Fuel Treatment System and Method
AssigneeThrivalTech, LLC
InventorsGarrett Hill, Scott Lazar, Dustin Stonehouse
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Abstract
The inventive subject matter provides apparatus, systems and methods for treating a fuel prior to ignition in a combustion engine in order to improve efficiency. In one aspect of the invention a throttle valve system that entrains a flow of gas, which can include a fuel, into a structured flow pattern via the inclusion of topological on a surface of the valve body and/or the flow chamber. The topological features can be arranged in a pattern configured to produce movement and/or structured turbulence in a stream of gas that is introduced to the throttle valve. An excitation source that ionizes or cracks species in the gas stream can be optionally utilized.
Claims17
1-30. (canceled)
A throttle valve for an internal combustion engine that combusts a fuel to produce power, comprising:
- a flow chamber configured to direct a stream of mixture comprising gas and fuel to the combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine;
- a valve body disposed within the flow chamber and axially translatable with respect to the flow chamber for controlling a flow volume of the stream of mixture;
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- an excitation mechanism disposed within the flow chamber and configured to at least partially ionize the mixture within the flow chamber.
The throttle valve of claim 30, wherein the excitation mechanism is disposed upstream of the valve body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.