Continuous Fuel Flow Enhancer for Engine Combustion

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current internal combustion engines lack a device that can enhance the combustion process without modifying the fuel or engine structure, leading to inefficiencies in power, acceleration, and emissions of harmful gases like carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, and nitrogen oxides.

Innovation Solution

A continuous fuel flow enhancer device with two phases: the first phase uses silica gel for dehydration and the second phase employs activated carbon for adsorption and purification, improving fuel quality before injection into the combustion chamber.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Power

If no fuel enhancement device is installed, then the engine structure remains simple and fuel consumption is higher, but power output and acceleration are reduced and harmful emissions increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepower outputVSAvoiddevice complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
PowerVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The device is divided into two distinct functional phases: a first phase containing silica gel for dehydration and a second phase containing activated carbon for adsorption and purification. This segmentation allows each material to perform its specific function optimally while keeping the overall device structure simple and modular.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The device utilizes porous materials (silica gel and activated carbon) that can be packed into compact columns or cartridges. These porous materials provide large surface areas for dehydration and adsorption processes within a small volume, enhancing power output without significantly increasing device complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #31Porous materials

2Productivity

If no fuel enhancement device is installed, then the device complexity remains low, but fuel efficiency is reduced and engine life is shortened

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvefuel efficiencyVSAvoiddevice complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The device performs preliminary dehydration and purification of fuel before it enters the combustion chamber. By removing water and organic compounds in advance, the fuel is optimized for combustion, improving fuel efficiency and reducing harmful emissions without requiring complex engine modifications.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The silica gel and activated carbon act as intermediary substances that mediate between the raw fuel and the combustion process. These intermediaries selectively remove water and organic contaminants, improving fuel quality and engine performance while maintaining a simple device structure.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Object-generated harmful factors

If no fuel enhancement device is installed, then the device complexity is minimal, but harmful gas emissions increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveharmful gas emissionsVSAvoiddevice complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-generated harmful factorsVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The device converts potentially harmful water and organic compounds in the fuel into beneficial purified fuel. By removing these contaminants through dehydration and adsorption, the device reduces harmful emissions such as carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, and nitrogen oxides, turning a simple filtration concept into an emission-reduction solution.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #22Blessing in disguise (Convert harm into benefit)

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 device significantly enhances power and acceleration, increases fuel efficiency, reduces harmful gas emissions, and extends engine life by improving combustion efficiency and reducing fuel consumption.

Implementation Method 1

a first phase (06) that includes a silica gel (SiO2 nH2O) which performs a dehydration process

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectDehydration: Absorption (physical)

Implementation Method 2

a second phase (07) that includes an activated carbon for organic compounds which performs a adsorption and purification process

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectAdsorption: Adsorption

Data Source

PatentUS10080993B2Continuous fuel flow enhancer device for internal combustion engines
Publication Date: 2018.09.25 FARINA RICARDO NESTOR
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AI summary

Continuous fuel flow enhancer device for internal combustion engines has two internal solid phases in the fuel circulation where the following components intervene: silica gel (SiO2 nH2O) which performs a dehydration process, and in a second phase, activated carbon for organic compounds intervene, which performs an adsorption, purification and dehydration process.