Aqueous fuel for internal combustion engine and method of combustion

A method for combusting an aqueous fuel in an internal combustion engine having:

• (a) at least one combustion chamber, (b) a fuel introduction system for receiving and mixing fuel and combustion air and introducing said fuel and air mixture into said combustion chamber and (c) an electric spark producing system for creating a spark in said combustion chamber, said method comprising:
• introducing combustion air in controlled amounts into said fuel introduction system,
• introducing aqueous fuel into said fuel introduction system to mix with said combustion air, said aqueous fuel comprising water from about 20 percent to about 80 percent by volume of the total volume of said fuel, and a carbonaceous fuel selected from the group consisting of ethanol, methanol, gasoline, diesel fuel, kerosene fuel, other carbon-containing carbonaceous fuels, or mixtures thereof, and
• introducing and combusting said aqueous fuel and combustion air in said combustion chamber in the presence of a hydrogen-producing catalyst to operate said engine, said combustion being initiated by a spark generated in said combustion chamber.

A method for combusting an aqueous fuel comprising a mixture of carbonaceous fuel and water in an internal combustion engine, said combustion being capable of producing approximately at least as much engine power as the same volume of said carbonaceous fuel would produce in said engine without water and a range of power output as indicated by a corresponding range of engine revolutions per minute (rpm);

• said engine having at least one combustion chamber, an electric spark producing system for creating a spark in said combustion chamber, and a fuel introduction system for (a) receiving and mixing fuel with air for combustion, (b) controlling the proportions of fuel and air, and (c) introducing said fuel and air mixture into said combustion chamber;
• said method comprising:
• introducing aqueous fuel and controlled amounts of combustion air into said fuel introduction system for mixing therein, said aqueous fuel comprising water from about 20 percent to about 80 percent by volume of the total volume of said fuel and a liquid or gaseous carbonaceous fuel,
• introducing said mixture of aqueous fuel and combustion air into said combustion chamber in the presence of a hydrogen-producing catalyst in said combustion chamber;
• and
• combusting said aqueous fuel and air mixture to operate said engine, said combustion being initiated by a spark generated in said combustion chamber.

A method for combusting an aqueous fuel in an internal combustion engine having:

• (a) a plurality of combustion chambers, (b) a fuel introduction system for receiving and mixing fuel and combustion air and introducing said fuel and air mixture into said combustion chambers and (c) an electric spark producing system for creating a spark in said combustion chambers, said method comprising:
• introducing combustion air in controlled amounts into said fuel introduction system,
• introducing aqueous fuel into said fuel introduction system to mix with said combustion air, said aqueous fuel comprising water from about 20 percent to about 80 percent by volume of the total volume of said fuel, and a carbonaceous fuel selected from the group consisting of ethanol, methanol, gasoline, diesel fuel, kerosene fuel, other carbon-containing carbonaceous fuels, or mixtures thereof, and
• introducing and combusting said aqueous fuel and combustion air in said combustion chambers in the presence of a hydrogen-producing catalyst to operate said engine, said combustion being initiated by a spark generated in said combustion chambers.

A method for combusting an aqueous fuel comprising a mixture of carbonaceous fuel and water in an internal combustion engine, said combustion being capable of producing approximately at least as much engine power as the same volume of said carbonaceous fuel would produce in said engine without water and a range of power output as indicated by a corresponding range of engine revolutions per minute (rpm);

• said engine having a plurality of combustion chambers, an electric spark producing system for creating a spark in said combustion chambers, and a fuel introduction system for (a) receiving and mixing fuel with air for combustion, (b) controlling the proportions of fuel and air, and (c) introducing said fuel and air mixture into said combustion chambers;
• said method comprising:
• introducing aqueous fuel and controlled amounts of combustion air into said fuel introduction system for mixing therein, said aqueous fuel comprising water from about 20 percent to about 80 percent by volume of the total volume of said fuel and a liquid or gaseous carbonaceous fuel,
• introducing said mixture of aqueous fuel and combustion air into said combustion chambers in the presence of a hydrogen-producing catalyst in said combustion chambers;
• and
• combusting said aqueous fuel and air mixture to operate said engine, said combustion being initiated by a spark generated in said combustion chambers.