Carbon Removal Chemical Mixtures for Engine Deposit Solubilization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for removing carbon deposits from internal combustion engines are ineffective due to changes in fuel composition, engine design, and carbon deposit characteristics over time, leading to inaccurate testing and inadequate chemical formulations that fail to address the diverse types of carbon deposits encountered in real-world driving conditions.
Innovation Solution
Development of a protocol to identify effective chemicals and chemical mixtures for removing various carbon types using Fourier Transform InfraRed (FTIR) and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) to analyze carbon deposits, categorizing solvents into Non-Specific, Specific, and Reactive Solvents, and delivering these mixtures as an aerosol to ensure contact with carbon deposits within the engine's induction and combustion systems.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional chemical formulations are used for carbon removal, then they may work for historical carbon types, but they fail to effectively remove diverse carbon deposits from modern engines with updated fuel compositions and designs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments carbon deposits into distinct categories (e.g., soft carbon, hard carbon, sooty carbon, gummy carbon) based on their chemical and physical properties. This segmentation allows for the development of targeted chemical formulations that can address each carbon type specifically, rather than using a single universal formulation that fails to address the diversity of modern carbon deposits
Solution Approach 2:
The patent modifies chemical formulation parameters including solvent composition ratios, additive concentrations, and pH levels to optimize performance against different carbon types. By adjusting these parameters, the chemical formulations can adapt to remove various carbon deposits effectively while maintaining reliability across different engine types and fuel compositions
2Speed
If chemical mixtures are delivered in forms that evaporate quickly, then they may reach carbon deposits faster, but they fail to remain in contact long enough to solubilize and remove the carbon effectively
Solution Approach 1:
The patent adjusts the volatility parameters of the chemical mixture by selecting solvents with appropriate boiling points and vapor pressures. This allows the formulation to evaporate at a controlled rate that balances rapid delivery to carbon deposits with sufficient residence time to solubilize and remove the carbon effectively
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces carrier substances and adhesion promoters as intermediaries that help the chemical mixture adhere to carbon deposits and extend contact time. These intermediaries facilitate the transfer of active cleaning agents to the carbon surface while maintaining prolonged contact for effective solubilization
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The approach effectively removes a wide range of carbon deposits across different engine types and driving conditions, enhancing engine performance and fuel efficiency by ensuring the chemical mixtures remain in a liquid form to solubilize and remove carbon deposits effectively.
Implementation Method 1
Fourier Transform InfraRed (FTIR) and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) to analyze carbon deposits
Implementation Method 2
Fourier Transform InfraRed (FTIR) and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) to analyze carbon deposits
Implementation Method 3
ensuring the chemical mixtures remain in a liquid form to solubilize and remove carbon deposits effectively
Data Source
AI summary
The testing of various chemicals has yielded new chemicals and chemical mixtures for the use of removing carbon deposits from the internal combustion engine. Some of these chemicals and chemical mixtures have proven to work better across many different carbon types than other chemicals that were tested. These chemical terpenes are typically produced from plants. One standard terpene mixture is known as turpentine. The chemical turpentine and chemicals found in turpentine have been determined, through our research and testing, to be extremely effective at removing the carbon that is produced within the internal combustion engine.