Systems and methods for vaporization of a liquid
AssigneeBennamann Services Ltd
InventorsThomas William BRADSHAW, Daniel Grant MCKELVEY, Duncan Stuart GLASBY, Richard Alexander Baker, Luke James Mann
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Abstract
Methods and devices for vaporization with a device comprising a liquid input, a gas output, and one or more plates arranged below the liquid input. The one or more plates are configured to receive liquid in droplet form from the liquid input and generate gas by vaporizing the droplets, and the generated gas exits the device via the gas output. The device may include a conduit, such as a pipe carrying a fluid such as engine coolant or other heat source, where the one or more plates are mounted on the conduit or heat source.
Claims21
1-40. (canceled)
A vaporization device, comprising:
- a liquid input;
- a gas output;
- and
- one or more plates arranged below the liquid input,
- wherein the one or more plates are configured to receive liquid from the liquid input and generate gas by vaporizing the liquid, and
- wherein the generated gas exits the device via the gas output.
A system, comprising:
- a vaporization device;
- and
- a heat exchanger,
- wherein the vaporization device comprises:
- a liquid input,
- a gas output, and
- one or more plates arranged below the liquid input,
- wherein the one or more plates are configured to receive liquid from the liquid input and generate gas by vaporizing the liquid, and
- wherein a first input of the heat exchanger is coupled to the gas output and configured to receive the generated gas.
The vehicle of 59, wherein the vehicle is configured such that coolant flows from the engine to the vaporization device and heat exchanger of the fuel delivery system, and wherein a temperature-controlled gas is passed to the engine from one or more of the heat exchanger or vaporization device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.