Combustion apparatus that combusts fuel
AssigneeSave the Planet Co., Ltd.
InventorMitsuhiro IZUMI
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Abstract
A fuel combustion apparatus 2 according to the present invention includes: a combustion cylinder 4; a fuel feed unit 6 that introduces a swirling flow of an air-fuel mixture into the combustion cylinder; an ignition unit 10 including an igniter 32 located in the combustion cylinder 4; an ion detection unit 12 including a detector 40 located in the combustion cylinder 4; and a control unit 14 that adjusts a mixing ratio of the fuel based on a detection result obtained by the ion detection unit 12. Preferably, the fuel is ammonia. Preferably, the detector 40 is located in the vicinity of the igniter 32.
Claims15
A combustion apparatus that combusts a fuel, the combustion apparatus comprising:
- a combustion cylinder;
- a fuel feed unit that introduces a swirling flow of an air-fuel mixture into the combustion cylinder;
- an ignition unit including an igniter located in the combustion cylinder;
- an ion detection unit including a detector located in the combustion cylinder;
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- a control unit that adjusts a mixing ratio of the air-fuel mixture based on a detection result obtained by the ion detection unit.
A fuel combustion method comprising:
- a combustion step of combusting a fuel continuously, wherein
- the combustion step includes:
- introducing a swirling flow of an air-fuel mixture into a combustion cylinder;
- igniting the introduced air-fuel mixture;
- detecting ions generated by the combustion of the fuel;
- and adjusting a mixing ratio of the air-fuel mixture based on an ion detection result.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.