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US 12,516,640 B2Granted
Methods to reduce combustion time and temperature in an engine
OwnerHugh Jonson, Peter Riesselman +4inventors
InventorsHugh Jonson, Peter Riesselman, Ron Bingel, Jay Morrow, Fred Hess, Robb Robel
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Abstract
Methods and apparatuses are provided to reduce combustion time and/or combustion temperature in an internal combustion engine. In an exemplary embodiment, intake air and oxygen-rich gas are introduced upstream of a turbofan, wherein the amount of oxygen rich gas is controlled in proportion to the engine speed.
Claims16
A system, comprising:
- a tank configured to store an electrolyte solution;
- an electrolysis cell that is configured to generate gas by performing electrolysis on the electrolyte solution;
- a pump that is configured to move the electrolyte solution from the tank and the electrolysis cell;
- an energy relief tube that is located inside the tank, that has a first end that is connected to a tube that connects the pump to the tank, that has a second end that is above a level of the electrolyte solution in the electrolysis cell, and that is configured to prevent foam from forming in the tank by creating a vacuum within the tank;
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- an output that is configured to provide the gas to an air intake of an internal combustion engine upstream of a turbo fan.
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A method comprising:
- storing, by a tank, an electrolyte solution;
- generating, by an electrolysis cell, gas by performing electrolysis on the electrolyte solution;
- moving, by a pump, the electrolyte solution from the tank and the electrolysis cell;
- preventing, by an energy relief tube that is located inside the tank, that has a first end that is connected to a tube that connects the pump to the tank, and that has a second end that is above a level of the electrolyte solution in the electrolysis cell, foam from forming in the tank by creating a vacuum within the tank;
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- providing, by an output and to an air intake of an internal combustion engine upstream of a turbo fan, the gas.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.