Internal combustion engine exhaust pipe fluidic purger system
AssigneeJetoptera, Inc.
InventorAndrei Evulet
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Abstract
An internal combustion engine includes an exhaust conduit having an exhaust port fluidically coupled to ambient fluid and having an internal cross-sectional area and an engine cylinder fluidically coupled to the exhaust conduit. A fluidic amplifier is disposed within the exhaust conduit and is fluidically coupled to the 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 fluid from the engine cylinder to the exhaust port.
Claims18
An internal combustion engine, comprising:
- an exhaust conduit having an exhaust port fluidically coupled to ambient fluid, the exhaust conduit having an internal cross-sectional area;
- an engine cylinder fluidically coupled to the exhaust conduit;
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- a fluidic amplifier disposed within the exhaust conduit, the amplifier fluidically coupled to the 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 fluid from the engine cylinder to the exhaust port.
A method of enhancing the performance of an internal combustion engine, the engine having an exhaust conduit including an exhaust port fluidically coupled to ambient fluid and having an internal cross-sectional area, the engine further having a cylinder fluidically coupled to the exhaust conduit, the method comprising the steps of:
- positioning a fluidic amplifier within the exhaust conduit, such that the amplifier is fluidically coupled to the 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 fluid from the engine cylinder to the exhaust port.
A vehicle, comprising:
- an exhaust conduit having an exhaust port fluidically coupled to ambient fluid, the exhaust conduit having an internal cross-sectional area;
- an engine chamber fluidically coupled to the exhaust conduit;
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- a fluidic amplifier disposed within the exhaust conduit, the amplifier fluidically coupled to the engine chamber, 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 fluid from the engine chamber to the exhaust port.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.