US20090107112A1

US20090107112A1 - Simple device for completely converting diesel fuel into useful energy and little carbon exhaust

Info

Publication number: US20090107112A1
Application number: US11/977,523
Authority: US
Inventors: Leslie G. Hammer
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2007-10-24
Filing date: 2007-10-24
Publication date: 2009-04-30

Abstract

This invention is for a simple device for converting the oxygen in air to Ozone which then passes into the combustion chamber for a diesel fueled engine. When this device is used the amount of energy obtained from the diesel fuel combustion is is increased by about 25%.

Description

FIELD OF INVENTION

This invention relates to internal combustion engines and especially to those that consume diesel fuel in operation. In particular this invention relates to a method and devices to improve the operating efficiency and control of emissions of such an engine.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

It is well known that since the development of the internal combustion engine there has always been a desire to improve their performance by improving their performance such as the miles per gallon achieved when such engines are used in moving vehicles such as trucks, buses and automobiles. More recently there has been a desire to maintain complete combustion of the diesel fuel and eliminate such unhealthy emissions such as non-combusted furl and fuel particles, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides and ozone when it is used in addition to air to improve the combustion.
Although there have been many advances and patents issued and filed starting with those to use ozone in this respect to address those issues such as U.S. Pat. Nos. 1,333,836 and 1,725,661, which primarily addresses the efficiency, none have seemed to be commercially viable. More recently U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,434,771, 4,308,844, 5,913,809, 6,305,363, 6,463,919 as well as applications US 2005/0016507 and US 2007/0012300 have attempted to address both the efficiency and the emissions problems.
For these reasons the following work was undertaken and completed.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

This invention seeks to provide an ozone generating system for use with diesel fueled engines which overcomes the disadvantages that are found in prior art.
The apparatus primarily consists of larger rigid polyvinyl chloride tube housing in which are supported two somewhat conductive tubes such as Lexan. On both surfaces of the lexan tubes are conductive tubes made of an appropriate metal, preferably brass. These metal tubes are alternatively connected to the positive and negative portions of a generator like one which converts the 12 volt direct current of a typical vehicle battery to a 110 volt alternating current output.
This oxygen enrichment generator first contacts a “power on” signal and next is situated between the air input device of a diesel engine and the engine's carburetor. The incoming air is passed through this operating device where the major portion of the oxygen in the air is converted to ozone which completely converts the diesel fuel into energy with little or no repugnant off-gases like carbon monoxide, unburned fuel, nitrogen oxides or excess ozone.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The present invention will be more thoroughly understood from the following descriptions of the ozone production apparatus and its attachment to a diesel engine.

FIG. 1 illustrates the design and operation of the Ozone generator itself with a side view of that device.

FIG. 2 presents and end view of the ozone generator.

FIG. 3 illustrates where the Ozone Generator is placed within a diesel engine to properly promote complete combustion of the diesel fuel.

FIG. 4 illustrates another positioning arrangement for the Ozone Generator

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

To begin, reference is made to FIG. 1 which shows an outline of a tubular ozone generating plastic, tubular insulators usually Lexan connected to the positive and negative poles of 12 volt voltage Inverter. The Inverter in turn is connected to a standard 12 volt automotive battery. A power detection signal is also connected to the poles of the current inverter which signals to the operator that the inverter is operating properly. On both sides of the Lexan tubes are interconnected current conducting brass screen tubes
The entire piece of equipment is enclosed in a PVC tubular housing which then allows air to flow through the ozone generator which in turn allows the oxygen in the air to be converted to ozone when the power is on.
FIG. 2 shows an end view of that ozone generating device. In the results described below the length of the ozone generator was 10 inches while the diameter of it was 6 inches. Other dimensions can be used so that the device can be properly placed in any diesel engine assembly which is to be used.
FIG. 3 illustrates the proper positioning of the ozone generator which is just beyond the air filter or turbocharger so that the filtered air then passes through that ozone generator and the ozonized gas then enters directly into the fuel combustion apparatus (engine) and after combustion of the diesel fuel the resulting exhaust gases passes to the exhaust gas treating device which happens to be on the vehicle.
If there is the possibility that some solid particles might enter the Ozone Generator, an arrangement such as that shown in FIG. 4 can be used. Other arrangements are possible.
To demonstrate the usefulness of this device as described above to both improve the combustion and power output of a diesel engine and show that it positively affects the exhaust composition of a diesel engine, the device was first inserted in a test engine dynamo equipped to measure components of the exhaust gases of combustion. Without the device when the test dynamo was operating at the equivalent of 40 mph there was significant carbon containing material in the exhaust gases; when the device was inserted, the carbon contents of the exhaust was reduced to 0,591 ppm.
A device was then properly inserted into the diesel engine of a school bus operating in the Reno, Nev. area. Over a significant period of tome the bus averaged 6.89 mpg without the device but when it was attached, the mileage went up to 8.5 mpg. Tests on other diesel engines are in progress at this writing. These other types of engines include but are not limited to trucks and buses but include electricity generators, ocean liners, ocean transport ships and liquid handlers and pumps.
It will be appreciated by persons skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited by the above description of the device and results. The scope of the present invention is defined only by the claims which follow.

Claims

1. A device for the complete combustion of diesel fuel into useful energy which involves the conversion of the oxygen in normally treated air by:

a. allowing the normally treated air to pass through a non-conductive plastic tube inside of which are a series of another type of non-conductive plastic tubes which are surrounded by conductive metal screens, and

b. when high voltage alternating current is applied to the conductive screens, the air flowing through the tubes is converted into ozone,

c. and the ozone containing gas is then passed directly into the combustion chamber of a diesel engine wherein the diesel fuel is almost completely converted into useful energy and an exhaust gas which contains no residual carbon

2. The device in claim 1 wherein the non-conductive outer plastic tube is made of polyvinylchloride

3. The device in claim 1 where the non-conductive plastic tubes are made of Lexan.

4. The device of claim 1 where the conductive metal screens are made of brass.

5. The device of claim 1 which is appropriately sized to properly function with the diesel engine to which it is attached.