Method and devices combining diesel fuel and hydrogen gas to form a homogenized liquid hydro-diesel fuel
AssigneeH2Diesel, Inc.
InventorsJohn S. Petterson, John L. Haller
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Abstract
A system for enhancing diesel fuel combustion; including: a liquid diesel fuel source; a hydrogen gas source; an oxygen source; and either (a) a mixer configured with inputs to receive each of the liquid diesel fuel, hydrogen gas and oxygen gas therein, wherein the mixer is a cylindrical container having an entrance funnel and an exit funnel, or (b) tube infuser having a liquid-gas mixing chamber with a volume up to 10 Gal, and a dwell time from gas additive/fuel mixing in the range of 15 minutes. Passive and active agitation structures are also included to facilitate mixing.
Claims26
A method of enhancing diesel fuel combustion through the use of a mixer for mixing hydrogen into a liquid diesel fuel prior to combusting the fuel mixture in a combustion chamber, comprising:
- (a) providing a supply of liquid diesel fuel;
- (b) passing the liquid diesel into a mixer having a mixing chamber;
- (c) bubbling hydrogen gas into the liquid diesel fuel in the mixing chamber;
- (d) agitating the hydrogen gas within the liquid diesel fuel to form a homogenous fuel mixture;
- (e) moving the homogenous fuel mixture out of the mixing chamber;
- (f) pressurizing the homogenous fuel mixture thereby reducing the size of hydrogen bubbles in the homogeneous fuel mixture;
- (g) receiving oxygen into a combustion chamber through an air intake;
- (h) compressing the air within the mixing chamber by raising a piston in the combustion chamber causing the air to heat;
- (i) injecting the pressurized homogenous fuel mixture into a combustion chamber;
- (j) exposing the homogenous fuel mixture to a lower pressure in the combustion chamber thereby permitting the size of the hydrogen bubbles to expand and disperse the diesel fuel mixture throughout the combustion chamber;
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- (j) permitting the homogenous fuel mixture to spontaneously combust in the combustion chamber, wherein the hydrogen gas and oxygen gas are introduced into the mixing chamber through a hydrogen-oxygen mixing system that permits:
- hydrogen gas alone to enter a liquid-gas mixing chamber,
- oxygen gas alone to enter the liquid-gas mixing chamber,
- hydrogen gas and oxygen gas to be mixed together and then enter the liquid-gas mixing chamber together, or
- hydrogen gas and oxygen gas to separately enter the liquid-gas mixing chamber.
A system for enhancing diesel fuel combustion;
- comprising:
- a liquid diesel fuel source;
- a hydrogen gas source;
- an oxygen source;
- a mixer configured with inputs to receive each of the liquid diesel fuel, hydrogen gas and oxygen gas therein, wherein the mixer is a cylindrical container having an entrance and an exit;
- a hydrogen-oxygen mixing system permitting:
- hydrogen gas alone to enter a liquid-gas mixing chamber,
- oxygen gas alone to enter the liquid-gas mixing chamber,
- hydrogen gas and oxygen gas to be mixed together and then enter the liquid-gas mixing chamber together, or
- hydrogen gas and oxygen gas to separately enter the liquid-gas mixing chamber;
- and
- one or more agitators.
A system for enhancing diesel fuel combustion;
- comprising:
- a liquid diesel fuel source;
- a hydrogen gas source;
- an oxygen source;
- and
- a tube infuser configured with inputs to receive each of the liquid diesel fuel, hydrogen gas and oxygen gas therein, wherein the tube infuser comprises:
- an elongated body;
- a liquid-gas mixing chamber extending along within the elongated body;
- a hydrogen-oxygen mixing system permitting:
- hydrogen gas alone to enter the liquid-gas mixing chamber,
- oxygen gas alone to enter the liquid-gas mixing chamber,
- hydrogen gas and oxygen gas to be mixed together and then enter the liquid-gas mixing chamber together, or
- hydrogen gas and oxygen gas to separately enter the liquid-gas mixing chamber;
- a liquid fuel inlet into the liquid-gas mixing chamber;
- and
- a liquid-gas fuel outlet out of the liquid-gas mixing chamber;
- an agitator structure mounted in the liquid-gas combustion chamber;
- wherein the liquid-gas mixing chamber has a cross-sectional width and a length, and wherein the volume of the liquid-gas mixing chamber is between 0.1 Gal and 10 Gal, and a dwell time from gas additive/fuel mixing in the range of 0.5 to 15 minutes.
A tube infuser for generating a homogeneous mixture of liquid hydro-diesel fuel, comprising:
- an elongated body;
- a liquid-gas mixing chamber extending along within the elongated body;
- a hydrogen-oxygen mixing system permitting:
- hydrogen gas alone to enter the liquid-gas mixing chamber,
- oxygen gas alone to enter the liquid-gas mixing chamber,
- hydrogen gas and oxygen gas to be mixed together and then enter the liquid-gas mixing chamber together, or
- hydrogen gas and oxygen gas to separately enter the liquid-gas mixing chamber;
- a liquid fuel inlet into the liquid-gas mixing chamber;
- and
- a liquid-gas fuel outlet out of the liquid-gas mixing chamber;
- an agitator structure mounted in the liquid-gas mixing chamber;
- wherein the liquid-gas mixing chamber has a cross-sectional width and a length, and wherein the volume of the liquid-gas mixing chamber is between 0.1 Gal and 10 Gal, and a dwell time from gas additive/fuel mixing in the range of 0.5 to 15 minutes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.