A pollution control system for a diesel engine includes a PCV valve and an associated vacuum pump having an inlet and an outlet adapted to vent blow-by gas out from a crankcase to an intake manifold on the diesel engine. The vacuum pump associated with the PCV valve selectively modulates vacuum pressure to adjustably increase or decrease a fluid flow rate of blow-by gas venting from the crankcase through the PCV valve.
A system for reducing polluting emissions of diesel engines includes a hydrogen gas generator that mixes the hydrogen gas with diesel fuel during certain operations phases of the engine. A default program mixes no hydrogen gas with the diesel fuel. A first operational program, during a cold start, mixes the hydrogen gas and diesel fuel in a 1:1 ratio. A second operational program, during a stabilization phase, mixes the hydrogen gas and diesel fuel in a 1:3 ratio. A third operational program, during a hot start phase, mixes the hydrogen gas and diesel fuel in a 1:2 ratio.
F02D 19/08 - Controlling engines characterised by their use of non-liquid fuels, pluralities of fuels, or non-fuel substances added to the combustible mixtures peculiar to engines working with pluralities of fuels, e.g. alternatively with light and heavy fuel oil, other than engines indifferent to the fuel consumed simultaneously using pluralities of fuels
F02D 19/06 - Controlling engines characterised by their use of non-liquid fuels, pluralities of fuels, or non-fuel substances added to the combustible mixtures peculiar to engines working with pluralities of fuels, e.g. alternatively with light and heavy fuel oil, other than engines indifferent to the fuel consumed
F02M 25/12 - Engine-pertinent apparatus for adding non-fuel substances or small quantities of secondary fuel to combustion-air, main fuel or fuel-air mixture adding acetylene, non-waterborne hydrogen, non-airborne oxygen, or ozone the apparatus having means for generating such gases
F02M 21/02 - Apparatus for supplying engines with non-liquid fuels, e.g. gaseous fuels stored in liquid form for gaseous fuels
F02D 41/00 - Electrical control of supply of combustible mixture or its constituents
F02D 41/06 - Introducing corrections for particular operating conditions for engine starting or warming up
F02B 43/04 - Engines characterised by means for increasing operating efficiency for improving efficiency of combustion
F02B 43/10 - Engines or plants characterised by use of other specific gases, e.g. acetylene, oxyhydrogen
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ALTERNATIVE FUEL RETROFIT KIT FOR A COMBUSTION ENGINE
A retrofit-kit converts an existing internal combustion engine running on gasoline or diesel to run on either the old fuel or an alternative fuel such as compressed natural gas, liquid petroleum, hydrogen, propane, etc. The kit provides a new fuel tank for the alternative fuel, fuel injectors specifically calibrated for the type of alternative fuel used in the kit, as well as gasoline or diesel, and a micro-controller which reads existing engine sensors to allow for fine-tuned injection of the alternative fuel, along with regulation of blow-by gas recycling.
F02D 19/06 - Controlling engines characterised by their use of non-liquid fuels, pluralities of fuels, or non-fuel substances added to the combustible mixtures peculiar to engines working with pluralities of fuels, e.g. alternatively with light and heavy fuel oil, other than engines indifferent to the fuel consumed
F02D 19/00 - Controlling engines characterised by their use of non-liquid fuels, pluralities of fuels, or non-fuel substances added to the combustible mixtures
F02D 19/08 - Controlling engines characterised by their use of non-liquid fuels, pluralities of fuels, or non-fuel substances added to the combustible mixtures peculiar to engines working with pluralities of fuels, e.g. alternatively with light and heavy fuel oil, other than engines indifferent to the fuel consumed simultaneously using pluralities of fuels
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SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR IMPROVING EMISSION PERFORMANCE IN ENGINES
A system for reducing polluting emissions of diesel engines includes a hydrogen gas generator that mixes the hydrogen gas with diesel fuel during certain operations phases of the engine. A default program mixes no hydrogen gas with the diesel fuel. A first operational program, during a cold start, mixes the hydrogen gas and diesel fuel in a 1:1 ratio. A second operational program, during a stabilization phase, mixes the hydrogen gas and diesel fuel in a 1:3 ratio. A third operational program, during a hot start phase, mixes the hydrogen gas and diesel fuel in a 1:2 ratio.
F02M 37/00 - Apparatus or systems for feeding liquid fuel from storage containers to carburettors or fuel-injection apparatusArrangements for purifying liquid fuel specially adapted for, or arranged on, internal-combustion engines
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System and process for improving emission performance in engines
A system for reducing polluting emissions of diesel engines includes a hydrogen gas generator that mixes the hydrogen gas with diesel fuel during certain operations phases of the engine. A default program mixes no hydrogen gas with the diesel fuel. A first operational program, during a cold start, mixes the hydrogen gas and diesel fuel in a 1:1 ratio. A second operational program, during a stabilization phase, mixes the hydrogen gas and diesel fuel in a 1:3 ratio. A third operational program, during a hot start phase, mixes the hydrogen gas and diesel fuel in a 1:2 ratio.
F02D 19/08 - Controlling engines characterised by their use of non-liquid fuels, pluralities of fuels, or non-fuel substances added to the combustible mixtures peculiar to engines working with pluralities of fuels, e.g. alternatively with light and heavy fuel oil, other than engines indifferent to the fuel consumed simultaneously using pluralities of fuels
F02D 19/06 - Controlling engines characterised by their use of non-liquid fuels, pluralities of fuels, or non-fuel substances added to the combustible mixtures peculiar to engines working with pluralities of fuels, e.g. alternatively with light and heavy fuel oil, other than engines indifferent to the fuel consumed
F02M 25/12 - Engine-pertinent apparatus for adding non-fuel substances or small quantities of secondary fuel to combustion-air, main fuel or fuel-air mixture adding acetylene, non-waterborne hydrogen, non-airborne oxygen, or ozone the apparatus having means for generating such gases
F02M 21/02 - Apparatus for supplying engines with non-liquid fuels, e.g. gaseous fuels stored in liquid form for gaseous fuels
F02D 41/00 - Electrical control of supply of combustible mixture or its constituents
F02D 41/06 - Introducing corrections for particular operating conditions for engine starting or warming up
F02B 43/04 - Engines characterised by means for increasing operating efficiency for improving efficiency of combustion
F02B 43/10 - Engines or plants characterised by use of other specific gases, e.g. acetylene, oxyhydrogen
A plasma header gasket for use with an internal combustion engine includes plasma-igniters disposed around the perimeter of apertures in the gasket corresponding to piston cylinders in the engine. The plasma-igniters produce a plasma ionization field in time with the engine to increase the efficiency of combustion.
An ignition plug wire for an internal combustion engine has an elongated conductor with a programmable capacitor module disposed in-line with the elongated conductor. The programmable capacitor module is configured to step up or convert the ignition voltage normally supplied by an ignition coil to a plasma voltage. An inventive ignition plug if configured such that the anode enclosed within the insulator includes or is replaced by a voltage converting module designed to convert the ignition voltage into a plasma voltage. The voltage converting module consists of a semiconductor circuit, a composite semiconductor material, or a capacitor.
A plasma header gasket for use with an internal combustion engine includes plasma-igniters disposed around the perimeter of apertures in the gasket corresponding to piston cylinders in the engine. The plasma-igniters produce a plasma ionization field in time with the engine to increase the efficiency of combustion.
H01T 21/02 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for the manufacture or maintenance of spark gaps or sparking plugs of sparking plugs
F02P 13/00 - Sparking plugs structurally combined with other parts of internal-combustion engines
F02P 9/00 - Electric spark ignition control, not otherwise provided for
F02P 23/04 - Other physical ignition means, e.g. using laser rays
F02F 11/00 - Arrangements of sealings in combustion engines
F02P 7/03 - Arrangement of distributors, circuit-makers, circuit-breakers or pick-up devices for electric spark ignition of distributors with electrical means
H01T 13/28 - Sparking plugs characterised by features of the electrodes or insulation having spherically shaped electrodes, e.g. ball-shaped
H01T 13/50 - Sparking plugs having means for ionisation of gap
H01T 15/00 - Circuits specially adapted for spark gaps, e.g. ignition circuits
H05H 1/52 - Generating plasma using exploding wires or spark gaps
F02P 3/01 - Electric spark ignition installations without subsequent energy storage, i.e. energy supplied by an electrical oscillator
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Plasma ignition plug for an internal combustion engine
A plasma ignition plug for an internal combustion engine has a thorium alloyed tungsten anode separated from a vanadium- or beryllium-alloyed copper cathode by a boron nitride ceramic powder insulator. A generally semi-spherical titanium emitter is electrically coupled to the anode and disposed within an end of the insulator so as to form an annular gap with a torus on the end of the cathode. The surface of the emitter protrudes slightly beyond the rim of the torus on the cathode. High amplitude pulses driven into the anode arc across the annular gap to the cathode at more than twenty-four spots simultaneously, generating a plasma ignition front.
H01T 13/20 - Sparking plugs characterised by features of the electrodes or insulation
F02P 9/00 - Electric spark ignition control, not otherwise provided for
H01T 13/28 - Sparking plugs characterised by features of the electrodes or insulation having spherically shaped electrodes, e.g. ball-shaped
F02P 23/04 - Other physical ignition means, e.g. using laser rays
H01T 13/50 - Sparking plugs having means for ionisation of gap
F02P 7/03 - Arrangement of distributors, circuit-makers, circuit-breakers or pick-up devices for electric spark ignition of distributors with electrical means
H05H 1/52 - Generating plasma using exploding wires or spark gaps
H01T 15/00 - Circuits specially adapted for spark gaps, e.g. ignition circuits
F02P 3/01 - Electric spark ignition installations without subsequent energy storage, i.e. energy supplied by an electrical oscillator
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On-board diesel emissions diagnostic and monitoring system
In an apparatus and system for monitoring and communicating emissions data for a diesel engine, an exhaust gas analyzer uses laser light passed through a diffuser to measure the quantity of trace gases and particulates in an exhaust gas outlet from a diesel engine. The analysis chamber possesses superhydrophobic, superhydrophilic, and/or superoleophobic properties to reduce VOC-occlusion of the transparent chamber walls. A radio transmitter, cellular data transmitter, or Smartphone transmits measurement data. In a diagnostic and monitoring system for a diesel engine, the exhaust gas analyzer is in contact with the exhaust gases from the diesel engine, preferably in the tailpipe. A data receiver receives the transmitted measurement data.
G01M 15/10 - Testing internal-combustion engines by monitoring exhaust gases
G01N 21/3504 - Investigating relative effect of material at wavelengths characteristic of specific elements or molecules, e.g. atomic absorption spectrometry using infrared light for analysing gases, e.g. multi-gas analysis
G01N 21/39 - Investigating relative effect of material at wavelengths characteristic of specific elements or molecules, e.g. atomic absorption spectrometry using tunable lasers
A pneumatic fuel pressure regulator and a mechanical fuel pressure regulator are disclosed wherein the pneumatic fuel pressure regulator uses a mechanical adjustment screw to position a spring locator and spring force exerted on a diaphragm assembly controlling flow through a base fuel block. The mechanical fuel pressure regulator includes a stepper motor and a threaded drive shaft to control pressure exerted on a diaphragm assembly to regulate passage through a base fuel block. A dual stage system combines the pneumatic and mechanical regulators in a dual base unit having two ports separately controlled by the separate regulators.
F02M 69/54 - Arrangement of fuel pressure regulators
F02M 37/00 - Apparatus or systems for feeding liquid fuel from storage containers to carburettors or fuel-injection apparatusArrangements for purifying liquid fuel specially adapted for, or arranged on, internal-combustion engines
F02M 21/02 - Apparatus for supplying engines with non-liquid fuels, e.g. gaseous fuels stored in liquid form for gaseous fuels
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FUEL PRESSURE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE
A pneumatic fuel pressure regulator and a mechanical fuel pressure regulator are disclosed wherein the pneumatic fuel pressure regulator uses a mechanical adjustment screw to position a spring locator and spring force exerted on a diaphragm assembly controlling flow through a base fuel block. The mechanical fuel pressure regulator includes a stepper motor and a threaded drive shaft to control pressure exerted on a diaphragm assembly to regulate passage through a base fuel block. A dual stage system combines the pneumatic and mechanical regulators in a dual base unit having two ports separately controlled by the separate regulators.
A plasma ignition plug for an internal combustion engine has a thorium alloyed tungsten anode separated from a vanadium- or beryllium-alloyed copper cathode by a boron nitride ceramic powder insulator. A generally semi-spherical titanium emitter is electrically coupled to the anode and disposed within an end of the insulator so as to form an annular gap with a torus on the end of the cathode. The surface of the emitter protrudes slightly beyond the rim of the torus on the cathode. High amplitude pulses driven into the anode arc across the annular gap to the cathode at more than twenty-four spots simultaneously, generating a plasma ignition front.
A plasma header gasket for use with an internal combustion engine includes electrodes disposed around the perimeter of apertures in the gasket corresponding to piston cylinders in the engine. The electrodes produce a plasma spark in time with the engine to increase the efficiency of combustion. The plasma spark produces an ignition discharge compatible with various types of engines and types of fuels.
An on-demand oxy-hydrogen fuel system includes a oxy-hydrogen generator which is incorporated into a standard internal combustion engine. A microcontroller activates the oxy-hydrogen generator when oxy-hydrogen is needed. The oxy-hydrogen is then mixed with blow-by gases from a PCV valve which are recycled through the intake manifold. The addition of the oxy-hydrogen provides a very efficient fuel source which can dramatically increase fuel efficiency and reduce emissions.
F01M 13/02 - Crankcase ventilating or breathing by means of additional source of positive or negative pressure
F02M 25/12 - Engine-pertinent apparatus for adding non-fuel substances or small quantities of secondary fuel to combustion-air, main fuel or fuel-air mixture adding acetylene, non-waterborne hydrogen, non-airborne oxygen, or ozone the apparatus having means for generating such gases
C25B 1/06 - Electrolytic production of inorganic compounds or non-metals of hydrogen or oxygen by electrolysis of water in cells with flat or plate-like electrodes
C25B 9/06 - Cells comprising dimensionally-stable non-movable electrodes; Assemblies of constructional parts thereof
The pollution control system includes a PCV valve having an inlet and an outlet adapted to vent blow-by gas out from a combustion engine. A fluid regulator associated with the PCV valve selectively modulates engine vacuum pressure to adjustably increase or decrease a fluid flow rate of blow-by gas venting from the combustion engine. An integral oil trap fluidly coupled to the PCV valve condenses vaporized oil in the blow-by gas into a liquid for re-use in the combustion engine.
The pollution control system includes a controller coupled to a sensor monitoring an operational characteristic of a combustion engine, such as engine RPM. A PCV valve having an inlet and an outlet is adapted to vent blow-by gas out from the combustion engine. A fluid regulator associated with the PCV valve and responsive to the controller selectively modulates engine vacuum pressure to adjustably increase or decrease a fluid flow rate of blow-by gas venting from the combustion engine. The controller selectively adjustably positions the fluid regulator to vary the degree of vacuum pressure to optimize the recycling of blow-by gases.
G06F 19/00 - Digital computing or data processing equipment or methods, specially adapted for specific applications (specially adapted for specific functions G06F 17/00;data processing systems or methods specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial, supervisory or forecasting purposes G06Q;healthcare informatics G16H)
F02M 25/06 - Engine-pertinent apparatus for adding non-fuel substances or small quantities of secondary fuel to combustion-air, main fuel or fuel-air mixture adding lubricant vapours
F02B 43/08 - Plants characterised by the engines using gaseous fuel generated in the plant from solid fuel, e.g. wood
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