MXPA99009508A - Fuel and process for fuel production - Google Patents

Abstract

A highly combustible fuel which exhibits low exhaust pollutants is developed by exposing an atmosphere of a gaseous hydrocarbon fuel, for example, gasoline, to a source of energy such as an electrical potential difference, ultra-violet radiation, microwave radiation or laser radiation. The combustible fuel can be fed directly to the cylinders of an internal combustion engine. It is clearly visible in the flask as being whitish silvery grey in color. The combustible fuel can also be condensed and the condensate employed as a fuel.

Description

FEEDING AND PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF FUEL TECHNICAL FIELD This invention relates to a high combustion fuel and to a process for producing said fuel; more especially the invention relates to fuel for motor-driven vehicles such as automobiles, trucks and boats that traditionally use gasoline as fuel, as well as fuel for aircraft and furnace applications, and in which the fuel exhibits low levels of exhaust pollutants and high efficiency. BACKGROUND TECHNIQUE Vehicles powered by a motor such as automobiles and airplanes are fueled by a mixture of gasoline and air. Automobiles use a carburetor or fuel injection that produces an explosive mixture of gasoline and air by spraying gasoline in air. The mixture can be rotated through the inlet manifold and supplied to the cylinders of the engine of an internal combustion engine; or the gasoline can be injected or induced directly in the cylinders and the air can be supplied separately through the inlet manifold. Whatever it is, the mixture formed is raw and unstable and if it does not burn immediately droplets of liquid gasoline fall out of the mixture.

Aromatic hydrocarbons are included in gasoline in the process of slow combustion and reduce the impact on the cylinders. Such mixtures also result in significant levels of contaminants when burned. DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION This invention seeks to provide a high combustion fuel for vehicles driven by a more efficient engine and exhibiting lower levels of exhaust pollutants than conventional gasoline and air mixtures. According to one aspect of the invention, a process is provided to produce a high combustion fuel that exposes a gaseous hydrocarbon fuel to an electric field or plasma or to an ultraviolet radiation, microwave radiation or laser to produce an improved combustion fuel compared to hydrocarbon fuel. More especially, the exposure is at an elevated temperature and the charged particles are derived from the gaseous hydrocarbon fuel, the charged particles being fed into the engine cylinder. The charged particles can have a negative charge or a positive charge but negatively charged particles are preferred. According to another aspect of the invention, a high combustion fuel produced by the process of the invention mentioned above is provided.

According to a specific embodiment of the invention, a process for producing a high combustion fuel is provided which comprises: a) introducing gaseous oxygenated fluid into a gaseous hydrocarbon fuel atmosphere maintained under vacuum, and b) establishing a crossed electric potential difference of said atmosphere or irradiation of the atmosphere with ultraviolet radiation, microwave radiation or laser to produce a high combustion fuel of said oxygenated fluid attached to the gaseous hydrocarbon fuel. According to another embodiment of the invention, a high combustion fuel is provided which is a homogeneous composition produced by a) the introduction of a gaseous oxygenated fluid in a gaseous hydrocarbon fuel atmosphere maintained under vacuum, and b) establishing a potential electric difference through said atmosphere or by irradiating the atmosphere with ultraviolet radiation, microwave or laser radiation to produce a high-combustion fuel of the oxygenated fluid attached to the gaseous hydrocarbon fuel. DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED MODALITIES i) General Process In the process of the invention a gaseous hydrocarbon fuel exposed to an electric field or plasma, more specifically a potential difference of electrical ionization, or for ultraviolet radiation, microwave radiation or laser.

The exposure is carried out in the presence of a gaseous carrier fluid, for example, an oxygenated fluid such as oxygen and / or air, or a mixture of oxygen and / or air and a gaseous steam or steam. Other gaseous carrier fluids include nitrogen and inert gases, for example, argon and helium. While it is not desired to be linked to any particular theory such as the mechanism of production of high combustion fuel, it is postulated in any theory that the potential difference of electric ionization, or the activated radiation of the gaseous hydrocarbon fuel to a state of energy High, more specifically the hydrocarbon molecules or fuel ions are thought to be in an electronically excited state in which they are more reactive or more susceptible to combustion than the hydrocarbon fuel in the non-excited state. Another theory is that the process generates an extremely fine divided aerosol that has a much smaller particle size than that achieved with a normal carburetor or a system equipped with a fuel injector. Under the conditions of formation, droplet particles are initially formed in a strongly electric charge condition. That is, a metastable condition, immediately leaded to the disorder of highly charged droplets by coulombic repulsion and the formation of more finely divided droplets each carrying a portion of the charge initially maintained by the original droplet. This second generation of droplets can suffer quickly and similarly from further disturbances and dispersion and until the fuel-air mixture enters the combustion chambers and ignites. The mutual electrostatic repulsion between these fuel particles prevents subsequent coalescence of the larger droplets. In addition, droplets enter the relatively divided combustion chambers more finely than in a normal carburetor or a system equipped with the fuel injector. Because the burning of the fuel in the combustion chambers is carried out on the surface of the fuel particles, its velocity depends on the surface area. Burning at high engine speeds is incomplete before normal-sized droplets in the normal carburetor or systems equipped with fuel injector are extracted as exhaust gases and therefore the completion of combustion is compromised if the size of the drops. On the other hand, a finely divided dispersion provides a large increase in the surface area for heating and loads to complete further combustion with the resulting decrease in carbon monoxide and unburned hydrocarbon emissions observed with this invention. A reactor used in the invention is modified to incorporate a fine mesh screen in the flow stream outside the reactor; the screen is isolated from the reactor components but electrically connected to an external detector of the electric current. In electrical load operation of the screen is detected and is similar to the results of partial collection and discharge of the charged drops. The presence of the charge on the aerosol droplets probably increases the ease with which the fuel dispersion burns, especially when the droplets are negatively charged, since the negatively charged droplets could have an increased affinity for the oxygen adduct. It is also possible, but it is not confirmed that this excited state or the charged droplets of the hydrocarbon molecules or ions are reattached to the gaseous vehicle fluid, thus forming an adduct between the oxygenated fluid and the charged droplets. In order to expose the atmosphere to ultraviolet or microwave radiation or laser beam, the gaseous hydrocarbon fuel in the chamber housing may include a window transparent to the radiation or laser beam by means of the radiation or beam. it can direct to the atmosphere of gaseous hydrocarbon fuel. ii) Specific Process In a particular process within the General Process mentioned above, a gaseous oxygenated fluid is introduced into a gaseous hydrocarbon fuel atmosphere maintained under vacuum. Oxygenated, gaseous fluid is suitably oxygen and / or air, or a mixture of oxygen and / or air and vapor or gaseous water vapor.

The hydrocarbon fuel is adequate gasoline which should be understood as several grades of gasoline engine fuel; The hydrocarbon fuel can also be diesel oil, natural gas or propane. Conveniently the gaseous hydrocarbon fuel atmosphere is formed by vaporizing a liquid hydrocarbon fuel, eg, gasoline, under vacuum or light pressure in a chamber. The use of a vacuum facilitates the formation of the gaseous atmosphere of the liquid hydrocarbon fuel. Conveniently, the vacuum corresponds to a negative pressure of 7.62 to 71.2, preferably 25.4 to 71.2 cm of mercury; when the vaporization is carried out at a light pressure this is suitably from 1.05 to 1.12 kg / cm2 and the atmosphere is formed at a temperature relative to the pressure, up to but not exceeding the instantaneous fuel point. The test temperature can increase the instantaneous point of hydrocarbon fuel, worse not exceeding its explosion of said fuel, it can occur, resulting in a personal injury in the experiment. The suitability of the vaporization is carried out at an elevated temperature of, which conveniently is from 121 ° C to 232 ° C, more especially from 177 ° C to 210 ° C. The pressure extends from the vacuum through the partial vacuum to a positive pressure ligand which can be considered to be 0 - 1.1248 kg / cm2. The oxygenated gaseous fluid is conveniently introduced continuously into the hot atmosphere in the chamber and the high combustion fuel is continuously removed from the chamber and supplied to the cylinders of an internal combustion engine, preferably within 5 minutes of its formation and further preferably within milliseconds of training. The electric ionization potential established through the atmosphere of the hydrocarbon fuel containing the oxygenated fluid, the suitability is 200-800 volts, more usually 600-5000 volts. This is achieved by a pair of separate spaced electrodes arranged so that it is within the atmosphere mentioned above. The separation of the electrodes is such that in any vapor flow resulting from the potential difference applied through the electrodes is minimal, usually in the order of 0.2 to 0.8 microamps. An average of 0.5 microamps were measured in the mounted test described herein. It should be noted that the area of electrodes and configuration could affect the current flow. No arc formation should occur between the electrodes or against any part of the installation. In reactors employed to carry out the invention, an electrode disposed within the reactor and the different electrode to be defined by the reactor wall. In a particular embodiment the hydrocarbon fuel is sprayed into a chamber of a spray nozzle and the oxygenated flow is introduced separately into the chamber and a potential difference is stabilized between the spray nozzle and a wall of the chamber particularly so that it produces negatively charged fuel drops. In this mode, the spray nozzle functions as an electrode. In another embodiment, the potential difference established between an electrode extending in the chamber and a wall of the chamber. The spray nozzle is directed to the hydrocarbon fuel generally axially from the chamber of the spray nozzle to a fuel outlet of the chamber. In a structure according to this last embodiment the electrode extends axially of the chamber with a separately opposite inert end in the microcircuit in separate relation to the spray nozzle so that the gaseous hydrocarbon fuel flows axially from the chamber. long and around the electrode towards the fuel outlet. In another structure according to this last embodiment the electrode extends into a wall of the chamber and substantially normal in the axial flow of the gaseous hydrocarbon fuel from the spray nozzle to the fuel outlet. In the preferred embodiment in which air is used as the oxygenated gaseous fluid, the air and the fuel of gaseous hydrocarbons are suitably employed a ratio of air volume to gaseous hydrocarbon fuel of 10 to 30: 1, preferably 12 to 17: 1. The high combustion fuel can be fed directly to the cylinders of an internal combustion engine, without carburetor, shock or injection system used. A condensate of the high combustion fuel can also be formed, subjecting the fuel to condensation conditions such as by cooling. The high-combustion fuel in gaseous form does not require long-term stability usually is formed as required and continuously burns as it occurs, usually within a few milliseconds. The high-gaseous combustion fuel changes to a liquid after approximately 10 minutes. The formation of high combustion fuel can be observed as a cloud that has a whitish silver-gray color, while gasoline gas is colorless. When it is delivered through a fuel fluid conduit it can observe to retain the resistance configuration of the conduit emerging from one end of the conduit and to retain this configuration as the fuel progresses from the conduit, and then expands to a cloud . In a case when the vacuum run the cloud motor in the conduit, the cloud diminished in the configuration that has it, when they emerge first from the conduit and last they are extracted in the conduit. In the mode in which the fluid comprises air and steam and the hydrocarbon fuel is gasoline, the condensation of the fuel does not result in the separation of water and gasoline, it could be expected in the case of a simple mixture. The high combustion fuel in condensed form is homogeneous and stable. This high-combustion fuel, of course, is formed in the course without emulsifiers, surfactants, catalysts and other additives. The vapor derived from the fuel condensate is relatively stable for several days and a test tube sample absorbs more than two drops of water in solution easily without any evidence of separation. A third drop of water is rejected from the absorption in the solution and falls directly into the bottom of the test tube. This response is the same as when you add a drop of water directly to gasoline or oil. In the case where the fluid is air and the gaseous hydrocarbon fuel is gasoline, the formation of the high combustion fuel is visible, the cloud of the high combustion fuel formed around the electrodes being different from the surrounding atmosphere. iii) Fuel The gaseous fuel produced according to the invention can be used directly as the produced or condensed gas fuel can be produced. In which the liquid condensate can be used as a substrate for conventional fuels such as gasoline. The liquid condensate produced from the high combustion fuel developed when the oxygenated fluid is air or oxygen differs from that produced when the oxygenated fluid comprises air or oxygen together with the steam or water vapor. These two kinds of condensates differ in both compositional and combustion characteristics. According to the invention the condensates of these two classes can be mixed together to provide desired characteristics for particular applications, for example, for automobiles or aircraft engines or furnaces or heaters. In addition, these condensates, alone or in combination, can be mixed with conventional fuels, for example, gasoline to provide a mixture of the desired characteristics. For example, such a mixture with conventional gasoline can produce a fuel in which the pollutant generated during combustion is reduced by a proportionate amount of condensate content or new condensates in the mixture., compared to the one produced by gasoline alone. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIGURE 1 schematically illustrates a laboratory assembly used to form a high combustion fuel in a first mode. FIGURE 2 schematically illustrates a laboratory assembly used to form a high combustion fuel in a second embodiment. FIGURES 3A to 3E show ionic characteristics of fuels of the invention purchased with the parent hydrocarbon fuel from which they are formed.

FIGURE 4 is a gas chromatogram of gasoline; FIGURES 5A and 5B are gas chromatograms of a fuel of the invention produced with air and gasoline of FIGURE 4; and FIGURES 6A and 6B are gas chromatograms of a fuel of the invention produced with air and steam and the gasoline of FIGURE 4; and FIGURE 7 is a schematic representation of a reactor assembly incorporating a reactor to carry out the process of the invention; FIGURE 8 shows another reactor for carrying out the process of the invention, the reactor can be used in place of the reactor shown in FIGURE 7, in the assembly of FIGURE 7; and FIGURE 9 shows still another reactor for carrying out the process of the invention, the reactor can be used in place of the reactor shown in FIGURE 7, in the assembly of FIGURE 7. DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED AND SPECIFIC MODALITIES WITH REFERENCE TO DRAWINGS With further reference to Figure 1, a laboratory assembly 10 includes a flask 12, a heat and stirring unit 14, and electrodes 16 and 18. An inlet line 20 having a valve 22 that is connected to a source of oxygenated fluid tai as air.

An outlet line 24 connected in the bottom of the flask 12 to a site that requires high combustion fuel to drive a motor. The flask 12 has a port 26 that is used is that connected to a vacuum pump (not shown) or to an input manifold of another effective to establish a vacuum inside the flask 12. The electrodes 16 and 18 are in separate relation and are they connect through electric conductors 28 and 30, respectively, to an electric power source 32 effective to provide a potential difference between electrodes 16 and 18. The heat and agitation unit 15 include temperature and stir controls 34 and 36 respectively. The housing of the unit 14 of a heating unit (not shown) responsive to temperature control 34, the heat of the upper surface 38 thereby heating a liquid hydrocarbon feed 40 such as gasoline, housed in the flask 12. The control of agitation 36 activates an agitator 42 located within the fuel 40 in the flask 12, the movement of the agitator 42 for the agitated fuel 40 can be, for example by means of a magnetic control. The flask 12 closed by the closure 44. With the additional reference to Figure 2 is shown a modification of Figure 1 in which the assembly 10 is supplemented by a flask 52 supported by a heating unit 54 and a flask 56.

The steam line 58 of the flask 52 and an air line 60 of the flask 56 communicated with the line 20 of Figure 1. The flask 56 has an air intake line 62. With the additional reference of Figure 1, the production of the high combustion fuel proceeds as follows. The flask 12 is placed under vacuum and the liquid gasoline 40 in the flask 12 is heated and stirred by the unit 15, to develop a gasoline atmosphere 70 around the electrodes 16 and 18. An oxygenated fluid, for example, the air is it enters the atmosphere 70 through the line 20 and establish a potential difference between the electrodes 16 and 18 by a source of electrical energy 32. A change in the appearance of the atmosphere 70 is visible to the naked eye.

As the atmosphere 70 develops continuously and the oxygenated fluid air is continuously introduced, the development of the high combustion fuel of the atmosphere 70 and the oxygenated fluid is continuously withdrawn with the flask 12 through the line 24 and dispatched. directly to provide power to an engine. In the embodiment illustrated in Figure 2, the supply of oxygenated fluid through line 22 is a mixture of air and vapor. The steam develops from the water in the flask 52 through the heating unit 54 and passes from the flask 52 through the line 58. The air is withdrawn into the flask 56 through the line 62, which has a metering valve 63 and then passes from the flask 56 through the line 60 in which it receives the line 58 to the line 20. The flask 56 also serves as a trap for the condensed water of the steam in line 58 , in which the condensed water flows through line 60 in opposition to the air flow. The mixture of steam and air is supplied through line 20 in flask 56 where the high combustion fuel develops around electrodes 16 and 18 in the same manner as described for the embodiment of Figure 1. With Refer now to Figure 7 a reactor assembly 100 comprises a reactor 102, a fuel supply 104 and a fuel line 106 to a motor generally shown at 108. The reactor 102 comprises a housing 110, a fuel supply pipe 112 that ends in a spray nozzle 114 is mounted on an electrically insulated handle 116 in a port 118 in the housing 110. The housing 102 has an air inlet port 120 and a fuel outlet port 122. The heating element 124, the surrounding housing 110 and the voltage source 125 are connected between the housing wall 128 110 and the pipe 112 so that the pipe 112 and the wall 128 form a spatial cross-electrode apparatus set with a direct potential difference of continuous ionization. A vacuum meter 130 monitors the vacuum in the housing 110 and a thermocouple meter 132 monitors the temperature of the reactor 102 established by heating element 124.

The feed line 134 feeds air and oxygen to the housing 110, the flow being controlled by the metering valve 136. The fuel supply 104 includes a fuel tank 138 and a fuel line 140 that communicates the fuel supply line 112. The fuel pump 142 and the pressure of the gauge 144 are disposed in the fuel line 140. A fuel bypass line 146 having a metering valve 148 that cools the fuel in line 140 to tank 138. The line of fuel 106 includes a flow line 150 of the fuel inlet port 122, a cooling tower 152, a condensed manifold 154, a vacuum control and a collector 156 and a vacuum pump 158. The reactor 102 also includes a drained line 160 having a bypass valve 162. Further reference to Figure 8 shows an assembly 200 having a reactor 202. The reactor 202 has a housing 210 and a spray nozzle 1214 at the end of a supply pipe at one end of the wall 264 of the housing 210. An electrode 266 is mounted on an electrically insulating handle 268 extending through the wall 228. Other assembly components 200 corresponding to those of assembly 100 in Figure 7 have the same identified integers increased by 100. In this case, a direct potential difference of continuous ionization is established by voltage source 226 between electrode 266 and a wall 228. With further reference now to Figure 9, which shows an assembly 300 having a reactor 302. The reactor 302 has a housing 310 and a spray nozzle. 314 at the end of a supply pipe 312 and an end wall 364 of the housing 310 flowing around the bar 366.

A voltage source 326 is connected between the bar 366 and the housing wall 328. In this case, a direct potential difference of continuous ionization is established by the voltage source 326 between the bar 366 and the wall 328. Other components of assembly 300 corresponding to those of assembly 100 in figure 7 have the same integers identified increases by 200. In the operation of the reactor assembly 100 with reactor 102, 202 or 302, fuel is pumped from fuel tank 138 and the fuel line 140 to the fuel supply pipe 112, 212 or 312 and the fuel is supplied as a spray from the spray nozzle 114, 214 or 314 inside the housing 110, 210 or 310. A difference in potential high voltage cd typically about 3,000 volts are established by the voltage source 126, 226 or 326 and the heating element 124, 224 or 324 establishes an elevated temperature typically at about 204 ° C within the housing 110, 210 or 310. Air is introduced into the housing. the housing 110, 210 or 310 of the line 134. The potential high voltage difference and the elevated temperature produce a fine dispersion of fuel droplet charge in the housing 110, 210 or 310 that charges fuel droplets together with the introduced air by line 124 is removed from housing 110, 210 or 310 by vacuum pump 158 to engine 108, via the fuel outlet port 122, 222 or 322, the cooling tower 142, the condensed manifold 154 and the vacuum control the manifold 156. EXAMPLES Example 1 A high combustion fuel is developed using the assembly 10 of the Figure 1 using air as the oxygenated flow and gasoline (octane 92) as the hydrocarbon fuel at a ratio of air to gaseous gasoline volume of 33: 1, under a vacuum of 45.72 cm of mercury. The potential difference between electrodes 16 and 18 was 700 volts c.d. The vapor atmosphere of gasoline developed at a temperature of 121.11 ° C. The resulting high combustion fuel is shipped directly to the cylinders of the engine to fuel, a gasoline powered truck engine that has a V-8 engine, and burns within 10 milliseconds being developed. The engine was operated at 1235 rpm. The escape was analyzed. As a comparison an identical engine was driven with gasoline at 1193 rpm and the exhaust was analyzed. The example of the invention and the comparison example were carried out without anti-pollution systems or catalytic converters. The results of the analysis are shown in Table I below. TABLE I Analysis Invention Comparison Improvement% CO 0.15 2.96 95% HC ppm 182 361 50%% CO2 12.05 13.5 10%% O 2 4.17 2.11 12% The results show a significant improvement in the emission levels using the high combustion fuel produced according to the invention. In additional tests with the vehicle tested, it was found that the engine could be equal to 400 rpm and sometimes less with the high combustion fuel compared to 800 rpm with the previous gasoline, so that less significantly than the high combustion fuel used , represented as more fuel efficiency.

Additionally employed the high combustion fuel of the invention the engine ignites easily without shock, runs uniformly and does not drown or against ignition, operates without catalytic converter, anti-polluting device, carburetor or fuel injection system. Example 2 A high combustion fuel is developed using assembly 10 of Figure 1 using air such as oxygenated fuel and gasoline (octane 92) as the hydrocarbon fuel at an air to gaseous volume ratio of 16: 1, under a vacuum of 5.08 cm of mercury, the potential difference between electrodes 16 and 18 was 800 volts. The vapor atmosphere of gasoline developed at a temperature of 78.88 ° C. The resulting high-combustion fuel was shipped directly to the fuel of a 4-cylinder car (a Toyota 1982). The engine of the car was operated at 900 rpm. The escape was analyzed. As a comparison gasoline (octane 92) was used for energy from a 1997 Dodge car, it was also operated at 900 rpm. The escape was analyzed. Table II below shows the comparison results TABLE II Analysis Invention Comparison% CO 0.08 0.126 HC ppm 2 173% CO2 12.05 13.05% O 2 4.73 2.11 In further tests it was found that the engine 1982 employing the fuel of the invention could be equal to 400 rpm while the comparison of the 1997 engine employing gasoline is at 850 rpm. It should be noted that the results achieved using the fuel of the invention even in a relatively old car (1982) was a marked improvement over the results achieved with conventional gasoline in a new car (1997). Example 3 Analytical Test Gasoline is a complex mixture of isomeric alkanes having from 4 to 10 carbon atoms and high aromatics with benzene, toluene and three isomers of xylene to higher alkylated benzenes. They also contain additives such as tertiary butyl methyl ether (TBME) to increase the effective octane rating and detergents to prevent clogging of carburetor and injector aircraft to prevent oxidative mud formation with storage. Analysis Performed The analyzes were carried out on gasoline fuels of the invention produced as described hereinbefore using air or a mixture of air and steam. Two types of analysis were carried out. The first was an electron impact analysis of 5 samples introduced into the spectrometer by injection through a hot volume inlet. 1. Gasoline starting material (E6614A Figure 3A) 2. Steam collector by means of the syringe of the reactor with air (E6610A Figure 3E) 3. Condensate collector after the reaction with air (E6613A) 4. Steam collector by injection of the reactor with steam or air (E6611A Figure 3D) 5. Condensate collector after the reaction with steam and air (E6612A Figure 3C). The second group of analysis was carried out by the gas chromatographic input to the mass spectrometer (GC-MS) of the starting material and the condensates: 6. Gasoline of starting material (Z0004 figures 5A and 6A) 7. Collector Condensate after reaction with air (Z0005 Figure 5B) 8. Condensate collected after reaction with steam and air (Z0006 Figure 6B) Results E6614A (Figure 3A) shows ionic characteristics of alkanes (m / z 29 (C2H5), 43 (C3H7), 57 etc .: the series of aléanos, of each member increasing by an additional CH2, 14 units of mass or Daltons (Da)). This is clearly another series of one of the ions derived from alkanes with masses of 27, 41 and 55, again increasing by 14 Da. The last series are formed first by the injection of a hydrogen molecule (ie 29 >; 27 + H2, 43 > 41 + H2, etc). These are other ionic characteristics of aromatic compounds such as benzene (78 Da), toluene (91 and 92 Da), xylene and ethylbenzene (105 and 106 Da) and trimethylbenzene and ethyldimethylbenzene (119 and 120 Da). The relative amounts of each crudely estimated relative strengths of the ions mentioned above. An ion is not any equipment of the previous series that has a mass of 73 Da and is a fragmented one of TBME. Z0004 (Figure 4) is the result of GC-MS analyzes of the gasoline starting material. Thirty numbered peaks were identified by comparing their mass spectrum with the authentic spectrum of these compounds published in the US Enviromental Protection Agency / National Institutes of Health Mass Spectra Date Base. For example, peak # 7 is TBME and does not reveal well of peak # 8, 2-methylpentane. The spectrum for peak 8 has a moderate intensity at 73 Da due to the partial co-elusion of TBME with 2-methylpentane. The inspection of the sweep of the mass spectrum of Figure 4 reveals the ions found in E 6614A, Figure 3, the aggregate spectrum being obtained for the sample as a complete one. In effect, after Figure 3 could be considered the algebraic sum of the entire spectrum scan for the 30 peaks of Figure 4. The identities of the peaks numbered in the air gas chromatograms and vapor and air condensates are confirmed to be the same as those made for gasoline and described in Figure 4. The comparison of GC-MS data for the condensate produced with air (Figure 5A) with those for gasoline (Figure 5B) show an overall reduction in relative intensities of the peaks in the first half of the chromatogram which are those of the more volatile compounds. In accordance with this finding, the spectrum obtained for it by the entrance of the septum (E6613A, Figure 3B), where the intensities of the volatile alkane and the alkane series are similarly reduced in relation to those in E6614A for gasoline. One interpretation of this is that the condensate made is rich in aromatics (toluene, xylene, etc.), perhaps at the expense of the alkanes, albeit by an unknown mechanism. In a similar way, the comparison of the GC-MS data for the condensate produced with steam and air (Figure 6B) with those for the gasoline (Figure 6A) shows the inverse, a slight or a slight overall increase in the relative intensities of the The peaks in the first half of the chromatogram are those of the most volatile compounds. To support this finding is the spectrum obtained from the same sample by the entrance of the septum (E6612A, Fig. 3C), where the intensities of the volatile alkane and alkene series are very similar in relation to those in E6614A (Fig. 3A ) for gasoline. One interpretation of this is that the condensate made with steam and air may have been slightly depleted in the aromatics (toluene, xylenes, etc.) by their conversion to the alkanes although by an unknown mechanism. Analyzes of the vapor samples from the lateral outlet of the glass recovery volume where they can also be performed at a volume input vent and is represented by E6610A in Figure 3E (with air) and E6611A in Figure 3D (with steam and air). Both of these samples show ion intensities produced by aromatic compounds that are reduced with respect to gasoline, with the sample with steam and air having greater reductions than with air. This last relation in agreement with those observed for the samples of condensates, with possible translapant ways that the vapors that drip partially in the less volatile components similar to toluene, xylene, etc. Due to the delays inherent in the GC-MS analyzes, the vapors were not subjected to this analytical technique. Evaluation and Data Hypothesis No new compounds were detected by analyzing the condensates as a result of the treatment in the reactor. Most of the noticeable differences are almost negligible changes in the relative amounts of alkane and aromatic hydrocarbons in the condensates in the GC-MS analyzes and in the hot volume input spectrum. Molecular excitation occurs not only by strong electric fields and plasmas, also occurs by illumination by intense ultraviolet (UV) radiation and intense microwave irradiation. Figures 3 to 6 are further described herein: Figures 3A to 3E, The mass spectra obtained by gasoline, the condensate produced with air, the condensate produced with steam and air, the steam produced with steam and air and steam produced with air. The panels arranged vertically for this purpose. Instrumental conditions: Mass spectrometer FAB-HS Vacuum generators, hot volume inlet (190 ° C), sample volume: 1 μL of liquid, 40 μL of vapor, ion source, electron impact, 240 ° C, 70 eV to 100 μ A current; Scale scale, 600 - 15 Da to 3 sec. / decade, 2000 resolution energy. At least 25 scans were recovered after establishing the stable signal and these were averaged to produce the spectrum. The mass scale 15-150 Da was reproduced to allow data to be easily interpreted; no ions currents per aria of 150 Da were observed. Figure 4: Gas chromatogram produced by the gas analysis used in the study. Instrumental Conditions: Hewlett-Packard 5988A GC-MS, 1: 100 Division injection, injector temperature 250 ° C, column 30 m x 0.25 mm 250 μm DB-1 film, programmed temperature from 60 to 160 ° C at 4 ° / min. Ion source 200 ° C, 70 eV to 300 μA; sweep from 35 to 250 Da at 1 Hz. Numbered peaks having the following indications: 1, isobutane, 2, n-butane, 4, methyl-butane; 4, pentane; 5, dimethylbutane; 6, dimethylbutane; 5, TBME; 8, 2-methylpentane; 9, 3-methylpentane, 10, n-hexane; 11-methylpentane; 12, methylpentane isomer; 13, benzene; 14, dimethylpentane; 15, methylhexane, 16, dimethylhexane; 17, n-heptane; 18, toluene, 19, toluene; 20, ethylbenzene; 21, o-xylene, 22, m-xylene; 23, p-xylene, 24, propylbenzene; 25, ethylmethylbenzene, 26, ethylmethylbenzene isomer; 27, trimethylbenzene; 28, ethylmethylbenzene isomer; 29, isomer of trimethylbenzene; 30, isomer of trimethylbenzene. These are not components of the last significant 7-minute elusion. All these compounds are also detected in the condensates, but in altered relative ratios (See Figure 5 and 6). Figures 5A to 5B - Gas chromatograms obtained in the range of 1 to 4 minutes after injection of sample for gasoline (upper panel) and for condensate produced with air (lower panel). The chromatograms were produced together to facilitate comparisons. This interval expanded to form evident differences in the samples. Elution peaks in the range of 4 to 7 minutes not changed with respect to those in gasoline. The numbered peaks have the same identities as those shown in Figure a 4. The condensate was made with air dripping slightly in the moderately volatile components to approximately benzene (peak 13), with most volatile droplets (easily eluting). No new compounds were detected. Figures 6A and 6B - gas chromatograms obtained for gasoline (Figure 6A) and for steam condensate (Figure 6B) during the interval of 1 to 4 minutes after injection of the sample. The elusion peaks in the 4 to 7 minute interval did not change with respect to those in gasoline. The numbered peaks have the same identity as those in Figure 4. The condensate made with steam is apparently slightly enriched in the moderately volatile components. No new compounds were detected. EXAMPLE 4 A test was carried out using the assembly of the reactor 100 with the reactor 102 illustrated in Figure 7. For the purposes of the test, the reactor 102 was modified to be included within the housing 110, a copper screen extending between an insulated ring mounted on the walls of the housing 110 upstream of the spray nozzle 114 and one meter volts concentrated between the copper screen and wall 128 of the housing 110. The meter of volts was used to determine repeated load on the screen of copper during the operation of the reactor 102 and during the reactor without operation 102 when the fuel flow of the tank 138 was discontinuous. During the operation of the reactor 102 the load on the copper screen was terminated by the meter in volts ranging from 10.15 mV to 11.4 mV in the repeated test results while during the non-operating reactor 102 the meter of volts varied from -0.1 mv a - 0.62 mv. In this test, voltage source 12 was applied to a potential difference of -6110 volts and housing 110 was maintained at 153 ° C to 155 ° C. A similar test was carried out using the assembly 1010 of Figure 8 modified to include a similar copper screen upstream of the nozzle 214 and the electrode 266. The volt meter was concentrated between the copper screen and the wall 228 of the housing 210. In this last test the fuel was released from the spray nozzle at 214 to 0.7 g ph (E.U.A) at a pressure of 0.42 kg / cm2 under a vacuum in the housing 210 from 7.62 to 10.16 cm Hg. The following Table shows the voltage on the copper screen with the rector in operation and without operation at different temperatures and with some variation in the voltage applied by the voltage source. 226. TABLE In the latter case the spray nozzle 214 was positive as the reactor wall 228 and the electrode 266 was negative and the negative voltages were obtained on the copper screen (except where the voltage is not applied). These tests show that the fuel particles were energized at a negative charge in operation of the reactor 102 and 202.

Claims (26)

1. CLAIMS 1. A process for producing high combustion fuel comprising exposing an atmosphere of gaseous hydrocarbon fuel in the presence of an oxygenated fluid and keeping it under vacuum, at a potential direct current difference of negative voltage to produce negatively charged particles of fuel from high combustion, which have improved combustibility compared to high combustion fuel, said potential difference being applied under conditions without forming arc.
2. 2. A process according to claim 1, wherein said potential difference is a cross atmosphere applied between the first and second electrodes, the electrodes being separated so the current flow between the electrodes is 0.2 to 08 microamps.
3. 3. A process according to claim 2, wherein the contained atmosphere is within a reactor and one of the first and second electrodes defined by a reactor wall.
4. 4. A process according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the fuel is gasoline and the oxygenated fluid comprises oxygen gas.
5. 5. A process according to claim 4, wherein the fluid is air.
6. 6. A process according to claim 4, wherein the fluid comprises at least one oxygen or air gas and at least one water vapor and vapor.
7. A process according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, wherein the improved combustibility fuel comprising said oxygenated fluid attached to the gaseous hydrocarbon fuel.
8. A process according to any of claims 1 to 7, wherein the atmosphere is exposed to a potential difference at an elevated temperature not exceeding the instantaneous hydrocarbon fuel point to produce the negatively charged properties.
9. 9. A process according to claim 8, wherein the elevated temperature is 176.66 ° C to 210 ° C.
10. 10. A process according to claim 9, wherein the potential difference is from 200 to 8000 volts and the exposure is under vacuum from 7.62 to 71.12 cm of mercury.
11. 11. A process according to claim 9, wherein the potential difference is from 600 to 5000 volts and the exposure is a pressure of 0-1.12 kg / cm2.
12. 12. A process according to any of claim 1 to 11 comprising: a) introducing a gaseous oxygenated fluid into a gaseous hydrocarbon fuel atmosphere maintained under vacuum, and b) establishing a direct negative voltage potential difference across said gaseous hydrocarbon fuel. atmosphere to produce negatively charged particles of high combustion fuel.
13. A process according to claim 12, including vaporizing a liquid hydrocarbon fuel, under vacuum, in a chamber to form the atmosphere in said chamber, and wherein step a) comprises introducing the fluid into the atmosphere, as a continuous flow and including a step of c) continuously extract high combustion fuel from the chamber.
14. A process according to claim 1, wherein the vacuum is from 7.62 to 71.12 cm of mercury and the atmosphere is formed at an elevated temperature that does not exceed the flash point of the gaseous hydrocarbon fuel.
15. 15. A process according to claim 14, wherein the elevated temperature is from 176.66 ° C to 210 ° C.
16. 16. A process according to claim 14 or 15, wherein the potential difference of 200 to 8000 volts.
17. 17. A process according to claim 13, wherein the high-combustion fuel of gaseous hydrocarbons is sprayed into the chamber of a spray nozzle, the potential difference being established between the spray nozzle and a wall of said chamber.
18. 18. A process according to claim 13, wherein the high-combustion fuel of gaseous hydrocarbons is sprayed into the chamber of a spray nozzle, and the potential difference is established between an electrode extending into the chamber and a wall of the camera.
19. 19. A process according to claim 18, wherein the electrode is axially extended from the chamber with an internal end in the opposite reaction separated with the spray nozzle such as the fuel flow of gaseous hydrocarbons axially from the chamber along and around the electrode to the fuel outlet of the camera.
20. A process according to claim 18, wherein the electrode extends forward of a chamber wall and substantially normal to an axial flow of gaseous hydrocarbon fuel from the spray nozzle to a fuel inlet of the chamber .
21. 21. A process according to claim 5, wherein air and gasoline are present in the atmosphere in an air to gasoline ratio of 12 to 17: 1.
22. 22. A high combustion fuel which is a homogeneous composition produced by a process according to any one of claims 1 to 21.
23. 23. A high combustion combustion fuel having a mass / air spectrum condensate of Figure 2 and the chromatogram of Figure 5 (bottom panel)
24. 24. A high combustion combustion fuel having a mass / air spectrum condensate of Figure 2 and the chromatogram of Figure 6 (lower panel).
25. 25. A high vapor combustion fuel having the mass / vapor spectrum vapor of Figure 3.
26. 26. A high vapor combustion fuel having a mass spectrum vapor of Figure 3.