| 摘要 |
A pre-heater system for a combustion engine. The combustion engine uses a liquid fuel and air, and is cooled by a cooling system. The pre-heater system includes a fuel pre-heater. The fuel pre-heater includes a coolant reservoir and a fuel line traversing the coolant reservoir. The coolant reservoir is in a fluid relationship with the cooling system, and the fuel line is in a fluid relationship between a fuel tank and the combustion engine. In some embodiments, the pre-heater system further includes an air pre-heater. The air pre-heater comprises an air box and a coolant line traversing the air box. The air box is in a fluid relationship between the ambient air and the combustion engine, and the coolant line is in a fluid relationship with the cooling system. In operation, the fuel and air is heated before being consumed by the combustion engine. |
| 主权项 |
1. A pre-heater system for a combustion engine using a liquid fuel and air, said combustion engine being in a fluid communication relationship with a fuel tank for receiving said fuel therefrom, said combustion engine being cooled by a cooling system in which a liquid coolant circulates, said system comprising:
a fuel pre-heater, said fuel pre-heater including a coolant reservoir and a fuel line traversing coolant reservoir, said fuel line being insertable between said fuel tank and said combustion engine; said coolant reservoir defining reservoir input and output ports both in a fluid communication relationship with said coolant reservoir, said reservoir input and output ports being both connectable in a fluid communication relationship with said cooling system for respectively receiving said coolant therefrom and releasing said coolant thereto; said fuel line defining fuel input and output ports, said fuel input and output ports being connectable respectively in a fluid communication relationship with said fuel tank and said combustion engine for respectively receiving said fuel therefrom and releasing said fuel thereto; wherein, in operation, said fuel circulates through said fuel line before being delivered to said combustion engine and said coolant circulates through said coolant reservoir to heat said fuel. |
