Fuel conditioning apparatus and method

Patent · Tue Jan 20 00:00:00 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
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 22 Oct 1984
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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