Exhaust heated hydrogen and oxygen producing catalytic converter for combustion engine
Patent
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OSTI ID:5349505
A steam generator is provided in operative association with a source of water and the exhaust system of a combustion engine including an air induction system provided with primary fuel inlet structure and supplemental fuel inlet structure. The steam generator derives its heat for converting water into steam from the exhaust system of the combustion engine and the steam generator includes a steam outlet communicated with and opening into one end of an elongated tubular housing disposed in good heat transfer relation with the exhaust system of the combustion engine and having a gas outlet at its other end communicated with the supplemental fuel inlet of the induction system. The tubular housing has iron filings disposed therein and is in such heat transfer relation with the exhaust system of the combustion engine so as to elevate the temperature of steam passing therethrough and to heat the iron filings to the extent that passage of the heated steam over the heated filings will result in hydrogen and oxygen gas being produced in the tubular housing for subsequent passage to the supplemental fuel inlet of the combustion engine induction system.
- Assignee:
- TIC; ERA-03-018748; EDB-78-037869
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4037568
- OSTI ID:
- 5349505
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
330603* -- Vehicle Design Factors-- Engine System
330800 -- Emission Control-- Alternative Fuels
AUTOMOBILES
AUTOMOTIVE FUELS
BOILERS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CRYOGENIC FLUIDS
ELEMENTS
EXHAUST GASES
FLUIDS
FUEL SYSTEMS
FUELS
GASEOUS WASTES
HYDROGEN FUELS
HYDROGEN PRODUCTION
NONMETALS
OXYGEN
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STEAM-IRON PROCESS
SYNTHETIC FUELS
USES
VAPOR GENERATORS
VEHICLES
WASTE HEAT UTILIZATION
WASTE PRODUCT UTILIZATION
WASTES
080108 -- Hydrogen-- Production-- Steam-Iron Process
080600 -- Hydrogen-- Industrial & Commercial Use-- (-1989)
33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
330603* -- Vehicle Design Factors-- Engine System
330800 -- Emission Control-- Alternative Fuels
AUTOMOBILES
AUTOMOTIVE FUELS
BOILERS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CRYOGENIC FLUIDS
ELEMENTS
EXHAUST GASES
FLUIDS
FUEL SYSTEMS
FUELS
GASEOUS WASTES
HYDROGEN FUELS
HYDROGEN PRODUCTION
NONMETALS
OXYGEN
STEAM GENERATORS
STEAM-IRON PROCESS
SYNTHETIC FUELS
USES
VAPOR GENERATORS
VEHICLES
WASTE HEAT UTILIZATION
WASTE PRODUCT UTILIZATION
WASTES