Fuel reformer
OwnerHachiro Maruchiinventor
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Abstract
Aiming at achieving a fully improved effect of combustion efficiency and being durable for long-term use, a fuel reformer 1 of the present invention, typically disposed on a fuel supply path from a fuel tank of a vehicle to an engine, is configured so that a petroleum-derived liquid fuel reserved in the fuel tank of the vehicle is introduced through the fuel supply path and through an introduction port 52 into a cylindrical container 4, and and allowing it to modify with the aid of the first fuel-reforming grains 2, the second fuel-reforming grains 3 and permanent magnet 71. The engine supplied with thus-modified liquid fuel through the discharge port 53 raises effects of improving the combustion efficiency, improving the fuel cost, and reducing the emission gas.
Claims28
A fuel reformer reforming a petroleum-derived liquid fuel, comprising:
- a cylindrical container allowing the liquid fuel to flow therethrough;
- and
- first fuel-reforming grains housed in the cylindrical container, having on the surficial layer thereof a rare earth ceramic layer containing either one of, or both of Ti and Ag, together with a rare earth ore.
A fuel reformer comprising a cylindrical container having therein perforated diaphragms partitioning the inner space thereof back and forth at a plurality of sites along the axial direction thereof;
- the perforated diaphragm having through-holes;
- each of the sections of the inner space of the cylindrical container partitioned by the perforated diaphragms being provided as a housing compartment;
- some of the housing compartments having first fuel-reforming grains containing a rare earth ore, housed therein by grain sizes;
- further comprising a magnet unit having a magnet supported on the perforated diaphragm in the cylindrical container;
- being configured so as to reform a petroleum-base liquid fuel flowing through the cylindrical container, wherein
- each of the first fuel-reforming grains comprises a ceramic grain obtained by molding and sintering a mixture containing a rare earth ore powder and a binder, and a rare earth ceramic layer formed on the surface of the ceramic grain, obtained by fusing a mixed powder of a rare earth ore powder and either one of, or both of Ti powder and Ag powder.
A fuel reformer comprising a cylindrical container having therein perforated diaphragms partitioning the inner space thereof back and forth at a plurality of sites along the axial direction thereof;
- the perforated diaphragm having through-holes;
- each of the sections of the inner space of the cylindrical container partitioned by the perforated diaphragms being provided as a housing compartment;
- some of the housing compartments having first fuel-reforming grains containing a rare earth ore, housed therein by grain sizes;
- further comprising a magnet unit having a magnet supported on the perforated diaphragm in the cylindrical container;
- being configured so as to reform a petroleum-base liquid fuel flowing through the cylindrical container, wherein
- each of the first fuel-reforming grains comprises a ceramic grain obtained by molding and sintering a mixture containing a rare earth ore powder and a binder, and a rare earth ceramic layer formed on the surface of the ceramic grain, obtained by fusing a mixed powder of a rare earth ore powder and either one of, or both of Ti powder and Ag powder, and
- the rare earth ceramic layer, obtained by fusing a mixed powder of a rare earth ore powder and either one of, or both of Ti powder and Ag powder, is formed also on the inner wall surface of the cylindrical container and on the surface of the perforated diaphragm, and on the surface of components involved in the cylindrical container.
A fuel reformer comprising a cylindrical container having therein perforated diaphragms partitioning the inner space thereof back and forth at a plurality of sites along the axial direction thereof;
- the perforated diaphragm having through-holes;
- each of the sections of the inner space of the cylindrical container partitioned by the perforated diaphragms being provided as a housing compartment;
- some of the housing compartments having first fuel-reforming grains containing a rare earth ore, housed therein by grain sizes;
- further comprising a magnet unit having a magnet supported on the perforated diaphragm in the cylindrical container;
- being configured so as to reform a petroleum-base liquid fuel flowing through the cylindrical container, wherein
- each of the first fuel-reforming grains comprises a ceramic grain obtained by molding and sintering a mixture containing a rare earth ore powder and a binder, and a rare earth ceramic layer formed on the surface of the ceramic grain, obtained by fusing a mixed powder of a rare earth ore powder and either one of, or both of Ti powder and Ag powder, and
- second fuel-reforming grains, containing either one of, or both of quartz and garnet, are housed in the housing compartment located more closer to the in-coming side of the liquid fuel than the housing compartment housing the first fuel-reforming grains having the rare earth ceramic layer formed on the surface thereof.
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