Internal combustion engine intake power booster system
OwnerAndrei Evulet, John Hawkinsinventors
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Abstract
An internal combustion engine includes an intake conduit fluidically coupled to ambient fluid and having an internal cross-sectional area and an engine cylinder fluidically coupled to the intake conduit. A fluidic amplifier is disposed within the intake conduit and is fluidically coupled to the ambient fluid and engine cylinder. The amplifier is further fluidically coupled to a source of primary fluid and is configured to introduce the primary fluid and at least a portion of the ambient fluid to the engine cylinder.
Claims16
An internal combustion engine, comprising:
- an intake conduit fluidically coupled to ambient fluid and having an internal cross-sectional area;
- an engine cylinder fluidically coupled to the intake conduit;
- and
- a fluidic amplifier disposed within the intake conduit, the amplifier fluidically coupled to the ambient fluid and engine cylinder, the amplifier further fluidically coupled to a source of primary fluid, the amplifier configured to introduce the primary fluid and at least a portion of the ambient fluid to the engine cylinder.
A method of enhancing the performance of an internal combustion engine, the engine having an intake conduit fluidically coupled to ambient fluid and having an internal cross-sectional area, the engine further having a cylinder fluidically coupled to the intake conduit, the method comprising the steps of:
- positioning a fluidic amplifier within the intake conduit, such that the amplifier is fluidically coupled to the ambient fluid and engine cylinder;
- and
- fluidically coupling a source of primary fluid to the amplifier, the amplifier configured to introduce the primary fluid and at least a portion of the ambient fluid to the engine cylinder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.