MULTI-FUEL CO-INJECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION AND TURBINE ENGINES

摘要

An improved multi-fuel supply and co-injection system and method for powering internal combustion and turbine engines, whereby various combinations of fuels, both liquid and gaseous, may be mixed together and fed into the system, under the real-time control of a microprocessor responding to a variety of sensors and acting on a variety of control devices, all working together in a manner designed to enhance the utilization of the thermal content of the various fuels, and in particular to enhance the combustion efficiency and increase the power output while decreasing the consumption of fuel, calculated both by quantity and by cost and whereby the liquid fuel lubricates the moving parts of the injection system.

主权项

1. A multi-fuel, co-injection system for utilizing several different types of fuel at the same time in an engine, comprising:
a multiplicity of tanks to hold and supply two or more different types of combustible fuel; means to alter and control the rate of flow and pressure of the various types of fuel at various places as they move through the system; means to mix the various types of fuel at any ratio relative to each other into a common stream; means to maintain the consistency of the fuel mixture pending injection into the combustion chamber or chambers; and means to inject the fuel mixture at high pressure into the combustion chamber or chambers; whereby the mixture of the various types of fuel provides a more efficient burn characteristic and the ratio of fuel types relative to each other may be altered in real time to provide for an improved synergistic utilization of the thermal potential of each fuel so that the power extracted from the fuel mixture is greater than the sum of the power available from each fuel burned separately.