FUEL IDENTIFICATION AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE USING AN AQUEOUS FUEL EMULSION

摘要

A system and method (10) for the identification of the fuel being transported within a fuel delivery system of a flex-fuel engine (22) that utilizes an aqueous fuel emulsion (25) is provided. The identification of the fuel (24) is accomplished using a fuel identification sensor (20) incorporated as part of the fuel delivery system in the flex-fuel engine (22). Once the fuel (24) is identified, the engine control unit (30) optimizes the engine (22) operating parameters for the identified fuel.