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Fuel supply system for combustion engines

Patent ·
OSTI ID:6497384
A fuel supply system for fuels, among which hydrocarbons, such as gasoline, alcohols or other fuel, or a mixture thereof, for combustion engines, provided with a device to determine the instantaneous state or composition of the fuel and to emit a signal as a variable for the control of the dosage device of the air-fuel ratio, comprising an opto-electronic sensor mounted in the fuel to measure its index of light refraction, and an electronic circuit connected to the sensor to control the dosage device in accordance with the determined state or composition.
Assignee:
Nederlandse Central Organisatie Voor (Netherlands) Toegepast-Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek (Netherlands)
Patent Number(s):
US 4438749
OSTI ID:
6497384
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English