Classifications

• • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
  • C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
  • C10G—CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS; PRODUCTION OF LIQUID HYDROCARBON MIXTURES, e.g. BY DESTRUCTIVE HYDROGENATION, OLIGOMERISATION, POLYMERISATION; RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBON OILS FROM OIL-SHALE, OIL-SAND, OR GASES; REFINING MIXTURES MAINLY CONSISTING OF HYDROCARBONS; REFORMING OF NAPHTHA; MINERAL WAXES
  • C10G32/00—Refining of hydrocarbon oils by electric or magnetic means, by irradiation, or by using microorganisms
  • C10G32/02—Refining of hydrocarbon oils by electric or magnetic means, by irradiation, or by using microorganisms by electric or magnetic means
• • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
  • C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
  • C10L—FUELS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NATURAL GAS; SYNTHETIC NATURAL GAS OBTAINED BY PROCESSES NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C10G, C10K; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; ADDING MATERIALS TO FUELS OR FIRES TO REDUCE SMOKE OR UNDESIRABLE DEPOSITS OR TO FACILITATE SOOT REMOVAL; FIRELIGHTERS
  • C10L1/00—Liquid carbonaceous fuels

Definitions

• This invention relates to devices to enhance the fuel efficiency and reduce pollutants in liquid fuel lines.
• a device that uses temperature control and magnetic field effects to enhance an in-line fuel line.
• the invention provides pre-conditioning of fuel before it enters either an internal combustion chamber or a furnace. It provides in one embodiment an in-line fuel conditioning apparatus for the fuel line of a conventional automobile, utilizing appropriate arrangements of magnets and the automobile's air conditioning compressor for its source of coolant.
• the in-line fuel conditioning apparatus com- prises a cylindrical fuel impervious container and a temperature control flow line that passes through the cylinder. While passing through the container the fuel contacts a magnetic field generated by a series of magnets (preferably and even number of pairs) arranged so that pole pieces having the same polarity (i.e. N or S) face each other, while adjacent pole pieces have opposite polarities. A gap separates the poles pieces of each pair and the fuel flows through this gap.
• Alternative embodiments are concerned with different configurations for bringing together the fuel, the magnets and the coolant during the transport of the fuel to the combustion region.
• a very different embodiment concerns the pre- treatment of heating oil being delivered to a furnace or diesel fuel for an internal combustion engine.
• a remarkably unexpected result is observed that a greater efficiency of combustion occurs in these case when a temperature control flow line is used to raise, rather than lower the temperature of the fuel.
• a temperature control flow line is used to raise, rather than lower the temperature of the fuel.
• a copper hot water tube is wrapped around the container to provide the heat source.
• the hot end of the coolant line from an air conditioning compressor is used to heat the fuel.
• Figure 1 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the invention.
• Figure 2 is a longitudinal cross section of the embodiment of Figure 1.
• Figure 3 is a transverse cross section view of the embodiment of Figure 1.
• Figure 4 is an exploded view of the embodiment of Figure 1 showing the magnets internal to the embodiment.
• Figure 5 is a perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the preferred embodiment.
• Figure 6 is a transverse cross section view of the embodiment of Figure 5.
• Figure 7 is a transverse cross section view of a heat exchange embodiment of the present invention.
• Figure 8 is an alternative embodiment employing an external liquid coil to conduct heat through an external surface.
• the present invention is an apparatus for preconditioning fuel before it enters a combustion chamber.
• the invention has application to internal combustion engines igniting mixtures of air and gasoline or diesel fuel as well as furnaces that burn mixtures of air and dispersed heating oil.
• Other fuels, such as hydrocarbons and peroxides are also expected to benefit from the use of devices con- structed in accord with the utilization of thermal controlling structures and magnetic fields as disclosed below.
• the preferred embodiment of the invention will be described in connection with an automobile internal combustion engine in which gasoline is delivered through a fuel line from a fuel pump to a fuel injection system after premixing the fuel with air.
• the in-line fuel conditioning apparatus of the present invention is intended to be located in the fuel line of a conventional automobile. It's exact location in the fuel line is not a critical element of the invention and is mainly a matter of convenience in locating the apparatus and making necessary connections to the cooling line that serves the automobile air-conditioning system.
• the preferred in-line fuel conditioning apparatus 1 comprises an approxi- mately 8" long, 2*.” diameter, cylindrical fuel impervious container 3. made from aluminum or other non-ferrous metal.
• This configuration provides superior cooling to a configuration that is 8" long and 1 " diameter.
• a temperature control flow line 5. passes through the cylinder and is sealed to the end walls so that a closed volume space interior to the walls of cylindrical container can hold the fuel without leaking.
• the purpose of this temperature control flow line 5. is to exchange heat with the fuel present in the container and thereby to cool it.
• the temperature control flow line contains a Freon or other coolant that also passes through the heat exchange elements of the automobile air conditioning system.
• a control valve may be placed in the coolant line to control the amount of coolant diverted to the fuel conditioning apparatus in order to control the extent of cooling and thereby avoid freezing water that may be present in the fuel that would block the flow of fuel.
• the fuel enters and leaves the container 3. through input port 1_ and outlet port 9_, respectively. These ports may be tubular extensions welded through the end plates of the cylindrical container.
• FIG. 4 shows an exploded view of four pairs of magnets. As shown, the magnets are arranged so that pole pieces having the same polarity (i.e. N or S) face each other, while adjacent pole pieces have opposite polarities. A gap i of approximately 1 mm to 6.5 mm separates the poles pieces of each pair and the fuel flows through this gap. Preferably this gap is reduced to increase the magnetic field strength. A preferred value is less than 2 mm. Values as small as 0.06 mm are acceptable.
• the Freon flow line 13 also passes between the pole pieces in this embodiment, although the location of that line between the pole pieces is not a critical element of the invention.
• the magnets 8. are arranged in pairs that abut, with alternating polarities from pair to pair.
• each pair of magnets has either S poles facing each other across the gap, or N poles facing each other across the gap, while at the same time the S pole of one pair abuts a N pole of the adjacent pair.
• the magnets are held in place by supporting ribs .10 . located along the axial length of the interior surface of the container.
• the preferred embodiment of the invention has been described in connection with permanent magnets. These are preferably arranged so that they provide a field strength conventionally provided by Alnico magnets of the dimensions that may be included within the disclosed container. As far as known to the inventor, the system's performance is enhanced by the use of stronger magnets. Permanent magnets such as Alnico (Aluminum, Nickel, Cobalt alloy) may be used, as they are both relatively strong and economical. Electromagnets are conceivable, although one would not wish to introduce current carrying leads into the fuel line because of the possibility of fire hazard. It might be acceptable to extend a portion of the magnetically susceptible material of an electromagnet exterior to the container, weld it into place and then attach coils to the part remote from the wall of the cylinder.
• Permanent magnets such as Alnico (Aluminum, Nickel, Cobalt alloy) may be used, as they are both relatively strong and economical. Electromagnets are conceivable, although one would not wish to introduce current carrying leads into the fuel line because of the possibility of fire
• Example An apparatus as described in the first pre- ferred embodiment was installed in a 1994 Camero V6 with fuel injection.
• the physical reason for the transformation in exhaust properties are only guessed at by the inventor.
• the cooling of the fuel may serve to preserve some of the effect of the magnetic field upon the gasoline simply by reducing the thermal agitation in the gasoline. Confidence in this explanation, however, is questioned since it is heating rather than cooling that best benefits the use of the invention in connection with the combustion of heating fuels.
• the magnetic field has its effect upon the gasoline either because of the presence of magnetically susceptible particles in the gas, or the presence of electric charge on particles of the gas. This electric charge may be atomic charges associated with the chemical composition of the gasoline molecules (or its additives or impurities) or due to the ionization of gas molecules. In any event, it is the combination of both temperature and magnetic phenomena that through trial and error has been seen to result in the enhanced properties of the fuel that has passed through the container of the invention.
• Figures 5 and 6 depict an alternative embodiment for the invention.
• a container 15. which is impervious to the coolant entering via the temperature control inlet port 12 and exiting through the temperature control outlet port 19.
• This alternative preferred embodiment contrasts with the previously described preferred embodiment by passing the fuel through the fuel flow line 2! that is cen- trally located in the container 15 . , while surrounded by the coolant in the surrounding coolant cavity 23.
• the magnets .8 are internal to the fuel flow line 2_1 in a configuration like that of Figure 3, i.e. with opposing equal magnetic poles and adjacent alternat- ing magnetic poles. In this case the supporting ribs 0 for the magnets 8 are located on the inner wall of the fuel flow line 21 rather than the internal wall of the container.
• the apparatus of Figures 1-4 may be utilized by utilizing the central temperature control flow line 5_ to transport the fuel instead of coolant, and use the remained of the space within the container to transport the coolant. This is accomplished simply by interchanging the roll of the fuel and coolant input ports and also interchanging the roll of the fuel and coolant output ports.
• Figure 7 depicts an alternative embodiment in which coolant and fuel lines are kept separate in a heat exchange relationship.
• the two separate flow lines for the respective fluids exchange heat through thin metallic walls shown in Figure 7.
• the magnets are provided in the fuel in line and/or the fuel out line outside the region of the heat exchanger .8.
• the arrangement of the magnets in these fuel lines may be as shown in Fig. 4.
• Figure 8 depicts an embodiment to be used in conjunction with heating oil being delivered to a furnace.
• a container configured like that of Figure 6 produces a greater efficiency of burning when a temperature control flow line is used to raise, rather than lower the temperature of the fuel.
• This result was entirely unexpected in view of the dramatic effect of lowering temperature observed with fuel lines for gasoline internal combustion engines.
• a copper hot water tube 2_5 may be wrapped around the container to provide the necessary and convenient heat source.

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