Apparatus and method to improve vaporization of fuel in internal combustion engines
AssigneeWatt If Consulting and Developing LLC
InventorBrian K. Cook
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Abstract
A system and method to improve the efficiency of an internal combustion engine by delivering an air/fuel mixture to the combustion chamber in a pure gaseous state. The system accepts an air/fuel mixture from a carburetor or injector which is placed into a vaporized state before entering an expansion chamber and then the combustion chamber of the engine. An intake track capable of withstanding exhaust gas temperatures of an internal combustion engine is constructed and arranged to cause vaporization of fuel and inhibit the vaporization from condensing.
Claims9
An apparatus for improving the efficiency of an internal combustion engine having a multi-stroke combustion chamber employing at least one inlet valve for receipt of a metered air/fuel mixture and at least one exhaust valve for discharge of spent air/fuel mixture through an exhaust, said improvement comprising:
- an intake track for receipt of said metered air/fuel mixture, said intake track comprising a series of conductive tubes and elbows to draw conductive heat from said exhaust for vaporization of said metered air/fuel mixture, at least one said elbow is constructed and arranged to inhibit suspended liquid fuel droplets from passing until vaporization;
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- an expansion chamber positioned between said intake track and said combustion chamber, said expansion chamber delivering said metered vaporized air/fuel mixture to said combustion chamber above 225° F.;
- wherein said air/fuel mixture is regulated to provide partial vaporization of fuel and said drawn conductive heat vaporizes the remaining portions of fuel;
- wherein said air/fuel mixture departing said expansion chamber is in a pure gaseous state.
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