magnetic substance which radiates a magnetic flux of a flux density of 300G or above.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improvement in a liquid fuel activation treatment method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In order to improve the combustion performance and heat generation amount of low-quality fuels such as heavy oil and light oil, it is common to heat heavy oil before combustion,
Alternatively, a method of adding some high quality fuel to heavy oil or the like is adopted. In addition, in high-grade fuels such as gasoline, the combustion performance is improved by mixing a small amount of activator with it. However, each of the above-mentioned conventional methods adds another substance to the liquid fuel, and does not attempt to reform the liquid fuel itself.

On the other hand, in recent years, heavy oil or light oil has been passed through a strong magnetic field or electric field to increase the energy level of the constituent molecules or atoms of the heavy oil or light oil so as to reform the fuel and increase the calorific value thereof. So-called activation treatment methods for such fuels have been developed. However, each of the conventional activation treatment methods requires a large-capacity power supply facility and an activation treatment device, and also has a problem that power consumption increases and fuel cost rises. Further, in the method of circulating the liquid fuel in the electric field or magnetic field, it is difficult to uniformly and highly efficiently activate the entire circulating liquid fuel, and the liquid fuel is continuously treated with high efficiency. It is difficult to do.

[0004]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention has the above-mentioned problems in the conventional liquid fuel activation treatment method, that is, requires a large-capacity power supply facility and a treatment device, and is simple and efficient. Inability to perform the activation process of, the energy consumption required for the activation process of the liquid fuel increases,
It is intended to solve problems such as increase in fuel cost, and a treatment method that enables highly efficient and easy liquid fuel activation treatment with a very small amount of power energy consumption. Is provided.

[0005]

According to the present invention, a granular solid composed of an energy radiator is enclosed in a container body, and liquid fuel is pressure-fed into the container body so that the liquid fuel and the granular solid are brought into contact flow. It is a basic constitution of the invention that the radiant energy from the particulate solid is absorbed into the liquid fuel during the contact flow between the two.

[0006]

The fuel ejected from the fuel introducing pipe into the container body collides with the bottom wall, is inverted, and flows upward. Further, due to the collision reversal of the fuel, an impact force is applied to the granular solid in the container body, which is diffused and mixed with the fuel.
While both flow in the container body, the fuel and the particulate solid sufficiently come into contact with each other, the radiant energy from the particulate solid is absorbed into the fuel, and the fuel is activated. The fuel in the mixture that has sufficiently flowed in contact with the particulate solid is discharged from the fluid discharge pipe to the outside of the container body through the screen. In the present invention, the entire amount of the encapsulated granular solids is made to flow by the fuel, so that the entire granular solids are utilized for the fuel activation treatment. Further, since the granular solid and the fuel flow and come into direct contact with each other for a considerably long time, the radiant energy from the granular solid is efficiently absorbed into the fuel, and the fuel is highly activated. become.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an explanatory view of a liquid fuel activation process according to the present invention, in which 1 is a container body, 2 is a lid, 3 is an introducing pipe, 4 is an outlet pipe, 5 is a screen, and 6 is a granular solid. , 7
Is a liquid fuel (heavy oil), and 8 is a treated fuel. The container body 1 is formed of stainless steel into a cylindrical shape, and an upper portion thereof is closed by a lid 2. Also,
A lead-out pipe 4 for the treated fuel 8 is attached to the bottom surface of the container body 1, and a screen 5 is provided at the tip thereof. Further, a fuel introduction pipe 3 is fixed to the lid 2 so as to penetrate therethrough, and a lower end portion 3a of the introduction pipe 3 reaches near the bottom wall 1b of the container body 1.

[0008] As the particulate solid 6, the ceramic particles (particle size 2 to radiate far infrared _{energy. 0mm~10.}
0 mm) is used, and the liquid fuel 7 press-fitted into the container body 1 is subjected to a so-called activation treatment by being brought into contact with the ceramic particles 6 to flow, and is sequentially taken out from the fuel outlet pipe 4. The amount of the particulate solid 6 filled in the container body 1 is usually about 30 to 80% of the internal volume of the container. Further, in this embodiment, a so-called far-infrared radiator that radiates energy having a peak value in the wavelength range of 3 to 15 μm at room temperature is used as the ceramic particles, and the liquid fuel 7 such as light oil or heavy oil is used. By performing activation treatment using the ceramic particles, the fluidity of the fuel is improved, the combustibility is also improved, and the calorific value is increased. As a result, it is possible to significantly reduce the fuel (light oil is activated. In this case, it has been confirmed that the amount of heat generation can be increased by about 10% in the same combustion device).

The activation of light oil or heavy oil is generally described as "a state in which heavy oil or the like absorbs energy from the outside and the vibration of constituent molecules or constituent atoms of the heavy oil or the like is active". When energy with a wavelength close to the natural frequency of various organic substances such as hydrocarbons contained in is irradiated, the irradiation energy is efficiently absorbed into the substance, and heavy oil is activated. Further, when the irradiation energy is absorbed and the heavy oil or the like is activated, physically the water molecules contained therein are dissociated into hydrogen ions H ⁺ and hydroxide ions OH ⁻ , and the hydrocarbons are carbonized. And dissociate into hydrogen, or the force of taking in gas molecules such as oxygen from the outside increases (for example, the amount of dissolved oxygen increases), the combustibility is improved, and a larger heat generation amount can be obtained. It should be noted that although theoretical analysis on activation of heavy oil and the like has not been sufficiently performed, when the fuel is burned under the same conditions, the heavy oil activated according to the present example is as described above. About 10
It has been confirmed that the calorific value increases by about%.

Next, the liquid fuel activation treatment method according to the present invention will be described as an example. In the processing, first, a predetermined amount (granular solids having a volume ratio of about 30 to 80% of the inner volume of the container) of granular solids 6 of ceramic particles (particle diameter of about 5 mmφ) is enclosed in the container body 1 and thereafter. The lid 2 closes the upper opening of the container body 1. Then, the liquid fuel (heavy oil) 7 to inlet pipe 3 from the container body 1 and pumped (pressure → about _0. 5~7Kg / cm ^2), ejected toward the bottom wall 1b of the container body in the axial direction. The spouted heavy oil 7 has a bottom surface 1
It collides with b and reverses. As a result, the granular solid 6 filled inside is also impacted, diffused in the container body 1 and sufficiently mixed and contacted with the heavy oil 7. On the other hand, the heavy oil 7 which has been inverted and directed upward flows while contacting with the granular solid 6 while the heavy oil 7 absorbs radiant energy from the granular solid 6 and undergoes so-called activation treatment. Become. The heavy oil 8 activated by the contact circulation flow with the ceramic particles 6 is sequentially discharged through the fluid outlet pipe 4. In addition, the ceramic particles 6 in the container body 1 are
As a result, the ceramic particles 6 that have reached the outer surface of the screen are separated from the outer surface of the screen by the flowing swirling flow.

In the first embodiment, a far infrared radiator made of ceramics having a peak value of radiant energy in the wavelength range of 3 μm to 15 μm is used as the granular solid, but instead of this, gamma rays such as thorium are used. It is also possible to use a substance that emits β-rays or α-rays as a granular solid.
In this case, the radiant energy of the granular solid 6 is 100
It is desirable that the liquid fuel (heavy oil) has an intensity of 0 CPM or more. According to the experiment, the liquid fuel (heavy oil) is activated to the same extent as in the case of the far infrared radiator.

Further, the granular solid 6 may be a radiator of an electric flux having an electric polarization characteristic, for example, a granular solid made of tourmaline. In this case, the electric field energy radiated from the granular solid 6 is absorbed in the liquid fuel and activated.

Furthermore, the granular solid 6 may be formed of a magnetic material that radiates a magnetic flux, such as magnetized iron ore.
In this case, the strength of magnetization of the granular solid 6 is preferably such that the magnetic flux density of the magnetic flux emitted from the solid 6 is about 300 gauss or more, and the so-called magnetic energy emitted from the granular solid 6 activates the liquid fuel. Be converted.

On the other hand, in the first embodiment, the heavy oil was activated as the liquid fuel 7. However, even with light oil, kerosene, gasoline, kerosene, etc., the combustion characteristics are improved to almost the same level as heavy oil. It has been confirmed that the amount of heat generation is increased by about 10 to 15%. Further, in the present embodiment, the processing device having the shape shown in FIG. 1 is used, but the structure of the processing device to be used may be any structure.

[0015]

According to the present invention, the container body 1 is filled with the granular solid 6 which is an energy radiator, and
The liquid fuel 7 is activated by directly contacting and flowing the granular solid 6 and the liquid fuel 7 therein. As a result, unlike the conventional liquid fuel activation method, it does not require a large-scale activation device or a large-capacity energy source separately,
The liquid fuel 7 can be continuously activated by using the unique energy of the granular solid 6, and the energy consumption can be reduced. Further, since the granular solid 6 and the liquid fuel 7 are directly brought into contact with each other to flow, the radiant energy can be efficiently absorbed in the liquid fuel 7, and the liquid fuel 7 can be efficiently and highly activated. The present invention is as described above.
It has excellent practical utility.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of a liquid fuel activation process according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 is a container main body, 2 is a lid, 3 is a fluid inlet pipe, 4 is a fluid outlet pipe, 5 is a screen, 6 is a granular solid, 7 is liquid fuel,
8 is treated fuel.

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A granular solid comprising an energy radiator is enclosed in a container body, and liquid fuel is pumped into the container body to bring the liquid fuel and the granular solid into contact flow, and while the two are in contact flow. A method for activating a liquid fuel, characterized in that the radiant energy from the granular solid is absorbed into the liquid fuel. 2. A granular solid having a wavelength peak value of 3 to 15
The liquid fuel activation treatment method according to claim 1, wherein the infrared radiator is in the range of μm. 3. The liquid fuel activation treatment method according to claim 1, wherein the granular solid is an α-ray, β-ray, or γ-ray single or complex energy radiator having an intensity of 1000 CPM or more. 4. The liquid fuel activation treatment method according to claim 1, wherein the granular solid is a magnetic material that radiates a magnetic flux having a magnetic flux density of 300 gauss or more. 5. The liquid fuel activation treatment method according to claim 1, wherein the granular solid is an electric flux radiator having electric polarizability. 6. The method for activating treatment of liquid fuel according to claim 1, wherein the liquid fuel is any one of heavy oil, light oil, kerosene, gasoline, kerosene or a mixture thereof.