Fuel reforming unit

Abstract

To uniformly disperse the metals contained in the fuel. [Solution] In the present invention, a fuel reforming apparatus (1) for reforming fuel by the action of minerals by bringing the fuel into contact with minerals is provided, with a pre-treatment chamber (4) upstream of the processing chamber (5) into which the fuel comes into contact with minerals, and a pair of magnets (22-29) are arranged in a line facing the flow path (14) for supplying fuel to the processing chamber (5) provided in the pre-treatment chamber (4), with the magnets facing in the direction of the fuel flow, and the direction of the magnetic field formed by adjacent pairs of magnets (22-29) is made different. Furthermore, the pairs of magnets (22-29) are made to be detachably attached to the flow path (14). In addition, the processing chamber (5) and the pre-treatment chamber (4) are provided inside a cylindrical casing (2) with openings at both ends, and a processing device (13) for bringing the fuel into contact with minerals inside the processing chamber (5) and a pre-processing device (12) for applying magnetism to the fuel inside the pre-treatment chamber (4) are made to be detachably attached from the openings at both ends of the casing (2).

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a fuel reforming device for reforming fuel by bringing the fuel into contact with minerals and using the action of the minerals.

Background Art

[0002] Conventionally, in a combustion device such as an engine using fuel, a fuel reforming device for reforming the fuel supplied to the combustion device has been used for the purpose of improving the fuel consumption of the combustion device or the like.

[0003] This fuel reforming device has a configuration in which minerals are filled inside a container, and a fuel inlet and a fuel outlet are provided at the central portions of both ends of the container (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

[0004] In the conventional fuel reforming device, fuel is caused to flow into the container from the fuel inlet, the fuel is brought into contact with the minerals inside the container to reform the fuel, and then the fuel is caused to flow out from the fuel outlet.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0005]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0006] In the above conventional fuel reforming device, since metals such as iron, magnesium, and nickel contained in the fuel are unevenly distributed in the fuel, when combustion comes into contact with the minerals, the action of the minerals may be hindered by the unevenly contained metals.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0007] Therefore, in the present invention according to claim 1, a fuel reforming apparatus for reforming fuel by the action of minerals by bringing the fuel into contact with minerals is provided, a pre-treatment chamber is provided upstream of the treatment chamber into which the fuel is brought into contact with minerals, and a plurality of pairs of magnets are arranged in a line facing the flow path for supplying fuel to the treatment chamber provided in the pre-treatment chamber, with the direction of the magnetic field formed by adjacent pairs of magnets being different.

[0008] Furthermore, in the present invention according to claim 2, the pair of magnets are detachably provided in the flow path, as in the present invention according to claim 1.

[0009] Furthermore, in the present invention according to claim 3, the processing chamber and the pre-processing chamber are provided inside a cylindrical casing with openings at both ends, and a processing device for bringing the fuel into contact with minerals inside the processing chamber and a pre-processing device for applying magnetism to the fuel inside the pre-processing chamber are made detachable from the openings at both ends of the casing. [Effects of the Invention]

[0010] Furthermore, the present invention provides the following effects.

[0011] In other words, in the present invention, a fuel reforming apparatus for reforming fuel by bringing it into contact with minerals and utilizing the action of the minerals, a pre-treatment chamber is provided upstream of the processing chamber into which the fuel comes into contact with minerals. Multiple pairs of magnets are arranged in a row facing the direction of fuel flow, opposite to the flow path for supplying fuel to the processing chamber provided in the pre-treatment chamber, and the directions of the magnetic fields formed by adjacent pairs of magnets are made different. As a result, the direction of the magnetic field formed by the pairs of magnets changes along the fuel flow (flow path), which mixes the metals contained in the fuel and allows the metals to be uniformly distributed in the fuel.

[0012] In particular, if the pair of magnets are detachably installed in the flow path, the direction of the magnetic field can be easily changed depending on the state of the fuel by changing the orientation of the magnets, and the magnets can be easily replaced if they deteriorate over time.

[0013] Furthermore, if the processing chamber and the pre-processing chamber are provided inside a cylindrical casing with openings at both ends, and the processing device for bringing the fuel into contact with minerals inside the processing chamber and the pre-processing device for applying magnetism to the fuel inside the pre-processing chamber are made detachable from the openings at both ends of the casing, then the processing device and the pre-processing device can be easily maintained. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0014] [Figure 1] Front view (a), side view (b), and rear view (c) showing a fuel reforming apparatus according to the present invention. [Figure 2] Side cross-sectional view. [Figure 3] Plan and cross-sectional view. [Figure 4] Front view (a), top view (b), and rear view (c) of the pre-treatment device. [Figure 5] Front view (a), side view (b), and rear view (c) of the processing unit. [Figure 6] Plan and cross-sectional diagrams illustrating the arrangement of magnets in the pretreatment device. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0015] The specific configuration of the fuel reforming apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

[0016] As shown in Figures 1 to 3, the fuel reformer 1 has a cylindrical casing 2 with openings at both the front and rear ends, which is divided into front and rear sections by a partition wall 3. A pre-treatment chamber 4 is formed in the front space, and a treatment chamber 5 is formed in the rear space. A through-hole 6 is formed in the partition wall 3, and the pre-treatment chamber 4 and the treatment chamber 5 are connected inside the casing 2 via the through-hole 6.

[0017] In this fuel reforming device 1, a fuel inlet 7 is formed at the front end opening of the casing 2, and a fuel outlet 8 is formed at the rear end opening of the casing 2. A flange 9 is formed at the fuel inlet 7, and a tank or the like storing fuel is connected thereto. A flange 10 is formed at the fuel outlet 8, and an engine or the like that burns fuel is connected thereto. Note that leg bodies 11 are attached to the lower part of the casing 2 at intervals in the front and rear directions.

[0018] Further, in the pretreatment chamber 4 of the casing 2 of the fuel reforming device 1, a pretreatment device 12 for performing pretreatment to apply magnetism to the fuel is detachably accommodated from the fuel inlet 7, and in the processing chamber 5 of the casing 2, a processing device 13 for performing a process of bringing the fuel into contact with minerals is detachably accommodated from the fuel outlet 8.

[0019] As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the pretreatment device 12 attaches disk-shaped supports 15 and 16 to the openings at the front and rear ends of a rectangular tube-shaped flow path 14, forms a circular inlet 17 penetrating in the front and rear directions at the center of the front support 15, and forms a vertically long rectangular outlet 18 penetrating in the front and rear directions at the center of the rear support 16. A porous flow conditioner 19 is attached to the inlet 17 so that fuel flows in evenly from the front and the periphery. Note that the supports 15 and 16 are in contact with the inner peripheral surface of the casing 2 to support the pretreatment device 12.

[0020] Further, the pretreatment device 12 attaches a plurality of (here, three) partition walls 20 to the outer peripheral surface of the flow path 14 at intervals in the front and rear directions, divides the outer peripheral surface of the flow path 14 into a plurality of (here, four) regions in the direction in which fuel flows inside the flow path 14, and connects the inner side surfaces of the front and rear supports 15 and 16 and the outer peripheral side surfaces of the partition walls 20 with connecting plates 21.

[0021] Furthermore, the pretreatment device 12 is provided with a pair of magnets 22 to 29 detachably in each region. Here, in the flow the flow path 14 of the pretreatment device 12, a plurality (here, four) of a pair of magnets 22 to 29 arranged opposite to each other are provided side by side in the direction in which fuel flows inside the flow path 14. The flow path 14 is formed of a material that does not shield magnetic force.

[0022] And in the pretreatment device 12, the directions of the magnetic fields formed by adjacent pairs of magnets 22 to 29 are made different. Here, as shown in FIG. 6, in the region on the most upstream side, the N poles of a pair of magnets 22 and 23 are arranged to face each other across the flow path 14. In the second region from the upstream side, the N pole and the S pole of a pair of magnets 24 and 25 are arranged to face each other across the flow path 14. In the third region from the upstream side, the N poles of a pair of magnets 26 and 27 are arranged to face each other across the flow path 14. In the fourth region from the upstream side, the N pole and the S pole of a pair of magnets 28 and 29 are arranged to face each other across the flow path 14.

[0023] As a result, in the pretreatment device 12, before the fuel flowing in from the inlet 17 of the flow path 14 flows through the inside of the flow path 14 to the outlet 18 and is supplied to the processing chamber 5 (processing device 13), repulsive (dispersive) and attractive (compressive) forces act on metal particles such as iron, magnesium, and nickel contained in the fuel by the action of a pair of magnets 22 to 29 with different magnetic field directions arranged side by side in the flow path 14. In this way, by changing the direction of the magnetic field formed by the pair of magnets 22 to 29 along the fuel flow (flow path 14), the metals contained in the fuel can be mixed and the distribution in the fuel can be made uniform. And in the pretreatment device 12, the fuel with a uniform metal distribution can be supplied to the processing device 13.

[0024] As shown in FIGS. 2, 3, and 5, the processing device 13 is provided with a handle 31 at the rear end of a cylindrical container 30 extending in the front and rear directions, and is supported by a support 32 provided at intervals in the front and rear directions inside the lower part of the processing chamber 5 of the casing 2.

[0025] The container 30 has a cylindrical peripheral wall 33 with disc-shaped side walls 34 and 35 attached to the openings at the front and rear ends, and through-holes 36 are formed at equal intervals in the peripheral wall 33 and the side walls 34 and 35.

[0026] The container 30 is filled with numerous mineral beads 37, which are formed into bead-like (spherical) shapes with a certain diameter greater than or equal to a predetermined diameter, and which can modify fuel upon contact with it. The container 30 has a side wall 35 that can be detachably attached to the peripheral wall 33, and the mineral beads 37 can be replaced by removing the side wall 35.

[0027] As for the mineral beads 37, for example, a clay-like material can be fired into bead-like (spherical) shapes of a predetermined diameter or larger, using kaolinite powder as a binder, with powder containing phosphate minerals such as silicon dioxide (SiO2), magnesium (Mg), aluminum oxide (Al2O3), sulfur trioxide (S03), chlorine (Cl), calcium (Ca), krypton oxide (KrO), strontium (Sr), lanthanum (La), sodium (Na), neodymium (Nd), lithium (Li), thorium (Th), krypton (Kr), manganese (Mn), and praseodymium (Pr).

[0028] As a result, in the processing device 13, the fuel can be reformed by the action of minerals as it passes through the processing chamber 5 and comes into contact with the mineral beads 37 inside the container 30.

[0029] The fuel reformer 1 is configured as described above. When the fuel reformer 1 was installed on a ship and heavy fuel oil A was reformed, the strong bonds between hydrogen molecules and carbon molecules, which are the main components of the fuel, were loosened due to the activation effect of negative ions from minerals, which increased the combustion efficiency of the fuel. As a result, the exhaust gas changed from black smoke to white smoke, the engine output increased, and a reduction in fuel consumption was observed.

[0030] As described above, the fuel reforming apparatus 1 has a pre-treatment chamber 4 upstream of the treatment chamber 5 in which the fuel comes into contact with minerals, and multiple pairs of magnets 22-29 are arranged in a flow path 14 in the pre-treatment chamber 4 for supplying fuel to the treatment chamber 5, facing each other and facing in the direction of the fuel flow, and is configured so that the direction of the magnetic field formed by adjacent pairs of magnets 22-29 is different.

[0031] Therefore, in the fuel reformer 1 with the above configuration, the direction of the magnetic field formed by the pair of magnets 22-29 changes along the fuel flow (flow path 14), which mixes the metals contained in the fuel and allows the metals to be uniformly distributed in the fuel.

[0032] Furthermore, the fuel reforming device 1 is configured to have a pair of magnets 22-29 detachably attached to the flow path 14.

[0033] Therefore, in the fuel reformer 1 with the above configuration, the direction (polarity) of the magnetic field can be easily changed depending on the state of the fuel by changing the orientation (polarity) of the magnets 22 to 29, and the magnets 22 to 29 can be easily replaced even if they deteriorate over time.

[0034] Furthermore, the fuel reforming apparatus 1 has a processing chamber 5 and a pre-processing chamber 4 located inside a cylindrical casing 2 with openings at both ends. A processing device 13 for bringing the fuel into contact with minerals inside the processing chamber 5 and a pre-processing device 12 for applying magnetism to the fuel inside the pre-processing chamber 4 are configured to be detachable from the openings at both ends of the casing 2.

[0035] Therefore, in the fuel reforming apparatus 1 with the above configuration, the treatment apparatus 13 and the pretreatment apparatus 12 can be easily maintained. [Explanation of Symbols]

[0036] 1. Fuel reformer 2. Casing 3 Partition wall 4 Pre-processing room 5 Processing chamber 6 Communication hole 7 Fuel inlet 8 Fuel outlet 9,10 Flange 11 Leg hull 12 Pre-treatment device 13 Treatment device 14 Flow channels 15,16 Supports 17 Inlet 18 Outlet 19 Fluid regulating 20 Partition wall 21 Connecting plate 22-29 Magnet 30 Container 31 Handle 32 Support 33 Peripheral wall 34,35 Side wall 36 Communication hole 37 Mineral Beads

Claims

1. In a fuel reforming apparatus for reforming fuel by bringing it into contact with minerals and utilizing the action of those minerals, A fuel reforming apparatus characterized by having a pre-treatment chamber upstream of a processing chamber in which fuel is brought into contact with minerals, and having multiple pairs of magnets arranged in the pre-treatment chamber facing the flow path for supplying fuel to the processing chamber, with the direction of the magnetic field formed by adjacent pairs of magnets being different.

2. The fuel reforming apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the pair of magnets are detachably provided in the flow path.

3. The fuel reforming apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the processing chamber and the pre-processing chamber are provided inside a cylindrical casing with openings at both ends, and a processing device for bringing the fuel into contact with minerals inside the processing chamber and a pre-processing device for applying magnetism to the fuel inside the pre-processing chamber are detachably attached from the openings at both ends of the casing.

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