Fuel emulsification system

Abstract

A fuel emulsification system includes a first emulsification device and a second emulsification device. The first emulsification device includes a first outlet end, and a first inlet end in fluid communication with an outlet pipe unit of a tank that receives a mixture of combustible fuel and water. The first emulsification device is configured to emulsify the mixture from the tank into a first emulsion, and to output the first emulsion through the first outlet end. The second emulsification device includes a second outlet end, and a second inlet end in fluid communication with the first outlet end for receiving the first emulsion therefrom. The second emulsification device is configured to emulsify the first emulsion into a second emulsion, and to output the second emulsion through the second outlet end.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field, of the Invention[0002]The present invention relates to a fuel processing equipment, more particularly to a fuel emulsification system for forming an emulsion of combustible fuel and water.[0003]2. Description of the Related Art[0004]Ordinary combustible fuel including heavy oil, diesel and residual fuel is widely used in a thermal power apparatus such as an industrial furnace, a kiln, a ship boiler, etc. However, carbon deposition is formed in the ordinary combustible fuel when the ordinary combustible fuel is heated to about 650° before sufficient contact with oxygen. When air is insufficient or the combustible fuel is poorly mixed with air, the carbon deposition cannot be fully burned and thus disturbs the normal operation of the thermal power apparatus so as to cause great loss of energy and serious atmospheric pollution.[0005]Therefore, there is provided a fuel emulsification technique based on a micro-explosion theory. In the fuel emul...

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Benefits of technology

[0014]Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a fuel emulsification system that has a relatively simple structure facilitating installation thereof and that is capable of forming an emulsion of combustible fuel and water without requiring addition of an emulsifier.

Problems solved by technology

When air is insufficient or the combustible fuel is poorly mixed with air, the carbon deposition cannot be fully burned and thus disturbs the normal operation of the thermal power apparatus so as to cause great loss of energy and serious atmospheric pollution.

The multilayer filtering-net emulsification is commonly used, but is not ideal in practice due to requirement of high quality and high temperature of combustible fuel.

However, since rotation speed of the stirrer does not exceed 3000 rpm, the emulsified particles of the emulsion are not uniform in size and are dispersed unevenly.

However, this method requires an oscillation source with a high frequency of about 20000 Hz, and hence is not commonly used in practice.

However, the service life of the leaf spring is short.

However, a structure of a conventional fuel emulsification system is relatively complicated, i.e., piping arrangement and connections among the components thereof are complicated.

Further, the conventional fuel emulsification system often requires maintenance, and the complicated structure thereof makes the maintenance difficult to implement.

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