WO2019123270A1

WO2019123270A1 - Fuel-saving device by pre-heating, alternative fuel intake and immersion in a magnetic field

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Publication number: WO2019123270A1
Application number: PCT/IB2018/060279
Authority: WO
Inventors: Carlos Enrique Baquero Medina; Miguel Santiago ARANGO YOVANY
Original assignee: Carlos Enrique Baquero Medina; Arango Yovany Miguel Santiago
Priority date: 2017-12-19
Filing date: 2018-12-18
Publication date: 2019-06-27
Also published as: CO2017013032A1

Abstract

The present invention relates to a fuel-saving device arranged between a heat engine and the fuel tank. The invention comprises a heat exchange system that pre-heats a conventional fuel and a secondary fuel that are conducted to the intake and injection system of a heat engine by the low pressure or negative pressure in the intake system, also involving a secondary fuel volatilization effect due to the heat in a volatilising container, so as to cause a secondary fuel in a gaseous state to be supplied to the intake system of the heat engine. The present invention further comprises a source of magnetic field that influences the two types of fuel, an intelligent tank filling system and a metered liquid fuel output system that supplies the liquid fuel to the intake system of the heat engine.

Description

FUEL ECONOMIZER FOR PREHEATING, ADMISSION OF ALTERNATIVE FUEL AND FIELD IMMERSION

MAGNETIC

TECHNOLOGICAL SECTOR:

The present invention is within the technological sector of combustion engines and those that work or that can be operated by the use of gaseous fuels; as well as with the motors characterized by means that allow to increase the performance of operation. More specifically, the present invention relates to the general supply of combustion engines and the apparatus for feeding the engines with non-liquid fuels, in particular with gaseous fuels stored in liquid form. It is also related to devices for treating combustion air, fuel or air-fuel mixture by using magnetic fields.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION:

In the technology sector of combustion engines and those engines that are characterized by having means to increase the performance of operation, specifically in relation to the devices that exercise or allow the increase in performance, different advances have been made since the first combustion engines were developed.

For example, electronic fuel injection systems allow an improvement in the fuel use efficiency over the previous technology of the carburetors; In electronic injection systems, the air-fuel ratio that enters the combustion chamber of the engines is more precisely controlled, and a more atomized dosage of the fuel is made when the mixture enters said chamber, making it less used. fuel to achieve the same power of the vehicle. Finally, the The production of engines with electronic injection systems became the norm in this technological field, evidencing the tendency to produce engines with devices or parts that make fuel burning more efficient in a vehicle or in engines in general.

Regarding the use of devices that allow the insertion of secondary fuels to a thermal engine, an antecedent can be found in document US5794601, in which an apparatus and method is disclosed in which an alternative fuel pretreatment occurs so that This can be introduced into combustion engines, boilers or others, which includes a volatilization chamber, or reactor, which takes advantage of the heat of the exhaust pipe present in a vehicle and where at least one of its parts is preferably disposed inside the vehicle. said exhaust pipe. However, said invention does not allow the permanent use of conventional fuel together with a secondary fuel, being susceptible to failures or inefficiencies that occur due to a defect in the proportion of alternative fuel; furthermore, the device of the patent US5794601 does not automatically control the secondary fuel output, nor does it allow to measure or regulate the operating conditions of the thermal engine.

On the other hand, patent document US20100167221 A1 discloses a fuel preheating system comprising a heating chamber and using the exhaust pipe of the fuel residues to effect said preheating; This device comprises a thermal transfer fluid that goes through pipes that facilitate thermal exchange, where the pipes preferably comprise serpentine-type zones. The thermal transfer fluid may be within the system in the liquid, gaseous phase, or in both phases and may be formed by water, oils, nano-fluids, antifreeze or a combination thereof. In which said preheating is carried out with the aim of increasing the combustion efficiency and subsequent fuel savings. However, document US20100167221 A1 requires the incorporation of a thermal exchange fluid that does not correspond to fuel. Likewise, the document US20100167221 A1 is restricted only to the use of the thermal energy of the exhaust pipe, without incorporating other technologies that increase both the reliability of the system and its efficiency or contribute to the dosage of the fuel in the combustion chamber of the heat engine .

Meanwhile, in WO2016143980 and KR101776074B1 there is disclosed an apparatus through which a fuel flows while it is immersed in a magnetic field, where said magnetic field intends that the disclosed apparatus be more efficient, for example, by separation and organization of the fuel in the manner of nanoparticles, so that the ignition in the ignition chamber is carried out more efficiently against conventional injection systems. However, said antecedents require 100% of conventional fuels and do not take advantage of the thermal energy generated in the combustion, being limited to a single mechanism for the improvement of the efficiency in the use of fuels.

In general, the antecedents do not replace the need to provide a device that integrally and compactly combines several of the methods that have been used in the technological sector in order to improve the efficiency in the use of fuels used in the combustion process of a thermal engine. In particular, they do not allow the simultaneous and compact use of heat exchange and fuel preheating devices together with a system that is reliable in that it uses a secondary fuel with a conventional fuel with which the thermal engine, to which the invention is coupled, it operates normally.

The present invention provides a fuel economizer that integrates several of the methods that have been used in the technological sector to improve the efficiency in the use of fuels used in the process of combustion of a thermal engine. This device can be interposed between a heat engine and its fuel tank so that an integral treatment of the fuel is provided, as well as an additional disposition of secondary fuel that is also treated, wherein the present invention is also adaptable to different conditions of preferred pressure according to the thermal engine to which it is attached. Likewise, the elements are arranged in a compact manner and with easy assembly elements that allow an operator to locate the apparatus inside a vehicle comprising a thermal engine. In a complementary manner, the present invention has an intelligent filling system that is responsible for maintaining the secondary fuel mixture in the proper proportions of its components.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The fuel economizer by preheating, alternative fuel intake and magnetic field immersion (100), or fuel economizer (100), is related to devices and devices for the treatment of combustion air, fuel or air-fuel mixture and with the devices that feed the engines with non-liquid fuels and even with substances that are not hydrocarbons whose destination is the intake system of a thermal engine; as well as the devices and mechanisms that allow the operation of said devices.

The fuel economizer (100) comprises a conventional heat and feed exchange system (91), or heat exchange system (91), and an additional fuel feed and treatment system (92); wherein the heat exchange system (91) is interposed in the fuel lines that go from the fuel tank (203) to the fuel inlet of the heat engine, which can be a contemporary injection system or a carburetor; wherein the additional fuel feed and treatment system (92) comprises a container (1) wherein the volatilization, or gasification, of an alternative fuel occurs and in which inside there are magnetic pieces that generate a magnetic field in which the conventional fuel and the secondary fuel are immersed in at least a section of their path through both systems (91) (92).

The heat exchange system (91) is formed by a series of pipes that connects the outlet of a conventional fuel tank (203), which is preferably part of a motor vehicle, with the fuel inlet system of a heat engine (201). ), wherein the heat engine is part of the automotive to which the conventional fuel tank (203) preferably belongs, wherein said series of pipes allows a fluid, particularly conventional fuel, to be transported from the fuel tank (203) towards the fuel inlet a heat engine (201); and wherein said series of pipes takes advantage of the pumping or suction systems already present in the power system of the heat engine and in the fuel tank (203) from which the heat engine (201) takes its fuel, for effect of the movement of the fuel. fluid within the series of pipes. The conventional fuel mentioned above can be gasoline, diesel, bio-diesel, or any other fuel rich in hydrocarbons whose use is frequent in combustion engines.

The series of pipes forming the heat exchange system (91) comprises a first coil (91 A) that surrounds a heat source in the automotive or specifically in the output of the heat engine, wherein said heat source (202) is preferably the exhaust pipe (202) of the heat engine, so that the conventional fuel flowing through the first coil (91 A) increases its temperature by conduction and thermal convection effects, functioning as a heat exchange fluid, to then continue its travel through a pipe (91 D) to a second coil (91 B) also comprised by the series of pipes and where said coil (91 B) is arranged inside a container (1), so that the heat contained in conventional fuel flows into the environment of said container (1). After the conventional fuel passes through the second coil (91 B), said fuel continues its course towards the fuel inlet system of the heat engine (201), keeping a temperature higher than the initial temperature of the fuel tank (203). Where each coil (91 A) (91 B) is characterized by being a pipe that runs along an imaginary line in the form of a helix and that may or may not wrap a cylindrical structure like the exhaust pipe.

The system of additional feeding and treatment of fuels (92) comprises a volatilizing vessel (1) inside which the second coil (91 B), comprised by the heat exchange system, is arranged.

(91), wherein said coil (91 B) contains the conventional fuel, and wherein the container (1) also comprises in its interior a fluid mixture in liquid and gaseous phases, wherein the fluid inside the coil ( 91 B) is isolated from the mixture of fluids present in the container (1); likewise, the system of additional feeding and treatment of fuels (92) comprises a set of fluid inlet and outlet systems formed by a gaseous mixture outlet system (13) (7), a liquid mixture outlet system (14). ) (7), an intelligent feed system (8) (9) (10) (11) (12), an air intake and mix homogenization system (92A) and a pressure leveling system (92B) ; in addition, the system of additional feeding and treatment of fuels

(92) comprises a magnetic field source (15), and a field homogenization mesh (16).

Thus, the fuel feed and treatment additional system (92) comprises a magnetic field source (15) and a field breaker mesh (16), as detailed in Figure 4, wherein the magnetic field source selected from an electromagnet, a permanent magnet, or a set thereof, preferably a set of at least two permanent magnets. In addition, said magnetic field source (15) comprises a hole that allows it to be introduced and statically coupled in the outside of one of the internal pipes of the pipes of the set of fuel inlet and outlet systems, preferably in the inner tube of the filtered air inlet pipe (4). Likewise, the breakwater mesh (16) is coupled in a static manner together with the magnetic field source (15), preferably between two permanent magnets pressing said breakwater mesh (16), as detailed in Figure 4. The source of magnetic field (15) is located inside the volatilizing vessel (1) with the aim of temporarily aligning the conventional and secondary fuel molecules passing through said volatilizing vessel (1), with the subsequent purpose of improving the combustion of said fuels inside the combustion chamber of the heat engine (201) due to the dispersion of cumulus clouds that is sought in the aerosol of fuels that are injected to the engine (201) through the intake system and the injection system of said engine (201).

The breakwater mesh (16) comprised by the additional feed and fuel treatment system (92) is made in a preferably selected metal of stainless steel, stainless steel surgical line, aluminum, titanium, gold, silver, among others, or of some polymeric material resistant to high temperatures and solvents; and further said mesh (16) is placed at an appropriate height to function as a wavebreaker, so that it can stop the generation or growth of the waves that can be generated in the liquid mixture contained within the volatilizing vessel (1) by effect of the acceleration and deceleration to which the fuel economizer (100) is subjected when it is coupled to a motor vehicle. Likewise, the breakwater mesh (16) allows the differentiated exit of secondary fuel in gaseous and liquid states since the gaseous mixture (13) (7) and liquid mixture outlet (14) (7) exit systems locate its end inlet preferably above and below the breakwater mesh (16), respectively, as described above. The arrangement of the elements present in the fuel economizer (100) allows the secondary fuel to be heated within the additional fuel supply and treatment system (92) by the effect of the heat coming from the conventional heat and feed exchange system (91). ); so that said secondary fuel enters the intake system of the heat engine (201) to which the fuel economizer (100) is coupled, and in the joint combustion of the conventional fuel together with the secondary fuel will produce an increase in efficiency or power of each controlled explosion within the combustion chamber, wherein said increase in the power of each explosion has as a final consequence a substantial increase in the conventional fuel combustion efficiency of the heat engine (201), mainly due to the acceleration effect increased fuel that is evident in the vehicle to which the fuel economy (100) is preferably coupled and consequently to the fewer number of times a driver will have to accelerate to produce the same acceleration and speed effect, which also reduces the conventional fuel that must be extracted and sprayed through the injection system Ion of the heat engine (201).

It is important to note that the present invention allows to be coupled to any type of thermal engine (201) in which there is a low pressure, or vacuum pressure, in the air-fuel intake system, and in this sense the calibration of the valves (7) comprised by the secondary fuel storage and feeding system (92) must be performed in such a way that the operation of the heat engine (201) is not affected in terms of the proper pressure specified by the manufacturer.

DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES:

Figure 1 shows the fuel economizer (100) in an isometric view. In this, the thermal engine (201) to which the invention is coupled is represented by a block that is seen on the right side of the Figure; analogously, the conventional fuel tank (203) is represented with a block of smaller size.

Figure 2 shows the heat exchange system in an isometric view characterized by the presence of a series of pipes and coils (91 A) (91 B) through which a conventional fuel flows from a tank (203) to a heat engine (201) One of the coils (91 A) receives heat from a heat source (202).

Figure 3 shows the system of additional feeding and treatment of fuels (92) in an isometric view. The secondary fuel tank (8) of the system (92) is represented by a block.

Figure 4 illustrates part of the content of the volatilizing vessel and the parts that engage it in a slightly tilting front view; representations of the level sensor (10), the permanent magnets (15), the breakwater mesh (16) and the control system (11) are shown.

Figure 5 details a possible embodiment of the air intake and mix homogenization system (92A) and the pressure leveling system (92B), in an isometric view.

Figure 6 shows a front view, slightly inclined towards top view, of the fuel economizer. This figure details the contents of the volatilizing vessel (1), which contains part of the thermal exchange system and which is part of and contains several other parts of the additional fuel supply and treatment system (92).

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The fuel economizer by preheating, alternate fuel intake and magnetic field immersion (100), or fuel economizer (100), is related to devices and apparatuses for the treatment of combustion air, fuel or air-fuel mixture and with the devices that feed the engines with non-liquid fuels and even with substances that are not hydrocarbons whose destination is the intake system of a heat engine; as well as the devices and mechanisms that allow the operation of said devices.

The fuel economizer (100), in isometric view in Figure 1, comprises a conventional heat and feed exchange system (91), or heat exchange system (91), and an additional fuel feed and treatment system (92). ); wherein the heat exchange system (91) is interposed in the fuel lines that go from the fuel tank (203) to the fuel inlet of the heat engine, which can be a contemporary injection system, a carburetor or a system of vehicular natural gas, NGV; wherein the additional fuel feed and treatment system (92) comprises a container (1) in which the volatilization, or gasification, of an alternative fuel takes place and inside which magnetic pieces are arranged that generate a magnetic field in which Conventional fuel and secondary fuel are immersed in at least a section of their route through both systems (91) (92).

The heat exchange system (91) can be seen in Figure 2 and is made up of a series of pipes that connect the outlet of a conventional fuel tank (203), which is preferably part of a motor vehicle, with the inlet system of fuel of a heat engine (201), wherein the heat engine is part of the automotive to which the conventional fuel tank (203) preferably belongs, wherein said series of pipes allows a fluid, particularly conventional fuel, to be transported from the fuel tank (203) to the fuel inlet a heat engine (201); and wherein said series of pipes takes advantage of the pumping or suction systems already present in the fuel system of the heat engine and in the fuel tank (203) from which the heat engine (201) takes its fuel, for effect of the movement of the fluid within the series of pipes. The conventional fuel mentioned above can be gasoline, diesel, bio-diesel, or any other fuel rich in hydrocarbons whose use is frequent in combustion engines.

The series of pipes forming the heat exchange system (91) comprises a first coil (91 A) that surrounds a heat source in the automotive or specifically in the output of the heat engine, wherein said heat source (202) is preferably the exhaust pipe (202) of the heat engine, so that the conventional fuel flowing through the first coil (91 A) increases its temperature by conduction and thermal convection effects, functioning as a heat exchange fluid, to then continue its travel through a pipe (91 D) to a second coil (91 B) also comprised by the series of pipes and where said coil (91 B) is arranged inside a container (1), so that the heat contained in conventional fuel flows into the environment of said container (1). After the conventional fuel passes through the second coil (91 B), said fuel continues its course towards the fuel inlet system of the heat engine (201), keeping a temperature higher than the initial temperature of the fuel tank (203).

The pipes (91 C) (91 D) (91 E) that make up the series of pipes interconnect the aforementioned devices; in addition, said pipes (91 C) (91 D) (91 E) preferably relate to flexible hoses that can be conveniently accommodated according to the location of the container (1) with respect to the other components of the automotive, such as the fuel tank (203) and the liquid fuel inlet of the heat engine (201). The coils (91 A) (91 B) are preferably made of a metallic material that can keep the spiral shape with which the coils are related, with a thermal conductivity of at least 1 Watts over Kelvin-meter [W / (Km)], although they are preferably characterized by a thermal conductivity higher than 100 Watts on Kelvin-meter [W / (Km)] and for being a paramagnetic or diamagnetic material.

The system of additional feeding and treatment of fuels (92) can be seen in Figures 3 and 6 and comprises a volatilizing vessel (1) inside which the second coil (91 B), comprised by the heat exchange system ( 91), wherein said coil (91 B) contains the conventional fuel, and wherein the container (1) also comprises in its interior a mixture of fluids in liquid and gaseous phases, wherein the fluid inside the coil (91). B) is isolated from the mixture of fluids present in the container (1); likewise, the system of additional feeding and treatment of fuels (92) comprises a set of fluid inlet and outlet systems formed by a gaseous mixture outlet system (13) (7), a liquid mixture outlet system (14). ) (7), an intelligent feed system (8) (9) (10) (11) (12), an air intake and mix homogenization system (92A) and a pressure leveling system (92B) ; furthermore, the additional fuel feeding and treatment system (92) comprises a magnetic field source (15), and a breakwater mesh (16).

As mentioned, the volatilizing container (1) contains a mixture of fluids in liquid and gaseous phases. The aforementioned fluid mixture may be formed by oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, air, water, alcohols, hydrocarbons, or a mixture thereof in any proportion; the fluid in liquid phase, or liquid mixture, present in the volatilizing vessel (1), is formed mainly by the secondary fuel, wherein a part of said secondary fuel enters said volatilizing vessel (1) from a secondary fuel tank ( 8) by means of a pipe (9) that is part of an intelligent feeding system (8) (9) (10) (11). For the purposes of this document the liquid mixture present in the volatilizing vessel (1) is named interchangeably with the secondary fuel.

Likewise, it is possible to attach a hermetic lid (2) to the volatilizing container (1), as seen in Figure 4, where the function of said lid (2) is to close the container (1) so that its content is isolated from the environment of the fuel economizer (100) and so that control of the internal pressure of the secondary fuel storage and feeding system (92) is facilitated by means of the valves (7) (12) which are comprised by said system (92). The hermetic lid (2) is coupled to the container (1) by means of threads thus comprised by the hermetic lid (1) as by the volatilizing container (1), preferably adding a seal or o-ring therebetween for the purpose of sealing and prevention of fluid seepage between the contents of the volatilizing container (1) and the environment. In addition, the hermetic cover (2) comprises holes in which communication elements are coupled between the inside and the outside of the container (1) by means of pipe connectors selected from pipes, channels, hoses, fittings, among others, in a manner that the communication between the interior and the exterior of the container (1) is given by means of the entry and exit systems comprised by the secondary fuel storage and feeding system (92), wherein said entry and exit systems comprise pipes (13) (14) (4) (6), and wherein the communication between container (1) and input and output systems is given in an isolated or controlled manner with respect to the atmospheric pressure surrounding the invention.

Likewise, the pipes (13) (14) (4) (6) comprised by the different entry and exit systems can be connected to the container (1), and even be arranged inside the container (1), without the presence of communication elements, provided that when closing the hermetic cover (2) that said pipes (13) (4) (6) (6) pass through the container it is at an internal pressure controlled with respect to the atmospheric pressure surrounding the fuel economizer (100), wherein said controlled internal pressure can be achieved by the presence of seals and welding around the pipes (13) (14) (4) (6) and by manipulation and calibration of the different valves that they are part of the system of additional feeding and treatment of fuels (92).

The additional fuel feed and treatment system (92) comprises a gaseous mixture outlet system (13) (7), which is detailed in Figure 5 and which in turn comprises a gas outlet pipe (13), or channel (13), which connects the volatilizing vessel (1) with the intake system of the heat engine (201) to which the fuel economizer (100) is coupled, in such a way as to take advantage of the low pressure, or vacuum, generated in the intake system of the heat engine (201) due to the movement of its pistons, where the low pressure produces a suction effect in the volatilizing container (1) that causes the gases present in said container (1) ) flow into the intake system of the heat engine (201) and that even gases, especially air, are sucked from the outside of the container (1) by means of the air intake and mix homogenization system (92A). For purposes of the suction of gaseous fluid that is produced by the interconnection of the gaseous mixture outlet system (13) (7), the channel (13) comprises a valve (7) that can be adjusted in order to ensure that the gas inlet to the heat engine (201) is produced in a controlled manner and at a pressure that does not affect the operation of the heat engine (201) to which the fuel economizer (100) is coupled.

Likewise, for purposes of the suction of gaseous fluid that is produced by the interconnection of the gaseous mixture outlet system (13) (7), an internal pipe is arranged inside the volatilizing vessel (1) that is connected to the gas pipeline. outlet for gas (13) by means of a communication element coupled to the hermetic lid (2), or forming a complete line with the gas outlet pipe (13), wherein said internal pipe protrudes from the sealing lid (2) towards the interior of the volatilizing container (1) without crossing the boundary separating the gas mixture from the liquid mixture, or what is the same, without presenting physical contact with the liquid mixture, so that the fluid sucked by this exit system is mostly, or only, gaseous fluid. For this purpose, the internal pipe must be of such length that it does not pass through the breakwater mesh (16) that is arranged between the coil (91 B) and the hermetic cover (2). The other input and output systems also comprise an internal pipe as mentioned above, wherein the internal pipework included by the other systems varies in length, through the breakwater mesh (16), or not, depending on the specific need of the particular entry or exit system.

In an analogous manner, the fuel feed and treatment system (92) comprises a liquid mixture outlet system (14) (7), which is illustrated in Figure 5 and which in turn comprises an outlet pipe for liquid (14), or channel (14), in which the liquid mixture present in the volatilizing vessel (1) is extracted by the same suction phenomenon previously described. Wherein the inner pipe, which is arranged inside the volatilizing vessel (1), is connected to the channel (14) of the liquid mixture outlet system (14) (7) and is made of a length such that the lower nozzle is located at the bottom of the container (1), being able to suck the fluid that is in its liquid phase inside said container (1).

On the other hand, the system of additional feeding and treatment of fuels (92) preferably comprises an intelligent feeding system (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) that provides the volatilizer vessel (1) with secondary fuel in liquid phase and comprising a secondary fuel tank (8), a secondary fuel inlet pipe (9) and an intelligent filling system comprising a level sensor (10), a control system (11) and an electrovalve (12). The secondary fuel that is inside the volatilizing vessel (1) is any liquid mixture that is formed by alcohols, hydrocarbons, water, among others and mixture thereof, preferably formed by water in a concentration greater than 40% and by hydrocarbons and alcohols that make up the remaining proportion of said liquid mixture. It has been found that the concentration corresponding to hydrocarbons and alcohols is volatilized and leaves more quickly from the volatilizing vessel (1), by means of the fuel outlet systems (13) (7) (14) (7), so that the liquid mixture present in the volatilizing vessel tends to decrease in volume and in proportion of hydrocarbons and alcohols; it being understood that the above, the secondary fuel tank (8) contains a mixture that is formed mainly, or solely, by hydrocarbons and alcohols, which upon entering the volatilizing vessel (1) are homogenized with the liquid mixture previously present in said container ( 1) to form a renewed liquid mixture, or what is the same, a renewed secondary fuel. The preferred concentration of water and hydrocarbons and alcohols in the volatilizing vessel (1) and in the alternative fuel tank (8) will depend on the motor vehicle to which the fuel economizer (100) is preferably coupled; for example, for an automotive of 1300 cubic centimeters [cc], the concentration is between 40% and 90% water, preferably 50% to 80%, more preferably 70% together with the remaining 10% to 60%, preferably from 20% to 50%, more preferably from 30% distributed in 5% to 25%, preferably from 10% to 20%, more preferably from 10% conventional fuel, in 5% to 25%, preferably from 10% to 20% %, more preferably 10% of an alcohol, preferably ethanol, and 5% to 25%, preferably 10% to 20%, more preferably 10% of a high performance fuel, preferably gasohol or high octane gasoline.

The level of secondary fuel in liquid state that is inside the container (1) is variable and is preferably within 10% and 80% of the height of the container (1), preferably from 20% to 70%, more preferably from 30% to 60%, said fluid level is preferably below the height at which the breakwater mesh (16) is located and necessarily below the height at which the level sensor is located (10). ). The variability of the level of secondary fuel in the liquid state found inside the container (1) is due to the volatilization of secondary fuel that occurs when it is heated by the second coil (91 B), due to changes in temperature. pressure inside the vessel (1) and the secondary fuel suction, in liquid and gaseous phases, which is produced by means of the fuel outlet systems (13) (7) (14) (7), and also by effect the agitation of the device due to the suction and movements generated in the thermal engine (201).

When the fuel economizer (100) is coupled to the heat engine (201), it is preferably arranged in such a way that the hermetic cover (2) is already coupled to the volatilizing container (1) and in such a way that the container (1) already contains a secondary fuel level that meets the characteristics described above.

In general, the intelligent feeding system (8) (9) (10) (11) (12), in the preferred embodiment comprising it, fulfills the function of injecting the fluid contained in the secondary fuel tank (8) to the volatilizing vessel (1), provided that the secondary fuel level within it is below the height of the level sensor (10) disposed inside the volatilizing vessel (1). Therefore, for refilling purposes, the intelligent filling system comprises a level sensor (10) that is statically coupled to the interior of the volatilizing container (1), preferably in the interior walls of said container (1). Where the level sensor (10) is selected from magnetic, mechanical, pneumatic, conductive type level sensors, among others, preferably mechanical.

In the normal operation condition of the fuel economizer (100), the level sensor (10) permanently sends an electrical signal to the fuel system. control (11) in which said signal is interpreted in one of two different logical positions corresponding to two different physical conditions according to the level of secondary fuel, a physical condition corresponds to a level of liquid mixture that is below the sensor of level (10), while the other physical condition corresponds to a liquid mixture level that is above, or at the level of the level sensor (10).

The control system (1 1) comprises a relay comprising a normally open or normally closed switch that changes state according to the logical condition of the level sensor (10), wherein the change of state activates an electro-valve ( 12) comprised of the additional fuel feed and treatment system (92) so that fuel injection is allowed from the secondary fuel tank (8) through the secondary fuel inlet pipe (9) when the sensor of level (10) is in the logical state corresponding to the level of liquid mixture below the level sensor (10).

In addition, the control system (11) preferably comprises an electrical circuit that has electronic components that allow an automatic implementation of the alternative fuel injection according to different input signals and according to time intervals, by means of the intelligent activation of the electro-valve (12) that controls the flow inside the secondary fuel inlet pipe (9), as suggested by the organization of the parts in Figure 3; for example, the circuit can be performed in such a way that the fuel injection occurs every 10 seconds, with a duration of 4 seconds, as long as the level sensor (10) is detecting a low level of liquid mixture and provided that the pressure detected by a pressure sensor does not exceed a value of 4 atmospheres. For this purpose, the additional fuel supply and treatment system (92) can comprise within the volatilizing container (1) one or more additional sensors selected from pressure sensor, temperature sensor, among others. As has been said, the flow through the secondary fuel inlet pipe (9) is controlled by the solenoid valve (12) comprised by the additional fuel supply and treatment system (92); In a complementary manner, the flow through said pipe (9) is done by placing the secondary fuel tank (8) at a height higher than the height at which the volatilizing vessel (1) is located, so that effect of gravity the fluid contained in the secondary fuel tank (8) flows into the container (1) through the pipe (9) whenever the electro-valve is partially or completely open. In another embodiment of the invention, the additional fuel supply and treatment system (92) comprises an electric pump that can be activated to suck the contents of the secondary fuel tank (8) in such a way that the secondary fuel tank can be located at any place with respect to the volatilizing vessel (1). Where the activation of the electric pump can be programmed to occur at the same time as the opening of the solenoid valve that allows the flow through the secondary fuel inlet pipe (9). By means of mechanisms similar to those previously described, it is possible to perform another modality by which the secondary fuel flow towards the volatilizing vessel (1) is given by effects of the vacuum pressure present in said vessel (1), or by a combination of the effects of gravity and the aforementioned suction.

For the purpose of the operation of the electrical and electronic components such as the level sensor (10), the control system (11) and the solenoid valve (12), said components can obtain electrical power through a direct or indirect connection with the automotive battery to which the fuel economizer (100) is preferably coupled. In a possible embodiment of the present invention, the fuel economizer (100) comprises a battery of its own that feeds the electrical and electronic devices of the fuel economizer (100). The additional fuel feed and treatment system (92) comprises an air inlet and liquid homogenization / mixing system (92A) comprising an air receiver filter (3), an inlet pipe (4), a diffuser ( 5), or porous mole (5), and a valve (7), as detailed in Figure 5. Where, as mentioned, the same suction generated by the effect of low pressure, or vacuum pressure, present in the intake system of the heat engine (201), causes the air surrounding the fuel economizer (100) to flow into the container (1) by the low pressure that also exists in said volatilizing vessel (1). And wherein the air sucked from the exterior of the fuel economizer (100) first flows through a filter (3), releasing said air from possible impurities.

The inlet pipe (4) and the valve (7) comprised by the air inlet and liquid homogenization / mixing system (92A) allow air to circulate into the volatilizing vessel (1) in such a way that said vessel (1) permanently presents the presence of gases such as oxygen and nitrogen; the inlet pipe (4) can also be divided into an external pipe and an internal pipe which are joined by means of a communication element, for example a pipe fitting, and the part of the pipe (4) corresponding to the Internal pipe (inside the container (1)) is made with rigid material and of a length such that said inner pipe is in contact with the lower volume of the liquid mixture. On the other hand, the inlet pipe (4) and the communication elements corresponding to it, preferably pass through the center of the hermetic cover (2). Furthermore, the manipulation of the valve (7) makes it possible to control the amount of filtered air entering the container (1), and also the internal pressure of the additional fuel supply and treatment system (92).

The air inlet and homogenization / mixing system of the liquid (92A) further comprises a diffuser (5) or an air silencer, or the set of both, which the filtered air has to traverse while being sucked by the low pressure present in volatile container (1), and especially for the low pressure of the intake system of the heat engine (201) to which the volatilizing vessel (1) is connected by means of the gaseous mixture (13) (7) and liquid mixture (14) (7) outlet systems. Where the diffuser (5) is coupled to the end of the internal pipe of the inlet pipe (4) and is also submerged in the liquid mixture that is inside the volatilizing vessel (1); the main functionality of the diffuser (5) is to fragment the filtered air intake that is sucked into the volatilizing vessel (1) so that bubbles are generated in said liquid mixture and so that the entrance of said filtered air, or bubbles, generates disturbances in the liquid mixture and have the effect of mixing and homogenizing said liquid mixture. The diffuser (5) is preferably a diffusing stone and is made of selected glass materials, sand agglomerations, plastics, wood, solid and porous materials in general, among others or a combination thereof.

The liquid mixture outlet system (14) (7) is preferably coupled to the acceleration system of the vehicle to which the fuel economizer (100) is preferably coupled, such that a valve is present in the outlet pipe ( 14) opens partially or completely, in a controlled manner, each time the acceleration pedal of the vehicle is activated, with the effect that alternative fuel injection occurs at segmented time intervals. Also, the liquid mixture outlet system (14) (7) may comprise a valve that can be completely closed or opened manually with the technical effect of blocking the liquid mixture outlet; wherein said valve and said blockage may exist in the embodiment comprising a coupling between the liquid mixture outlet systems (14) (7) and of acceleration of a vehicle and may also exist in the embodiment that does not comprise said coupling.

The additional fuel feed and treatment system (92) comprises a pressure leveling system (92B) which is detailed in Figure 5 and which in turn comprises a communication pipe (6) and a valve (7). Wherein the communication pipe (6) can also be divided into an external pipe and an internal pipe, with respect to the container (1), which are joined by means of a communication element, for example a pipe fitting, and where the part of the pipe (6) corresponding to the internal pipe (inside the container (1)) is made of a length such that said internal pipe is in contact only with the gas mixture contained in the volatilizing vessel (1) , preferably above the breakwater mesh (16). In such a way that one end of the pipe (6) will be in contact with the environment external to the fuel economizer (100) and the other end of the pipe (6) will be inside the volatilizing vessel (1); in addition, the manipulation of the valve (7) that is part of the pressure leveling system (92B) allows to regulate the internal pressure of the additional fuel system and fuel treatment (92), in case the manipulation of the other valves (7) included by said system is not sufficient to obtain the desired pressure levels.

In addition, the fuel feed and treatment additional system (92) may comprise a vaporized fuel collector system (92C), which can be seen coupled in Figure 3 and detailed in Figure 5, and which in turn comprises a pipeline of communication (17) and a valve (7). Wherein the communication pipe (17) can also be divided into an external pipe and an internal pipe, with respect to the container (1), which are joined by means of a communication element, for example, a pipe fitting. In such a way that one end of the pipe (17) will be in contact with the upper area of the conventional fuel tank (203) and the other end will be inside the volatilizing vessel (1). The presence of the collector system (92C) guarantees the suction of possible gases of conventional vaporized fuel present in the conventional fuel tank (203), whose presence can be caused by the heat and movement of the fluid inside the conventional fuel tank (203). ); where the suction is carried out by means of the low pressure, or vacuum pressure, previously mentioned in this document, and where said suction allows to take advantage of the vaporized hydrocarbons that are normally lost in the fuel tank (203) and that are normally connected to the car's carbon filter, purge valve or emission control system caused by vaporization and which are not usually sufficiently exploited by means of the insertion towards the heat engine (201).

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the fuel economizer (100) comprises the vaporized fuel collection system (92C) as described and the interconnection of the pipes (4) (17) of the air intake systems ( 92A) and collector (92C), in such a way that a Y-shaped pipe system is formed in which there are two inlets and one outlet, where the two inlets correspond to the pipes (4) (17) through which it enters. conventional vaporized fuel and filtered air, and where the outlet corresponds to the pipe (4) which at the end comprises the diffuser (5).

Also, the fuel feed and treatment additional system (92) comprises a magnetic field source (15) and a breakwater mesh (16), as detailed in Figure 4, wherein the magnetic field source (15) is selects electromagnets, permanent magnets, or a set thereof, preferably a set of at least two permanent magnets. In addition, said magnetic field source (15) comprises a hole that allows it to be introduced and statically coupled to the outside of one of the internal pipes of the pipes of the set of fuel inlet and outlet systems, preferably in the pipe internal of the filtered air inlet pipe (4). Likewise, the breakwater mesh (16) is coupled in a static manner together with the magnetic field source (15), preferably between two permanent magnets pressing said breakwater mesh (16), as evidenced in Figure 4. The source of magnetic field (15) is located inside the volatilizing vessel (1) with the aim of temporarily aligning the conventional and secondary fuel molecules passing through said volatilizing vessel (1), with the subsequent purpose of improving the combustion of said fuels inside the combustion chamber of the heat engine (201) by effect of an improved dosage that is sought to occur in the aerosol of fuels that are injected into the engine (201) through the intake system and the injection system of said motor (201).

The breakwater mesh (16) comprised by the additional feed and fuel treatment system (92) is made in a preferably selected metal of stainless steel, stainless steel surgical line, aluminum, titanium, gold, silver, among others, or of some polymeric material resistant to high temperatures and solvents; and further said mesh (16) is placed at an appropriate height to function as a wavebreaker, so that it can stop the generation or growth of the waves that can be generated in the liquid mixture contained within the volatilizing vessel (1) by effect of the acceleration and deceleration to which the fuel economizer (100) is subjected when it is coupled to a motor vehicle. Likewise, the breakwater mesh (16) allows the differentiated exit of secondary fuel in gaseous and liquid states since the gaseous mixture (13) (7) and liquid mixture outlet (14) (7) exit systems locate its end inlet preferably above and below the breakwater mesh (16), respectively, as described above.

Figure 6 details the content of the volatilizing vessel (1), which contains part of the heat exchange system and which is part of and contains several other parts of the additional fuel supply and treatment system (92).

The arrangement of the elements present in the fuel economizer (100) allows the conventional fuel and the secondary fuel to be heated within the system of additional feeding and treatment of fuels (92) by effect of the heat coming from the heat exchange system and conventional feeding (91); the only preheating of fuels increases the thermal energy within them, making possible a partial volatilization thereof, or even complete, and an improvement in the dosage of said fuels when they enter the combustion chamber of the heat engine (201).

The preheated secondary fuel, in either or both of the gaseous and liquid phases, enters the intake system of the heat engine (201) to which the fuel economizer (100) is coupled, and in the joint combustion of conventional fuel together with the secondary fuel will produce an increase in the efficiency or power of each controlled explosion within the combustion chamber, wherein said increase in the power of each explosion is produced by effect of an improved dosage of the fuel and by effect of the presence of the secondary fuel, or alternatively, and wherein the increase in power has as a final consequence a substantial increase in the efficiency of conventional fuel combustion of the heat engine (201), mainly due to the effect of the increased acceleration evidenced in the vehicle at which preferably is coupled the fuel economizer (100) and consequently to the lesser r number of times that a driver will have to accelerate to produce the same effect of acceleration and speed, which also reduces the conventional fuel that must be extracted and sprayed by means of the injection system of the heat engine (201).

It is important to note that the present invention allows to be coupled to any type of thermal engine (201) in which there is a low pressure, or vacuum pressure, in the air-fuel intake system, and in this sense the calibration of the valves (7) comprised by the secondary fuel storage and feeding system (92) must be performed in such a way that the operation of the heat engine (201) is not affected in terms of the proper pressure specified by the manufacturer. It is also possible to couple the present invention to thermal engine systems comprising a turbocharger, wherein the system pressure of the heat engine changes and where it is possible to adjust the valves (7) according to the implementation, to preserve the functionality of the fuel economizer (100).

Also, in a possible embodiment of the present invention, any one or more of the valves (7) comprised by the fuel economizer (100) can be a solenoid valve or any device that can prevent or facilitate the flow of a fluid through a pipe and that can be controlled by electrical or intelligent signals through the control system (11). Wherein, moreover, the fuel economizer (100) may comprise a pressure sensor, preferably inside the volatilizing vessel (1), connected to the control system (11), and wherein the pressure may be regulated by signals that control the opening of the valves (7) or electrovalves and that are sent from the control system (11).

The present invention allows the use of fuel with greater efficiency by integrating several of the methods that have been used in the technological sector, and incorporating other modalities, to improve the efficiency in the use of fuels used in the combustion process of a thermal engine. This device provides a comprehensive treatment of the fuel, as well as an additional disposition of secondary fuel that is also treated, wherein the present invention is also adaptable to different pressure conditions preferred according to the thermal engine to which it is coupled. Likewise, the elements are arranged in a compact manner and with easy assembly elements that allow an operator to locate the apparatus inside a vehicle comprising a thermal engine. In a complementary manner, the present invention has an intelligent filling system that is responsible for maintaining the secondary fuel mixture in the proper proportions of its components.

The figures presented in this description correspond to merely illustrative purposes of the invention. It is implied that the figures described do not limit the scope of the disclosed invention. A person skilled in the art is capable of conceiving modifications subsequent to the principles determined in this document.

Although some embodiments of the invention are described in the present description, it will be appreciated that numerous modifications and other embodiments may be conceived by those skilled in the art subsequent to the disclosure of the present invention. For example, the features described here can be applied in other modalities. Therefore, it will be understood that the appended claims are intended to cover all modifications and modalities that are within the spirit and scope of the present disclosure.

Claims

one . A fuel economizer (100) which is coupled to a heat engine (201) and which comprises a heat exchange system (91) in which conventional fuel from a conventional fuel tank (203) flows through a series of pipes that transport said fluid to the injection system of a heat engine (201) and wherein said fluid fulfills the function of a heat exchange fluid; and, an additional fuel feeding and treatment system (92) that is connected by means of pipes to the intake system of the heat engine (201), wherein said system (92) comprises a secondary fuel in liquid and gaseous states, in addition of means by which to perform a heat treatment and a magnetic treatment of secondary fuel and conventional fuel.

The fuel economizer (100) of claim 1 wherein the heat exchange system (91) comprises two coils (91 A) (91 B) characterized by being a pipe running through an imaginary helical line, and wherein one coil (91 A) obtains thermal energy from a selected heat source of the exhaust pipe (202) of a heat engine (201), and the other coil (91 B) provides thermal energy to the isolated environment of a container (1) with lid (2).

The fuel economizer (100) of claim 1 wherein the fuel feed and further fuel supply system (92) comprises a closed volatilizing vessel (1) with a sealed lid (2) that seals the container-lid assembly (1) (2) and isolates it from the outside of the invention; wherein the hermetic cover (2) has a plurality of holes or fittings that connect the interior of the volatilizing container (1) (2) with other parts of the fuel economizer (100) and with the external environment thereof by means of pipes of the additional feeding system and treatment of fuels (92); and wherein the container-lid assembly (1) (2) protects inside one of the coils (91 B) of the heat exchange system (91).

The fuel economizer (100) of claim 1 wherein the fuel feed and further treatment system (92) comprises a gaseous mixture outlet system (13) (7) and a liquid mixture outlet system (14) (7); wherein the output of fluids from the container the volatilizing vessel (1), in both systems, occurs due to the low pressure present in the intake system of the heat engine (201); and wherein both systems comprise pipes (13) (14), through which a fluid flows, and valves (7) that allow to regulate the quantity and pressure of the passing fluid.

The fuel economizer (100) of claim 4, wherein the liquid mixture outlet system (14) (7) comprises an additional valve that allows to regulate the liquid mixture outlet through a mechanism that is connected to the liquid mixture outlet (14). acceleration system of a vehicle.

The fuel economizer (100) of claim 1 wherein the fuel feed and add-on system (92) comprises an air inlet and mix homogenization system (92A) and a pressure leveling system ( 92B); wherein both systems comprise valves (7) and wherein each comprises pipes (4) (6) that pass through the hermetic cover (2) by means of interconnection devices; wherein the end of the pipe (4) comprised by the air intake and mixture homogenization system (92A) that is inside the volatilizing vessel (1) is submerged in the liquid mixture contained in the volatilizing vessel (1) ; and wherein the end of the pipe (4) comprised by the pressure leveling system (92B) that is inside the volatilizing vessel (1), is above the liquid mixture contained in the volatilizing vessel (1), in contact with the gas mixture.

The fuel economizer (100) of claim 6 wherein the air intake and mixture homogenization system (92A) comprises a filter (3) through which the suctioned air enters the volatilizing vessel (1) and it retains particles and impurities in the air; a diffuser (5) that fragments the air entering the volatilizing vessel (1) and generates bubbles in the liquid mixture contained in the volatilizing vessel (1).

The fuel economizer (100) of claim 1 wherein the fuel supply and fuel supplementation system (92) comprises an intelligent feed system (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) comprising a level sensor (10) that sends information to a control system (11); a control system (11) that determines when it is necessary to inject content from the secondary fuel tank (8) to the volatilizing vessel (1); an electro-valve (12) that opens or closes according to the commands sent by the control system (11); a pipe (9) through which the mixture flows from the secondary fuel tank (8) to the volatilizing vessel (1); and a secondary fuel tank (8).

The fuel economizer (100) of claim 8 wherein the intelligent feed system (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) comprises an electro pump that sucks fluid from the tank when open the electro-valve (12).

The fuel economizer (100) of claim 1 wherein the fuel feed and further fuel supply system (92) comprises a magnetic field source (15) and a breakwater mesh (16).

eleven . The fuel economizer (100) of claim 1 wherein the additional fuel feed and treatment system (92) comprises a conventional vaporized fuel collection system (92C), wherein the conventional vaporized fuel collection system (92C) comprises a pipe (17) connected to the conventional fuel tank (203) and to the a volatilizing vessel (1), and a valve (7) that regulates the flow of a fluid through the pipe (17).

12. The fuel economizer (100) of claim 1 wherein the connection between the pipe (17) of the conventional vaporized fuel collection system (92C) and the volatilizing vessel (1) is indirect by means of the fuel connection. the pipe (17) of the collecting system (92C) to the pipe (4) of the air intake system (92A), so that the fluid flowing through the pipes (4) (17) enters the volatilizing vessel ( 1) by means of the diffuser (5) comprised by the air inlet and mix homogenization system (92 A).

The fuel economizer (100) of the preceding claims in which the valves (7) are selected from solenoid valves and elements in which the flow of a fluid through a pipe is controlled.