# US 2017/0284301 A1 · Turbocharged engine fed by magnetized fluids and associated method

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- Number: US 2017/0284301 A1
- Document ID: US20170284301A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 15/508,192
- Filed: 2015-08-31
- Published: 2017-10-05
- Earliest claimed: 2014-09-02
- Assignees: Titano S.R.L.
- Applicants: Titano S.R.L.
- Inventors: Alessandro BOVE; Fabrizio BOVE
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170284301A1

## CPC

- F02C 7/222: {Fuel flow conduits, e.g. manifolds}
- F02B 51/04: involving electricity or magnetism
- F02C 3/20: using a special fuel, oxidant, or dilution fluid to generate the combustion products
- F02C 7/057: Control or regulation (conjointly with fuel supply control F02C9/50, with nozzle area control F02K1/16)
- F02M 27/045: {by permanent magnets}
- F05D 2220/32: in gas turbines
- F05D 2260/607: Preventing clogging or obstruction of flow paths by dirt, dust, or foreign particles
- Y02T 10/12: Improving ICE efficiencies
- F02C: GAS-TURBINE PLANTS; AIR INTAKES FOR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS; CONTROLLING FUEL SUPPLY IN AIR-BREATHING JET-PROPULSION PLANTS (construction of turbines F01D; jet-propulsion plants F02K; construction of compressors or fans F04; generating combustion products of high pressure or high velocity F23R; using gas turbines in compression refrigeration plants F25B11/00)
- F02B: INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES; COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL (gas-turbine plants F02C; hot-gas or combustion-product positive-displacement engine plants F02G)
- F02M: SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
- F05D: INDEXING SCHEME FOR ASPECTS RELATING TO NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, GAS-TURBINES OR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
- Y02T: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION

## Abstract

Disclosed is a combustion engine, that includes a first, fixed stator portion (100) and a second, mobile rotor portion (110), and wherein at least the first, fixed stator portion (110) identifies an air intake pipe (140) and wherein the second, mobile rotor portion (110) is positioned inside the first, fixed stator portion (100); the first and the second portion (100, 110) include magnetic element (200) which are configured to magnetize the air admitted in the intake pipe (140) with a first polarization; the combustion engine further including at least one fuel intake pipe, which in turn is physically associated with magnetic element which are configured to magnetize the fuel with a second polarization which is different from the first polarization.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An combustion engine, comprising a first, fixed stator portion (100) and a second, mobile rotor portion (110), and wherein at least said first, fixed stator portion (110) identifies an air intake pipe (140) and wherein said second, mobile rotor portion (110) is positioned inside the first, fixed stator portion (100); said first and said second portion (100, 110) comprise magnetic means (200) which are configured to magnetize the air admitted in said intake pipe (140) with a first polarization; said combustion engine further comprising at least one fuel intake pipe, which in turn is physically associated with magnetic means which are configured to magnetize said fuel with a second polarization which is different from said first polarization.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The combustion engine according to claim 1, wherein said first, fixed stator portion (100) comprises at least one portion which is made of metal.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The combustion engine according to claim 1, wherein said magnetic means (200) are radially arranged around said first, fixed stator portion (100) and/or said second, mobile rotor portion (110).

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The combustion engine according to claim 2, wherein said second, mobile rotor portion (120) comprises at least one portion which is made of metal.

### Claim 5 (depends on 2)

The combustion engine according to claim 2, wherein said metal is a ferromagnetic or paramagnetic or diamagnetic material.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The combustion engine according to claim 1, further comprising a tank (2) having at least one immersion container (1), which is provided with a plurality of holes (40) and is placed proximate to the fuel pipe (8) and contains at least one cylindrical container (3), which is provided with a plurality of holes (41) and is adapted to contain in turn a plurality of magnetic elements or means (5) which are mutually separated by a corresponding number of non-magnetic spacers (6).

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The combustion engine according to claim 1, wherein said magnetic elements or means comprise magnets that are made with ferromagnetic and/or paramagnetic elements, rare earth elements and, in particular, neodymium and samarium-cobalt rare earth elements.

### Claim 8 (depends on 6)

The combustion engine according to claim 6, wherein said non-magnetic spacers (6) are ceramic spacers.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The combustion engine according to claim 1, further comprising an air compressor stage and wherein said magnetic means (200) are installed upstream of said air compressor stage.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The combustion engine according to claim 9, wherein said magnetic means (200) are furthermore also installed downstream of said air compressor stage.

### Claim 11

A method of feeding a turbine engine, further comprising:
a first step of association of magnetic means (200) provided with a same first polarity with a first, fixed external portion (100) or stator portion of said turbine engine and with a second, mobile rotating internal portion (110) or rotor portion of said turbine engine;
a step of feeding said turbine engine with a fuel flow passing inside a feed pipe that comprises magnetic means which are provided with a second polarity, different from said first polarity;
a step of feeding air into a combustion chamber (130) which is internal to said turbine engine and is provided at least partially inside said first external portion, and of a subsequent mixing of said air with said fuel;
and wherein said step of feeding said air into said combustion chamber is further comprising a magnetization of the air molecules according to a first polarity which is different from said second polarity assumed by the molecules of said fuel.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The method according to claim 11, further comprising an installation of magnetic means inside a body of a fuel filter of said engine, said magnetic means being configured to allow the further magnetization of said fuel.

### Claim 13 (depends on 10)

The method according to claim 10, wherein said magnetic means are positioned at a preset distance with respect to said combustion chamber, and wherein said distance is calculated according to at least one maximum torque speed of said turbine engine.

### Claim 14 (depends on 10)

The method according to claim 10, wherein said fuel passes through a fuel filter (31) which is in turn magnetized thanks to at least one pair of magnetic means (16) which are directly placed on said fuel filter (31) and are adapted to create a polarization with a sign which is the same as the one provided by the magnetic means which are positioned at at least one fuel intake pipe of said combustion engine.

### Claim 15 (depends on 3)

The combustion engine according to claim 3, wherein said second, mobile rotor portion (120) comprises at least one portion which is made of metal.

### Claim 16 (depends on 3)

The combustion engine according to claim 3, wherein said metal is a ferromagnetic or paramagnetic or diamagnetic material.

### Claim 17 (depends on 4)

The combustion engine according to claim 4, wherein said metal is a ferromagnetic or paramagnetic or diamagnetic material.

### Claim 18 (depends on 2)

The combustion engine according to claim 2, further comprising a tank (2) having at least one immersion container (1), which is provided with a plurality of holes (40) and is placed proximate to the fuel pipe (8) and contains at least one cylindrical container (3), which is provided with a plurality of holes (41) and is adapted to contain in turn a plurality of magnetic elements or means (5) which are mutually separated by a corresponding number of non-magnetic spacers (6).

### Claim 19 (depends on 3)

The combustion engine according to claim 3, further comprising a tank (2) having at least one immersion container (1), which is provided with a plurality of holes (40) and is placed proximate to the fuel pipe (8) and contains at least one cylindrical container (3), which is provided with a plurality of holes (41) and is adapted to contain in turn a plurality of magnetic elements or means (5) which are mutually separated by a corresponding number of non-magnetic spacers (6).

### Claim 20 (depends on 4)

The combustion engine according to claim 4, further comprising a tank (2) having at least one immersion container (1), which is provided with a plurality of holes (40) and is placed proximate to the fuel pipe (8) and contains at least one cylindrical container (3), which is provided with a plurality of holes (41) and is adapted to contain in turn a plurality of magnetic elements or means (5) which are mutually separated by a corresponding number of non-magnetic spacers (6).
