EP 0791745 A1 19970827 - Method of reforming fuel, fuel-reforming apparatus and thermal engine
Title (en)
Method of reforming fuel, fuel-reforming apparatus and thermal engine
Title (de)
Verfahren zur Reformierung von Brennstoff, Brennstoffreformiervorrichtung und Wärmekraftmaschine
Title (fr)
Méthode de réformation de carburant appareil de reformage de carburant et moteur thermique
Publication
Application
Priority
- EP 96102728 A 19960223
- CA 2171419 A 19960308
Abstract (en)
Primal object of the invention is to drastically decrease volume of carbon monoxide, hydrocarbon, nitrogen oxide and carbon dioxide (total volume) exhausted from conventional thermal engines such as internal-combustion engines and from boilers in particular as a result of combustion of fuel therein, and yet, enable them to significantly save fuel and promote output power. To achieve the above object, the invention provides a novel method of reforming fuel, an improved fuel-reforming apparatus and an improved thermal engine. Concretely, a plurality of ceramics balls (16) mainly composed of silicon are disposed in a liquid-fuel tank (10) and a fuel-reforming apparatus (38) so that they can be immersed in fuel (28). If deemed necessary, the fuel tank (10) is internally provided with a microbe addition means (26) for adding microbial additive (24) to fuel (28) stored in the fuel tank (10), or the fuel tank (10) is internally provided with a stirring means (20 and 22) for stirring fuel (28), or the internal surface of a fuel tank (12) is coated with ceramics (14) mainly composed of silicon, or the fuel tank (12) is internally provided with ceramics balls (18) at least containing radioactive material so that they can be immersed in fuel (28). At least part or whole of internal and external surfaces of fuel-supply system for supplying liquid fuel or vaporized fuel to a thermal engine (46) and part or whole of internal and external surfaces of air-intake system (50) and exhaust system (52) thereof is covered with ceramics (16) mainly comprising silicon, or part of said sytems is respectively filled with said ceramics (16). <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
F01N 13/14 (2010.01); F02M 27/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
F01N 13/14 (2013.01); F02M 27/00 (2013.01); F01N 2510/06 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [XY] WO 9527849 A1 19951019 - IBE CO LTD [JP], et al & EP 0708237 A1 19960424 - IBE CO LTD [JP]
- [XY] FR 2174958 A1 19731019 - SIEMENS AG [DE]
- [X] CH 208617 A 19400215 - MARTINI PIETRO [IT]
- [X] EP 0149688 A1 19850731 - OPTIMIZER LTD [US]
- [X] US 4170200 A 19791009 - HORIE KOUJI [JP], et al
- [X] EP 0597173 A1 19940518 - AMOS INC [JP]
- [XY] DE 2411222 A1 19740926 - NIPPON DENSO CO
- [A] US 5024289 A 19910618 - MERRY RICHARD P [US]
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- [X] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 17, no. 342 (C - 1076) 29 June 1993 (1993-06-29)
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- [XY] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 17, no. 206 (M - 1400) 22 April 1993 (1993-04-22)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR GB IT
DOCDB simple family (publication)
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 96102728 A 19960223; CA 2171419 A 19960308