WO2005005817A1 - Device for saving fuel and reducing emissions - Google Patents
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- WO2005005817A1 WO2005005817A1 PCT/AU2004/000950 AU2004000950W WO2005005817A1 WO 2005005817 A1 WO2005005817 A1 WO 2005005817A1 AU 2004000950 W AU2004000950 W AU 2004000950W WO 2005005817 A1 WO2005005817 A1 WO 2005005817A1
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02M—SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
- F02M35/00—Combustion-air cleaners, air intakes, intake silencers, or induction systems specially adapted for, or arranged on, internal-combustion engines
- F02M35/10—Air intakes; Induction systems
- F02M35/10006—Air intakes; Induction systems characterised by the position of elements of the air intake system in direction of the air intake flow, i.e. between ambient air inlet and supply to the combustion chamber
- F02M35/10026—Plenum chambers
- F02M35/10032—Plenum chambers specially shaped or arranged connecting duct between carburettor or air inlet duct and the plenum chamber; specially positioned carburettors or throttle bodies with respect to the plenum chamber
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02M—SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
- F02M27/00—Apparatus for treating combustion-air, fuel, or fuel-air mixture, by catalysts, electric means, magnetism, rays, sound waves, or the like
- F02M27/04—Apparatus for treating combustion-air, fuel, or fuel-air mixture, by catalysts, electric means, magnetism, rays, sound waves, or the like by electric means, ionisation, polarisation or magnetism
- F02M27/045—Apparatus for treating combustion-air, fuel, or fuel-air mixture, by catalysts, electric means, magnetism, rays, sound waves, or the like by electric means, ionisation, polarisation or magnetism by permanent magnets
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- This invention relates to a device for saving fuel in combustion engines and. reducing emissions, e.g. gaseous emissions to the atmosphere.
- BACKGROUND ART This invention relates particularly but not exclusively to a device for saving fuel and reducing emissions for use on internal combustion engines, e.g., normally aspirated engines and engines with fuel injectors. It will therefore be convenient to describe the invention with reference to these example applications. However, it is to be clearly understood that the invention is capable of broader application. For example, the invention can be applied to any combustion engine and not just motor vehicle engines. Incomplete combustion of liquid fuels increases the cost of running engines. Further unbumed fuel e.g.
- any reference to fuel in this document means "the combination of gasoline and air".
- the magnetic influences and/or effects that are most likely to be influencing the gasoline/air mix going into the combustion chamber of the engine include the viscosity of the fluid particles of the fuel.
- Practical testing carried out in our research facility in 2002 proved that the introduction of magnetic fields with particular alignments and cross alignments, positively affects the ability of gasoline fluid particles to atomise to a greater extent, into air.
- the fluid particles of the gasoline/air mix became smaller and lighter.
- Hans Dehmelt of the University of Washington Hans Dehmelt of the University of Washington.
- the invention resides in a fuel saving device comprising a disc-like non-magnetic solid support body having at least one flow opening therein and a continuous periphery which adapts the support body for positioning within a sealed air/fuel environment of a fuel system of a combustion engine at an air/fuel mixing point within the fuel system in a manner in which the longitudinal axis of the at least one flow opening is co-axial with fluid flow paths within the air/fuel environment, a plurality of permanent magnets having opposed polar axes supported by the periphery and positioned to provide at least one magnetic field across the at least one flow opening in the support body, and at least one booster magnet associated with the at least one flow opening.
- the plurality of peripherally mounted magnets will be mounted in the same plane, that is, the disc-like non-magnetic solid support body will generally be a substantially planar body.
- the booster magnet will generally be positioned in substantially the same plane as the plurality of permanent magnets.
- the plurality of magnets is suitably keyed into the periphery of the body and each has a magnetic face which extends to and is communicable with the at least one flow opening.
- the support body is suitably provide with a plurality of apertures therein to facilitate the mounting of the support body in a fuel/air line leading to a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine.
- the support body may be provided with top and bottom cover plates which secure the magnets against displacement via top and bottom surfaces of the support body.
- the device has four magnets spaced substantially equidistantly about the circumference of the central opening in the support body, arranged at approximately 90° apart from each other.
- a further preferred embodiment of the device has six magnets spaced substantially equidistantly about the circumference of a substantially oval shaped central opening in the support body.
- the booster magnet may be oriented with the polar axis of the magnet being oriented such that the negative pole of the magnet is on the outlet side of the device.
- Plug flow is characterised by the fact that the flow of mixture through the device is orderly with no element of fluid overtaking or mixing with any other element ahead or behind it. In a plug flow situation, the degree of treatment of the mixture varies from point to point along a flow path, with a given mixture element being treated only once as it passes through the magnetic fields caused by the device.
- the present invention may promote at least radial and some longitudinal mixing of the air/fuel mixture which results in the possibility that a given mixture element pass through the magnetic fields caused by the device more than once, thus enhancing treatment.
- prior art devices promote a convex air/fuel mixture flow profile due to the boundary layer caused by in the pipe and opening. This results in a larger amount of the mixture passing through the middle of the opening as compared to the periphery of the pipe.
- this resulting magnetic field is strongest or most effective closest to the magnets, that is closest to the periphery of the opening, and weakest in the centre of the opening as the field is active over the width or diameter of the opening.
- the majority of the air/fuel mixture is treated or affected by a weaker part of the magnetic field.
- the central magnet may disrupt the flow profile and force the fluid mixture to pass through or across the more effective portion of the magnetic field, thus enhancing treatment of the mixture. It may also have the effect of decreasing the width or diameter of the opening over which the magnetic field must span. The width of the opening may be effectively halved allowing the magnetic fields to be "shorter" and thus increase effectiveness. Still further, the magnetic field may be increased in dimension in the longitudinal direction of the device due to the provision of the central magnet.
- FIGURE 1 is a top perspective view of a fuel saving device according to one aspect of the present invention
- FIGURE 2 is a top view of a fuel saving device according to another aspect of the present invention
- FIGURES 3 and 3 a are diagrammatic lines of flux created by the devices of figures 1 and 2
- FIGURE 4 of the drawings is a plan view of a device according to a further aspect of the present invention adapted for multiple throat carburetors.
- the fuel saving device illustrated comprises a hexagonal shaped non-magnetic body 1 supporting a plurality of permanent magnets 2 (preferably 2 to 6), the body illustrated being constructed in two halves or having a central core and top and bottom cover plates.
- the magnets 2 face a central aperture 3 and have opposed polarities as described in the abovementioned international patent application. In this case however, the magnets extend only partially throughout the depth of the body and stop short of the top wall of the body by a distance "S".
- Such an arrangement provides the option of moving the magnetic field further away from the base of a carburetor and increasing the area of magnetic influence between the point of gasoline atomization and the point of cessation of magnetic influence.
- the device of figure 1 is modified to include a centrally positioned magnet 5 supported by a grate (not shown) with a magnetic field running transverse to the main magnets.
- the magnetic field created by the additional central magnet causes an increased 3D effect.
- the polarity of the central magnet 5 is negative down.
- Figures 3 and 3a of the drawings show respectively the magnetic fields generated by the device of figure 1 and the device of figure 2.
- figures 3 and 3a in figure 3, there occurs a predominant plane of magnetic forces, parallel to the plane of the plurality of magnets, indicated by arrow 6 associated with magnetic lines of force which are perpendicular to the plane of the plurality of magnets, indicated by arrow 7.
- the direction of fuel is indicated by arrow 8.
- a device for fitment to multiple throat carburetors comprises a body 10 constructed similarly to the devices previously described.
- the body 10 is provided with mounting apertures 11 to suit a selected carburetor and is interposed between the carburetor and the air/fuel mixture of a system.
- the body 10 is provided with primary and secondary passages 12.
- Two magnets 13 having opposed polarities as indicated are positioned in the body facing the passages 12 at approximately ninety degree spacing.
- a further magnet 13a is positioned adjacent each of the smaller passages 12a.
- a mild steel plate or further magnet 14 is placed between the larger pair of passages 12b.
- the device illustrated generates similar magnetic fields to that described for the previous embodiments.
- the devices described have been shown to provide significant reductions in fuel consumption and significant reduction in emissions.
- a number of experiments have been conducted as a proof of concept of the invention. The results of a sample of said experiments are presented below in tabular form.
- Example 2 Conducted using a 1984 Mustang V8 engine with 4 Barrel Carburetor. Engine at 1600 to 1660 rpm Results
- Example 3 Conducted using a 1984 Mustang V8 engine with 4 Barrel Carburetor. Engine at 1640 to 1680 rpm Results
- Example 4 Conducted using a Volkswagen Beetle engine with Carburetor at engine Temperature of 80°C. Drive Cycle engine running at various road speeds according to IM240 test. Results 0-20 mph
- NO is used in a generic sense to mean oxides of nitrogen generally as opposed to its strict sense which is nitric oxide.
- use of a device according to the invention generally results in a marked decrease in the level of unbu ⁇ it hydrocarbons in the exhaust stream from the engine. It also leads to a decrease in the level of carbon monoxide and oxides of nitrogen in the exhaust stream from the engine. Use of the device according to the invention also results in an increase in the level of oxygen in the exhaust stream.
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GB2482386A (en) * | 2010-07-28 | 2012-02-01 | Rolls Royce Plc | Combustion controller |
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