PROCESSO E DISPOSITIVO PARA MELHORAR O RENDIMENTO A COMBUSTAO DE UMA MAQUINA DE COMBUSTAO

摘要

A device (21) for improving combustion efficiency of an internal combustion engine comprising an elongated flexible sheet (5), a flexible metallic reflector (6) attached to the flexible sheet (5) for reflecting an extreme infra-red radiation, a ceramic radiation source (22) attached to the reflector (6) and a fastener (10) for attaching the flexible sheet to an air intake duct of the engine with the radiation source facing toward the duct. The extreme infra-red radiation having a wave length of from 8 mu m to 10 mu m and the air incoming through the duct is irradiated by the extreme infra-red radiation before combustion within the engine combustion chamber, whereby the combustion efficiency of the internal combustion engine is improved. The radiation source may comprise a plurality of ceramic pellets or a continuous flexible layer of ceramic powder material.