Compositions for Engine Carbon Removal and Methods and Apparatus for Removing Carbon - III - C1
OwnerBernie C. Thompson, Steven G. Thomainventors
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Abstract
The testing of various chemicals has yielded new chemicals and chemical mixtures for the use of removing carbon deposits from the internal combustion engine. Some of these chemicals and chemical mixtures have proven to work better across many different carbon types than other chemicals that were tested. These chemical terpenes are typically produced from plants. One standard terpene mixture is known as turpentine. The chemical turpentine and chemicals found in turpentine have been determined, through our research and testing, to be extremely effective at removing the carbon that is produced within the internal combustion engine.
Claims10
A method of removing existing carbonaceous deposits from an internal combustion engine;
- the engine including an induction system, one or more cylinders, and an exhaust system;
- the carbonaceous deposits are of the type built up over time during the operation of the engine (hereinafter referred to as “carbon deposits”);
- the method including the steps of:
- selecting a terpene;
- introducing droplets of the selected terpene into the induction system while the engine is running;
- solubilizing at least some of the carbon deposits in the induction system with the droplets of the terpene;
- removing at least some of the solubilized carbon deposits from the induction system;
- and
- burning the solubilized and removed carbon deposits in the cylinders as part of the normal combustion process.
A method of formulating a chemical composition useful in removing existing carbonaceous deposits from, at least one of, the induction system, the combustion chambers, and the exhaust system of the internal combustion engine, wherein the carbonaceous deposits are built up over time during the operation of such internal combustion engines (hereinafter referred to as “carbon deposits”);
- the method including the steps of:
- testing chemicals that have not been identified as useful in solubilizing the carbon deposits;
- identifying, through the testing step, terpenes as useful in solubilizing the carbon deposits;
- selecting terpenes, for the now identified ability to solubilize the carbon deposits, for use in formulating the chemical composition;
- and
- formulating the chemical composition including at least one terpene in a quantity sufficient to solubilize carbon deposits when applied to the carbon deposits in, at least, one of the induction system, the combustion chambers, and the exhaust system of the internal combustion engine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.