JPH1089164A - Liquid fuel refining device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To decompose hydrocarbon in liquid fuel and to refine the liquid fuel, by storing the tourmaline ceramics and the ceramics emitting the radiation in a container having the liquid fuel inflow and outflow ports. SOLUTION: A liquid fuel refining device is installed between a fuel tank and an engine, of a car. The liquid fuel includes the chained saturated hydrocarbon and the aromatic hydrocarbon. The chemical bond of the aromatic hydrocarbon is weakened by the far infrared ray emitted from a tourmaline ceramics 8. Further the chained saturated hydrocarbon or the like is decomposed by the far infrared ray emitted from the tourmaline ceramics 8, and the electric field action of the electric current flown by the tourmaline ceramics 8 itself. The hydrocarbon not decomposed by the irradiation of the far infrared ray, and the aromatic hydrocarbon of which the chemical bond is weakened, are decomposed of the radiation emitted from the radioactive mineral ceramics 9. As mentioned in the above, the hydrocarbon in the liquid fuel is decomposed, and the liquid fuel can be refined.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for improving the quality of a liquid fuel.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a liquid fuel quality improving device, for example, a liquid fuel catalytic device disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 4-321765 is known.

[0003] In such a liquid fuel catalyst device, a catalyst ceramic containing tourmaline and far-infrared radiation ceramics are mixed in a container having an inlet and an outlet for liquid fuel, and the liquid fuel passes through the container. By irradiating the liquid fuel with far-infrared rays, a chemical change is caused using the catalytic ceramic as a catalyst to improve the quality of the liquid fuel.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional liquid fuel catalyzer, the quality of the liquid fuel is improved mainly by the action of far-infrared rays. However, they only weakened the chemical bond and could not be further decomposed. Depending on the type of liquid fuel, the effect of improving the quality was not so much obtained.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention provides a container in which a liquid fuel inlet and an outlet are formed, containing tourmaline ceramics and radiation-emitting ceramics, and forming the liquid fuel in the container. Are configured to pass while contacting the tourmaline ceramics and the ceramics that emit radiation.

In addition, tourmaline ceramics are provided at the inlet side position in the container, and ceramics which emit radiation are provided at the outlet side position in the container.

[0007]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A liquid fuel quality improving apparatus according to the present invention comprises: a container having an inlet and an outlet for liquid fuel;
It contains tourmaline ceramics and radioactive mineral ceramics that emit radiation, and is configured such that liquid fuel passes through the container while contacting the tourmaline ceramics and radioactive mineral ceramics.

[0008] Tourmaline ceramics, tourmaline 70
It is a ceramic composed of 30% by weight and 30% by weight of a glass binder, and has a property of radiating far infrared rays of 6 to 20 microns.

Radioactive mineral ceramics include natural uranium,
A ceramic consisting of 30% by weight of rare earth containing thorium and 70% by weight of porcelain clay.
It has the property of emitting gamma ray radiation.

In the container, the liquid fuel comes into contact with the tourmaline ceramics and is decomposed by the far-infrared rays emitted by the tourmaline ceramics, and the chemical bond is weakened so that the fuel is easily decomposed by irradiation.

Further, in the container, the liquid fuel comes into contact with the radioactive mineral ceramic and is decomposed by the radiation emitted by the radioactive mineral ceramic.

By irradiating the liquid fuel with far infrared rays and radiation as described above, hydrocarbons in the liquid fuel are decomposed and the quality of the liquid fuel is improved.

Therefore, when a high quality liquid fuel is burned, the combustion efficiency is remarkably improved, the generation of HC, CO, black smoke and NOx is greatly reduced, and the exhaust gas is purified. It is.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing a state of use of a liquid fuel quality improvement device according to the present invention, wherein a liquid fuel quality improvement device 1 is interposed between a fuel tank 3 and an engine 4 of an automobile 2. Let me. Then, the quality of the liquid fuel 5 such as gasoline or light oil is improved by the operation of the liquid fuel quality improvement device 1, and after the impurities are removed by the fuel filter 6, the impurities are supplied to a combustion chamber in the engine 4 to perform the combustion. The liquid fuel 5 is burned indoors, and the exhaust gas is discharged to the outside.

Next, the configuration of the liquid fuel quality improving device 1 will be specifically described.

As shown in FIG. 2, the liquid fuel quality improving apparatus 1 has a tourmaline ceramic 8 and a radioactive mineral ceramic 9 interposed in a left and right longitudinal cylindrical container 7 with a plurality of partition walls 10 interposed therebetween. Then, they are stored separately in three layers.

The container 7 has cylindrical inlets 7a and outlets 7b formed on both left and right end surfaces 7c, 7c, respectively, and connects the fuel tank 3 to the inlet 7a as shown in FIG.
The combustion chamber of the engine 4 is connected to the outlet 7b.

In the interior of the container 7, there are twelve partition walls 10
Are mounted in parallel with a space therebetween, so that tourmaline ceramics 8 is filled in three ceramic accommodation spaces 12 formed by two adjacent partition walls 10 on the inlet 7a side of the container 7, and Radioactive mineral ceramics 9 is filled in three ceramic accommodation spaces 13 formed by two adjacent partition walls 10 on the outlet 7b side. A communication hole 10a is formed in the partition wall 10, so that the communication holes 10a, 10a formed in the adjacent partition walls 10, 10 are vertically symmetrical. The communication hole 10a is covered with a net 11 so that the tourmaline ceramics 8 and the radioactive mineral ceramics 9 do not flow out of the communication hole 10a.

The tourmaline ceramics 8 is made of tourmaline.
It is a ceramic composed of 70% by weight and 30% by weight of a glass binder, and is formed in a spherical shape having a diameter of 7 to 8 mm in order to make good contact with the liquid fuel 5. The tourmaline ceramics 8 has the property of radiating far infrared rays of 6 to 20 microns.

The radioactive mineral ceramics 9 comprises 30% by weight of a rare earth containing natural uranium and thorium, and 70% by weight of porcelain clay.
And is formed in a spherical shape with a diameter of 7 to 8 mm in order to make good contact with the liquid fuel 5. This radioactive mineral ceramics 9 is composed of alpha rays,
It has the property of emitting beta and gamma rays. The concentration of uranium and thorium was adjusted to 370 becquerels / g so as to be significantly lower than the legally required annual exposure of 1 mSv / year.

The liquid fuel quality improving apparatus 1 is configured as described above, and its operation will be described below.

The liquid fuel 5 flows into the container 7 through the inflow port 7a, and further flows into the ceramic housing space 12 through the communication hole 10a formed below the partition wall 10, and in the ceramic housing space 12, Contact with tourmaline ceramics 8.

The liquid fuel 5 contains chain saturated hydrocarbons and aromatic hydrocarbons. Among them, the aromatic hydrocarbons are chemically converted by the far infrared rays emitted by the tourmaline ceramics 8 in the ceramics accommodation space 12. The bond is weakened, and is easily decomposed by the irradiation of radiation described below. This is because the tourmaline ceramics 8 satisfactorily emits far infrared rays of 12 to 15 microns, which is the absorption wavelength of aromatic hydrocarbons. This causes heat to be generated and the reactivity to radiation increases.

Further, chain-like saturated hydrocarbons and the like contained in the liquid fuel 5 are decomposed in the ceramic accommodating space 12 by the far-infrared rays emitted by the tourmaline ceramics 8 and the electric field effect of the current flowing through the tourmaline ceramics 8 itself.

Thereafter, the liquid fuel 5 in the ceramics accommodation space 12 flows out of the communication hole 10a formed above the partition wall 10, and is again returned to the two ceramics accommodation spaces 1 arranged side by side.
2 and 12 pass as described above, flow into the ceramic housing space 13 for housing the radioactive mineral ceramics 9, and come into contact with the radioactive mineral ceramics 9.

In the ceramics accommodation space 13, hydrocarbons that have not been decomposed by the irradiation of far-infrared rays and aromatic hydrocarbons whose chemical bonds have been weakened are decomposed by the radiation emitted by the radioactive mineral ceramics 9. This is due to radical reactions such as breaking of CC and CH bonds by irradiation.

Thereafter, the liquid fuel 5 in the ceramic storage space 13 flows out of the communication hole 10a formed above the partition wall 10, and again, the two ceramic storage spaces 1 arranged in parallel are arranged.
3 and 13 as described above, and further outflow port 7b
It then flows out of the container 7.

As described above, by irradiating the liquid fuel 5 with far-infrared rays and radiation, hydrocarbons in the liquid fuel 5 can be decomposed and the quality of the liquid fuel 5 can be improved. Therefore, when the high quality liquid fuel 5 is burned in the combustion chamber of the engine 4, as shown in Table 1, the combustion efficiency is remarkably improved, and the generation of HC, CO, black smoke and NOx is greatly reduced. It is reduced and purification of exhaust gas is performed. Table 1
Fig. 4 shows a comparison of measurement results between a case where light oil is used as the liquid fuel 5 and the liquid fuel quality improvement device 1 is mounted between the fuel tank 3 and the engine 4 and a case where it is not mounted.

[0030]

[Table 1]

The liquid fuel 5 whose chemical bond has been weakened by the tourmaline ceramics 8 flows into the outflow port 7b of the container 7 at the inflow port 7a side of the container 7, so that the liquid fuel 5 is irradiated with radiation. Is efficiently decomposed.

Moreover, the liquid fuel 5 is decomposed and ionized by the tourmaline ceramics 8, and the interaction of the positive ions and the negative ions makes it difficult for the liquid fuel 5 and impurities to adhere to the container 7. Therefore, it is not necessary to replace the tourmaline ceramics 8 and the radioactive mineral ceramics 9 and the like, and it is possible to extend the life of the apparatus.

Further, the partition wall 10 in the container 7 is mounted so that the communication holes 10a, 10a formed in the adjacent partition walls 10, 10 are vertically symmetrical, and the liquid fuel 5 is placed below the partition wall 10. The liquid fuel 5 in the ceramic storage space 12 (13) flows into the ceramic storage space 12 (13) through the communication hole 10a formed in the ceramic storage space 12 (13), and flows out of the communication hole 10 a formed in the upper portion of the partition wall 10. The contact area between the metal and the tourmaline ceramics 8 (radioactive mineral ceramics 9) is increased. Therefore, liquid fuel 5 and tourmaline ceramics 8
(Radioactive mineral ceramics 9) can be frequently contacted with tourmaline ceramics 8.
The function and effect of (radioactive mineral ceramics 9) can be improved.

As shown in FIG. 2, the liquid fuel quality improving device 1 has a tourmaline ceramic 8 at a position on the inlet 7a side of the container 7 and a radioactive mineral ceramic 9 at a position on the outlet 7b side in the container 7, respectively. The configuration is not limited to this, and as shown in FIG. 4, a configuration in which tourmaline ceramics 8 and radioactive mineral ceramics are mixed in the container 7 can also be used.

Next, a description will be given of a mounting structure when the liquid fuel quality improving device 1 is mounted on the automobile 2.

As shown in FIG. 3, the liquid fuel quality improvement device 1 is elastically supported on the body frame 14 of the automobile 2 with a helical spring 15 and an elastic rubber 17 interposed therebetween, and the inflow port 7a, the fuel tank 3, and The outlet 7b and the engine 4 are connected to each other using flexible connection pipes 16,16.
Reference numeral 18 denotes a mounting ring for the container 7. In addition, not only the helical spring 15 and the elastic rubber 17 but also an elastic member such as a leaf spring can be used.

Since the liquid fuel quality improving device 1 is attached to the body frame 14 via an elastic body, the running spring 15 in addition to the vibration of the vehicle 2 causes
The container 7 vibrates, the liquid fuel 5 vibrates in the container 7, and the liquid fuel 5 frequently comes into contact with the tourmaline ceramics 8 and the radioactive mineral ceramics 9, and the effect of the tourmaline ceramics 8 and the radioactive mineral ceramics 9 is reduced. Can be improved.

As a property of the tourmaline ceramics 8, the tourmaline ceramics 8 itself emits far-infrared rays even at a low temperature or in a dark place, so that the quality of the liquid fuel 5 of the automobile 2 used in various environments is particularly high. It is suitable for the case where the conversion is performed.

[0039]

The present invention is embodied in the form described above and has the following effects.

(1) According to the present invention, by irradiating the liquid fuel with radiation, hydrocarbons in the liquid fuel can be decomposed and the quality of the liquid fuel can be improved. Therefore, when a high-quality liquid fuel is burned, the combustion efficiency can be significantly improved, and HC, C
The generation of O, black smoke and NOx can be significantly reduced, and the exhaust gas can be purified.

Moreover, it is the absorption wavelength of the aromatic hydrocarbon.
Since the liquid fuel is irradiated with far infrared rays by tourmaline ceramics that radiates far infrared rays of 12 to 15 microns, chain saturated hydrocarbons in the liquid fuel can be decomposed. It can weaken the chemical bonds of aromatic hydrocarbons that are difficult to decompose,
The decomposition rate due to subsequent irradiation can be significantly increased, and the above-described liquid fuel can be improved in quality even for light oils and the like containing aromatic hydrocarbons.

Further, the liquid fuel can be decomposed by the electric field effect by the electric current flowing through the tourmaline ceramic itself, and the quality can be improved.

Further, even at low temperatures and in dark places, the tourmaline ceramic itself emits far-infrared rays, so that the quality of the liquid fuel can be improved even in various use environments of the apparatus.

Further, the liquid fuel can be ionized by the tourmaline ceramics, and the interaction of the positive ions and the negative ions can prevent the liquid fuel and impurities from adhering to the inside of the container. Can be eliminated, and the life of the device can be extended.

(2) According to the second aspect of the present invention, the liquid fuel whose chemical bond has been weakened by the tourmaline ceramics flows into the outflow port side of the container at the inflow port side in the container. Can efficiently decompose the liquid fuel.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a state of use of a liquid fuel upgrading apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective explanatory view of a liquid fuel quality improvement device.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of a mounting structure of the liquid fuel quality improving device.

FIG. 4 is a perspective explanatory view of a liquid fuel improving apparatus as another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Liquid fuel quality improvement apparatus 7 Vessel 7a Inlet 7b Outlet 8 Tourmaline ceramics 9 Radioactive mineral ceramics 10 Partition wall 10a Communication hole 11 Reticulated body 12,13 Ceramics accommodation space

Claims (2)

[Claims] An inflow port (7a) and an outflow port (7) for a liquid fuel (5).
In the container (7) with b) formed, tourmaline ceramics
(8) and a ceramic that emits radiation (9), and in the container (7), the liquid fuel (5) contains the tourmaline ceramic (8) and the ceramic that emits radiation.
(9) A liquid fuel improving apparatus characterized in that it is configured to pass while contacting with (9). 2. A tourmaline ceramics (8) is disposed at a position on the inlet (7a) side in the container (7), and radiation is radiated to a position on the outlet (7b) side in the container (7). 2. The apparatus for improving quality of a liquid fuel according to claim 1, wherein a ceramic (9) is provided.