WO2012021426A2 - Internal combustion engine performance enhancing device - Google Patents
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- WO2012021426A2 WO2012021426A2 PCT/US2011/046886 US2011046886W WO2012021426A2 WO 2012021426 A2 WO2012021426 A2 WO 2012021426A2 US 2011046886 W US2011046886 W US 2011046886W WO 2012021426 A2 WO2012021426 A2 WO 2012021426A2
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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
- F02B43/00—Engines characterised by operating on gaseous fuels; Plants including such engines
- F02B43/10—Engines or plants characterised by use of other specific gases, e.g. acetylene, oxyhydrogen
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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
- F02M25/00—Engine-pertinent apparatus for adding non-fuel substances or small quantities of secondary fuel to combustion-air, main fuel or fuel-air mixture
- F02M25/10—Engine-pertinent apparatus for adding non-fuel substances or small quantities of secondary fuel to combustion-air, main fuel or fuel-air mixture adding acetylene, non-waterborne hydrogen, non-airborne oxygen, or ozone
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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
- F02M25/00—Engine-pertinent apparatus for adding non-fuel substances or small quantities of secondary fuel to combustion-air, main fuel or fuel-air mixture
- F02M25/10—Engine-pertinent apparatus for adding non-fuel substances or small quantities of secondary fuel to combustion-air, main fuel or fuel-air mixture adding acetylene, non-waterborne hydrogen, non-airborne oxygen, or ozone
- F02M25/12—Engine-pertinent apparatus for adding non-fuel substances or small quantities of secondary fuel to combustion-air, main fuel or fuel-air mixture adding acetylene, non-waterborne hydrogen, non-airborne oxygen, or ozone the apparatus having means for generating such gases
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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 present invention relates generally to the field of internal combustion engines and more particularly to a device that tremendously enhances the performance of any internal combustion engine.
- the present invention relates to a device that can provide hydrogen gas into an engine's air intake that is demand controlled by the vehicle's throttle linkage.
- hydrogen generation can start or increase, and when the throttle is released, hydrogen generation can stop of decrease.
- the device of the present invention uses the vehicle's own vacuum to control the production of hydrogen by forcing a liquid to rise in a chamber and into contact with a metal in response to increasing vacuum, thus producing an increasing amount of hydrogen gas with increasing throttle depression.
- Fig. 1 shows a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention used in conjunction with an internal combustion engine.
- Fig. 2 shows a schematic of the internal construction of an
- Fig. 3 shows the embodiment of Fig. 2 with an atmospheric balance tube.
- Fig. 4 shows a graph of throttle engagement vs. hydrogen production.
- the present invention is directed toward a vacuum controlled device that can produce hydrogen gas on demand, and under control of a vehicle's throttle as needed, for injecting into the air intake of an internal combustion engine.
- the present invention can be used with virtually any internal combustion engine (including diesel engines) and finds applications in cars, trucks, boats, ships, locomotives, agricultural machines, military vehicles and other devices such as mobile power stations, generators and any other internal combustion engines using gasoline, diesel, natural gas, propane or any other fuel.
- Fig. 1 a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention is seen.
- the internal combustion engine 1 has an air intake 8 where flow into the air intake is controlled by a valve 6 that is coupled to the vehicle's throttle linkage 9, 10.
- a parallel path of regular air (not shown) can optionally be supplied into the air intake at this point if desired.
- a reaction chamber 2 that can produce hydrogen in quantity and demand to vacuum can be located near the engine 1.
- the air intake 8 can be connected through a hose 7 to the valve 6.
- the reaction chamber 2 can be connected from its gas outlet 11 , through a hose 3 to a filter 4.
- the filter 4 can be connected through a hose 5 to the valve 6.
- An open inlet port 12 on the reaction chamber allows air to enter and be pulled through the chamber in response to the vacuum.
- the filter 4 is optional, but generally recommended to clean the hydrogen produced by a chemical reaction in the reaction chamber 2. With no filter, liquid and other byproducts of the reaction might be drawn into the engine 1.
- the filter 4 and chemical elements of the reaction chamber 2 are parts that can be replaced after a certain amount of usage.
- Fig. 2 shows a schematic drawing of an embodiment of the reaction chamber 2.
- the chamber 2 contains a quantity of liquid 13 that, under a no- vacuum condition, rests at a particular surface level measured vertically.
- a support 14 holds a piece or block of metal 15 on a platform just above the no- vacuum resting surface level of the liquid 13, with bottom and side surfaces exposed.
- a portal 12 open to the atmosphere allows some air to be drawn into the chamber 2 so that the mixture leaving the chamber 2 via the exit portal 11 contains air mixed with hydrogen.
- the open portal 12 is normally smaller in diameter than the exit portal 11. The result is a system where engine vacuum under control of the throttle controls the rate of hydrogen injection into the engine.
- any combination of liquid/metal that produces hydrogen gas can be used in the chamber 2; however, the preferred liquid is a solution of Sodium Hydroxide, and the preferred metal is Aluminum.
- Sodium hydroxide (lye) can be considered a reactant or catalyst to make the liquid water react with the metal. Other catalysts are not necessary with this particular combination.
- Any liquid/metal combination that produces hydrogen gas, when the metal is in contact with the liquid, with or without an additional catalyst, is within the scope of the present invention.
- Any catalyst of any type that enhances the reaction is also within the scope of the present invention; however, as stated the lye/water combination generally does not need any other catalyst to react.
- the minimum requirement for a system is around one milliliter of liquid (water), around one milligram of metal (aluminum) and around one milligram of reactant (NaOH). Any other quantities or combinations may be used.
- the reaction chamber can be around 5-6 inches in diameter, contain from 1 to 4 liters of solution and contain a bar or block of metal of several grams up to several hundred grams.
- a preferred concentration of NaOH in water is between 5% to 15%. It should be noted that the reaction described does not need extra heat and does not produce excessive heat itself. Therefore, there is no need to externally cool the reaction. No electric current is required, and the solution is not excessively corrosive. Even though the solution as described generally has a depressed freezing point over pure water, to prevent freezing on particularly cold days or in particularly cold climates, a small amount of alcohol or glycol can be added to the mixture without any adverse effect on the reaction.
- the rate that the metal is dissolved depends on usage including city or rural driving, speed driven, etc.
- a typical auto arrangement can generally last around 5000 miles or more. At that point, the liquid and metal can be refreshed, and the filter replaced. This can be done in conjunction with an oil change or other routine maintenance. Any other replacement interval is within the scope of the present invention.
- the vehicle's vacuum increases causing the surface of the liquid 13 in the chamber 2 to rise and contact the bottom and/or side surface of the metal 15, and upon further rising, contact the sides and possibly even the top surface of the metal 15.
- the height of the metal should be sufficient to create an increasing, approximately linear, increase of hydrogen production as the level rises.
- the height can be from several centimeters to even a lot more.
- the rate of liquid rise depends on the diameter of the chamber 2 as well as the amount of vacuum supplied above the liquid. Automobile engines typically produce between 90-100 kPa of manifold pressure (vacuum).
- the chamber diameter and metal height can be chosen to produce the desired gas production gradient for a given engine or engine/vehicle class.
- the liquid must display a second surface to the atmosphere. This can be achieved using a U-shaped or an open balance tube 16 shown in Fig. 3, or any other arrangement that presents a second liquid surface to the atmosphere. This allows the liquid to flow up and down in direct response to increasing or decreasing vacuum. Any method or arrangement that allows the liquid surface level to rise and fall in direct response to vacuum is within the scope of the present invention.
- the chamber can be made of any material that is not affected by the reactants; the hosing can be standard rubber hose with the preferred reactants described.
- the filter 4 can be any filter that will remove reactant and other impurities from the gas. Fiber filters as well as charcoal filters or any other filters can be used. The filter 4 must allow vacuum buildup, and allow sufficient air flow and gas to pass through.
- Fig. 4 shows a graph of throttle depression or engagement and rate of hydrogen production for a typical embodiment of the present invention. It can be seen that the relationship is approximately linear until the block becomes completely submerged. The normal operating range should generally be chosen so that the block is not normally totally submerged.
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GB1303327.9A GB2499526A (en) | 2010-08-11 | 2011-08-08 | Internal Combustion Engine Performance Enhancing Device |
EP11816868.1A EP2614237A4 (en) | 2010-08-11 | 2011-08-08 | Internal combustion engine performance enhancing device |
AU2011289672A AU2011289672A1 (en) | 2010-08-11 | 2011-08-08 | Internal combustion engine performance enhancing device |
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