Fuel conditioning apparatus and method

Patent · Mon Jan 19 23:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:7157625

Yunick, H

A fuel vaporizing apparatus is described for a spark ignition, internal combustion engine, comprising: (a) outer structure defining an outer housing including a carburetor mounting plate, outer side walls and an outer bottom wall, enclosing the side walls, the structure further defining a housing inlet for receiving engine coolant and a housing outlet for discharging the coolant after passing through at least a portion of the housing; (b) inner structure defining an inner vaporization chamber including inner side walls. It is spaced a predetermined distance from the outer side walls and an inner bottom wall spaced a predetermined distance from the outer bottom wall such that a fluid jacket is defined between an inner surface of the outer housing and an outer surface of the inner chamber, the fluid jacket arranged in fluid communication with the inlet and the outlet; (c) the carburetor mounting a plate defining an inlet opening spaced above and located in confronting relation with the inner bottom wall, the inlet opening communicating with the chamber for receiving air and entrained fuel discharged by a carburetor; and (d) the chamber extending into fluid communication with a chamber outlet for discharging a fuel mixture from the chamber, the chamber outlet having an axis that is substantially orthogonal to an axis defined by the inlet opening.

• Assignee: Motortech, Inc., Daytona Beach, FL
• Patent Number(s): US 4637365
• OSTI ID: 7157625
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
330101* -- Internal Combustion Engines-- Spark-Ignition
AIR FLOW
AUTOMOTIVE FUELS
CARBURETORS
CONTROL
COOLANTS
DISPERSIONS
ENERGY TRANSFER
ENGINES
EVAPORATION
EVAPORATORS
FLOW RATE
FLUID FLOW
FUEL SYSTEMS
FUELS
GAS FLOW
HEAT ENGINES
HEAT EXCHANGERS
HEAT TRANSFER
INTAKE STRUCTURES
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
MECHANICAL STRUCTURES
MIXTURES
PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS
PRESSURE CONTROL
SPARK IGNITION ENGINES
WALLS