Internal combustion
AssigneeOdex, Inc.
InventorsThomas J. Susa, Tam V. Tran
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Abstract
A system for simultaneously increasing combustion efficiency and reducing pollutant emissions. Oxygen enriched air (i.e., air from which a portion of the nitrogen has been removed so that the oxygen concentration is higher than in normal air) and water droplets of predetermined size are both present in the cylinder of a four cycle internal combustion engine during the power/combustion stroke. Oxygen enriched air may be mixed with normal air drawn into the combustion chamber during the intake stroke. Also, and alternatively, the droplets may be water or H.sub.2 O.sub.2 bubbles filled with normal or oxygen-enriched air.
Claims17
A process for improving the combustion efficiency of an internal combustion engine while simultaneously reducing pollutant emissions, said engine having an intake cycle and a combustion cycle, said process comprising the steps of:
- a. producing a stream of oxygen enriched air;
- b. producing a stream of droplets selected from the group consisting of H.sub.2 O droplets and H.sub.2 O.sub.2 droplets, said droplets being of predetermined average size;
- c. introducing a fuel charge into the combustion chamber of said engine;
- d. introducing a controlled amount of said oxygen enriched air stream into said combustion chamber to increase the oxygen concentration in said combustion chamber during said combustion cycle to a concentration greater than that of normal air;
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- e. introducing a controlled amount of said stream of droplets into said combustion chamber during said combustion cycle.
A process for improving the combustion efficiency of an internal combustion engine while simultaneously reducing pollutant emissions, said engine having an intake cycle and a combustion cycle, said process comprising the steps of:
- a. introducing a fuel charge into the combustion chamber of said engine;
- b. producing a stream of oxygen-containing water bubbles;
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- c. introducing a controlled amount of said stream into said combustion chamber to reduce peak combustion temperature during the combustion cycle and to provide additional oxygen after the initial portion of said combustion cycle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.