Real time fuel additization
AssigneeAdditech, Inc.
InventorsSujith Velayudhan Nair, Vincent Charles Ciardo
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Abstract
A fuel dispensing system includes that receives fuel from a fuel storage tank, and a blending system in fluid communication with the fuel dispensing unit. The blending system including a fuel conveyance device that receives the fuel from the fuel dispensing unit, and an additive conveyance device that pumps a fuel additive to be blended with the fuel based on a volumetric flow rate of the fuel, whereby the blending system provides a product mixture having a known fuel-to-fuel additive ratio. A hose and a nozzle are fluid communication with the blending system to dispense the product mixture.
Claims19
A fuel dispensing system, comprising:
- a fuel dispensing unit that receives fuel from a fuel storage tank;
- a blending system separate from but in fluid communication with the fuel dispensing unit and including:
- a fuel conveyance device that receives the fuel diverted from the fuel dispensing unit;
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- an additive conveyance device that pumps a fuel additive to be blended with the fuel based on a volumetric flow rate of the fuel through the fuel conveyance device, whereby the blending system provides a product mixture having a known fuel-to-fuel additive ratio;
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- a hose and a nozzle in fluid communication with the blending system to receive the product mixture from the blending system and dispense the product mixture.
A blending system, comprising:
- a fuel conveyance device that receives a fuel diverted from a fuel dispensing unit;
- an additive conveyance device that pumps a fuel additive based on a volumetric flow rate of the fuel;
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- a blending point downstream from the fuel conveyance device and the additive conveyance device where the fuel and the fuel additive are blended to generate a product mixture having a known fuel-to-fuel additive ratio.
A method of dispensing fuel, comprising:
- pumping a fuel from a fuel storage tank to a fuel dispensing unit;
- diverting the fuel from the fuel dispensing unit to a blending system separate from but in fluid communication with the fuel dispensing unit and including a fuel conveyance device and an additive conveyance device;
- pumping the fuel through the fuel conveyance device;
- pumping a fuel additive with the additive conveyance device based on a volumetric flow rate of the fuel through the fuel conveyance device;
- blending the fuel additive with the fuel at a blending point downstream from the fuel conveyance device and the additive conveyance device and thereby generating a product mixture having a known fuel-to-fuel additive ratio;
- conveying the product mixture back to the fuel dispensing unit;
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- dispensing the product mixture from the fuel dispensing unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.