WO2003012269A2 - Fuel supply system of an internal combustion engine - Google Patents
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- WO2003012269A2 WO2003012269A2 PCT/EP2002/008098 EP0208098W WO03012269A2 WO 2003012269 A2 WO2003012269 A2 WO 2003012269A2 EP 0208098 W EP0208098 W EP 0208098W WO 03012269 A2 WO03012269 A2 WO 03012269A2
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
- B01D—SEPARATION
- B01D53/00—Separation of gases or vapours; Recovering vapours of volatile solvents from gases; Chemical or biological purification of waste gases, e.g. engine exhaust gases, smoke, fumes, flue gases, aerosols
- B01D53/34—Chemical or biological purification of waste gases
- B01D53/92—Chemical or biological purification of waste gases of engine exhaust gases
- B01D53/94—Chemical or biological purification of waste gases of engine exhaust gases by catalytic processes
- B01D53/9404—Removing only nitrogen compounds
- B01D53/9409—Nitrogen oxides
- B01D53/9431—Processes characterised by a specific device
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01N—GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
- F01N3/00—Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust
- F01N3/08—Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for rendering innocuous
- F01N3/10—Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for rendering innocuous by thermal or catalytic conversion of noxious components of exhaust
- F01N3/18—Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for rendering innocuous by thermal or catalytic conversion of noxious components of exhaust characterised by methods of operation; Control
- F01N3/20—Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for rendering innocuous by thermal or catalytic conversion of noxious components of exhaust characterised by methods of operation; Control specially adapted for catalytic conversion ; Methods of operation or control of catalytic converters
- F01N3/2066—Selective catalytic reduction [SCR]
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01N—GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
- F01N2610/00—Adding substances to exhaust gases
- F01N2610/03—Adding substances to exhaust gases the substance being hydrocarbons, e.g. engine fuel
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01N—GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
- F01N2610/00—Adding substances to exhaust gases
- F01N2610/04—Adding substances to exhaust gases the substance being hydrogen
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02B—INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES; COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL
- F02B2201/00—Fuels
- F02B2201/06—Dual fuel applications
- F02B2201/064—Liquid and gas
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02A—TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02A50/00—TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE in human health protection, e.g. against extreme weather
- Y02A50/20—Air quality improvement or preservation, e.g. vehicle emission control or emission reduction by using catalytic converters
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02T—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
- Y02T10/00—Road transport of goods or passengers
- Y02T10/10—Internal combustion engine [ICE] based vehicles
- Y02T10/12—Improving ICE efficiencies
Definitions
- the invention concerns a system for supplying fuel to an internal combustion engine.
- a goal in the development of motor vehicles with internal combustion engines today is the reduction of fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions. It is also desired to reduce other pollutants in the exhaust, in particular nitrogen oxides (NOx).
- NOx nitrogen oxides
- DeNOx (nitrogen oxide removal) catalytic converters which reduce nitrogen oxides in the exhaust by converting the nitrogen oxides to nitrogen with a suitable catalyst and reducing agents, are known.
- it is well known to produce hydrogen and carbon monoxide on-board the vehicle from hydrocarbons or urea.
- urea requires a separate urea tank.
- the present system includes a hydrogen generator to produce a hydrogen-rich fuel for combustion in an internal combustion engine.
- the hydrogen-rich fuel may also be used in a downstream DeNOx catalytic converter to reduce the NOx content of the engine exhaust. Heat is recovered from the exhaust stream and supplied to the hydrogen generator to support the endothermic conversion of raw fuel to the hydrogen-rich fuel.
- Using endothermic reactions during the production of hydrogen-rich fuel increases the calorific value of the reactants by the amount of energy recovered from the engine exhaust. This leads to a correspondingly higher overall efficiency of the whole system, which goes hand in hand with a reduction in carbon monoxide emissions.
- Hydrogen-rich fuel produced by endothermic steam reforming in addition to being suitable for combustion in the internal combustion engine is particularly useful as a reducing agent in a DeNOx catalytic converter.
- the increased nitrogen output which in the case of methanol - due to the high purity of the fuel - predominantly consists of thermal nitrogen oxides, can be reduced by a DeNOx catalytic converter in combination with the use of the produced hydrogen-rich fuel as a reducing agent. This makes it possible to increase the combustion temperature, and thus the efficiency, of the internal combustion engine.
- Methanol in addition to conventional fuels, such as gasoline and diesel, alternative fuels, such as methanol, dimethyl ether (“DME”), or ethanol, are suitable for use.
- Methanol in particular, but also DME can be converted to a hydrogen-rich fuel at low temperatures.
- the hydrogen-rich fuel is predominantly composed of hydrogen, carbon monoxide, and possibly some unconverted fuel.
- the low temperatures simplify the selection of the raw fuel and promote the recovery of thermal energy from the engine exhaust.
- an energy recovery rate of approximately 20% can be achieved using the engine exhaust alone.
- similar amounts of energy have to be transferred at significantly higher temperatures, so that the energy content and the temperature level are potentially only sufficient to partially convert the fuel.
- All of the listed fuels can be generated from natural gas, or as a renewable resource, from biomass. This contributes to the long-term reduction of global carbon dioxide levels. In particular alcohols and DME produce less carbon dioxide, simply due to their lower carbon content per unit of energy released.
- the corrosive properties of the raw fuels are not a problem in the internal combustion engine since the conversion into hydrogen and carbon monoxide takes place under conditions that are entirely different from those of combustion in an internal combustion engine. Moreover, hydrogen and carbon dioxide are not corrosive.
- Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of the present system for supplying fuel to an internal combustion engine.
- Raw fuel preferably in liquid form, is carried in a vehicle in a tank 1, and is fed to a hydrogen generator 3 (e.g. a reformer) by a raw fuel feed line 2.
- Raw fuel feed line 2 contains a pump 4, which pumps and possibly meters the raw fuel.
- hydrogen generator 3 an endothermic reaction converts the raw fuel into a gaseous hydrogen- rich fuel, which is then supplied to an internal combustion engine 5 through a hydrogen-rich fuel feed line 6.
- the hydrogen-rich fuel feed line is equipped with a first valve 11. Air required for combustion is supplied to internal combustion engine 5 through an intake line 7. After combustion, the exhaust is discharged through an exhaust line 8.
- Exhaust line 8 contains an exhaust purification system 9, preferably a DeNOx cata ⁇ lytic converter, in which nitrogen oxides contained in the exhaust are reduced to nitrogen using reducing agents present in the exhaust.
- a hydrogen-rich fuel bypass line 10 is disposed to connect hydrogen-rich fuel feed line 6 to exhaust line 8, upstream of exhaust purification system 9.
- the hydrogen-rich fuel from fuel feed line 6 is allowed to mix with the exhaust in line 8 upstream of exhaust purification system 9.
- hydrogen-rich fuel bypass line 10 may directly lead into exhaust purification system 9.
- hydrogen-rich fuel bypass line 10 contains a second valve 16, to adjust the quantity of hydrogen-rich fuel to be supplied to exhaust purification system 9.
- Heat exchanger 12 includes a heating chamber 13, which is in thermal contact with hydrogen generator 3 through a separating wall 14. Heating chamber 13 is integrated into exhaust line 8 downstream of exhaust purification system 9, so that exhaust passes through heating chamber 13, transferring thermal energy from the exhaust to the reaction zone of hydrogen generator 3. After passing through heating chamber 13, the exhaust may be discharged to the surroundings.
- a heat exchanger may be included in raw fuel feed line 2, upstream of hydrogen generator 3, so that the transferred thermal energy is introduced into hydrogen generator 3 by the reactants. It is also possible to interpose an additional heat-exchanging medium so heat is transferred indirectly to the raw fuel.
- evaporator 15 may be configured analogously to heat exchanger 12, whereby an evaporation chamber 17 is in thermal contact with a heating chamber 19 through a separating wall 18. Exhaust flows through heating chamber 19, which is integrated in exhaust line 8. The exhaust may pass through heating chambers 13 and 19 of heat exchangers 12 and 15 in series. Alternatively, a bypass line 20 may branch off exhaust line 8 upstream of heat exchanger 12, and may rejoin exhaust line 8 between the heat exchangers 12 and 15. In this case, the flow passes through heat exchangers 12 and 15 at least partially in parallel. Alternatively, the flow may be directed through heat exchangers 12 and 15 entirely in parallel. In this case, the heating chamber associated with hydrogen generator 3 is integrated in exhaust line 8, while heating chamber 19 associated with evaporation chamber 17 is arranged in bypass line 20, and bypass line 20 joins exhaust line 8 downstream of evaporator 15.
- part of the thermal energy required for evaporating the raw fuel and/or the water may be obtained from the cooling system of internal combustion engine 5.
- exhaust purification system 9 can also be located in exhaust line 8 downstream of heat exchanger 12 and/or heat exchanger 15.
- a sound absorber 21 may be disposed in exhaust line 8.
- hydrogen-rich fuel feed line 6 may contain a further heat exchanger 22, which is charged with a cooling medium to cool the hydrogen-rich fuel issuing from hydrogen generator 3.
- a storage container 23 for hydrogen-rich fuel may be provided, which is connected to hydrogen-rich fuel feed line 6.
- storage container 23 is connected to hydrogen-rich fuel feed line 6 downstream of heat exchanger 22, so that only cooled hydrogen-rich fuel is supplied into the storage container 23, thereby increasing the storage capacity of storage container 23.
- the pressure in hydrogen-rich fuel feed line 6 usually is only slightly higher than ambient pressure. To improve the dynamic behaviour and to improve the dosing, the pressure may be at a slightly higher level, preferably at an excess pressure of between 1 to 10 bar.
- internal combustion engine 5 may be connected with tank 1 by an additional raw fuel feed line 2a, so that liquid raw fuel can be directly supplied to internal combustion engine 5.
- part or all of the fuel provided directly to internal combustion engine 5 can be liquid raw fuel.
- a third valve 24 is arranged in raw fuel feed line 2a.
- Typical fuels include alcohols or other fuels that can be cracked catalytically or thermally, such as methanol, dimethyl ether, ethanol, gasoline, and diesel.
- alcohols or other fuels that can be cracked catalytically or thermally, such as methanol, dimethyl ether, ethanol, gasoline, and diesel.
- various material conversion processes can take place in hydrogen generator 3.
- methanol these are:
- Both reactions preferably take place on conventional copper catalysts at temperatures above 200°C and with a heat input of approximately 4000 kJ/kg.
- Steam reforming has the advantage that the formation of soot particulates is suppressed. Further, hydrogen and carbon dioxide are produced as hydrogen-rich fuel, but only small amounts of toxic carbon monoxide are formed.
- the methanol can be evaporated together with the water in evaporator 15, which suppresses coking of evaporator 15.
- One disadvantage of steam reforming is the higher evaporation energy requirement, which is due to the fact that a larger, more expensive, device is needed. Moreover, if the water is to be carried along in the tank, the dimensions of the tank need to be larger. As an alternative, the water can be reclaimed from the exhaust.
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AT02764737T ATE293211T1 (en) | 2001-07-21 | 2002-07-19 | FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE |
EP02764737A EP1409859B1 (en) | 2001-07-21 | 2002-07-19 | Fuel supply system of an internal combustion engine |
DE60203715T DE60203715T2 (en) | 2001-07-21 | 2002-07-19 | FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE |
AU2002328928A AU2002328928A1 (en) | 2001-07-21 | 2002-07-19 | Fuel supply system of an internal combustion engine |
US10/484,458 US20050115226A1 (en) | 2001-07-21 | 2002-07-19 | Internal combustion engine fuel supply system |
US11/178,223 US7051518B2 (en) | 2001-07-21 | 2005-07-07 | Internal combustion engine fuel supply system |
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DE10135643A DE10135643A1 (en) | 2001-07-21 | 2001-07-21 | Fuel supply device for IC engines of motor vehicles has raw fuel tank and hydrogen generator for endothermic conversion of fuel into hydrogen-rich fuel gas |
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