Turbine Engine Ionic Hydrogen Combustion Fuel Efficiency

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Solution Overview

Problem

Commercial vehicles, particularly tractor-trailer units, face significant fuel inefficiency leading to high operating costs due to rising fuel prices, necessitating improvements in motor fuel economy.

Innovation Solution

A turbine engine system comprising a turbine shaft coupled with a vehicle drive shaft, an air compressor subassembly, and a combustion subassembly that generates and combusts ionic hydrogen, utilizing electrostatic subassemblies to enhance air compression and humidity, leading to efficient energy conversion and rotation of the turbine shaft.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Use of energy by moving object

If conventional internal combustion engines are used in commercial vehicles, then power output is sufficient, but fuel efficiency is poor leading to high operating costs

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvefuel efficiencyVSAvoidenergy loss in combustion

Core Design Contradiction:

Use of energy by moving objectVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the chemical state of hydrogen by generating ionic hydrogen through electrostatic discharge, transforming it from a stable molecular form to a highly reactive ionic form that combusts more efficiently and completely, thereby improving fuel efficiency and reducing energy loss

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent uses electrostatic discharge to create highly reactive ionic hydrogen that undergoes accelerated oxidation/combustion in the combustion chamber, producing more complete combustion and reducing unburned hydrocarbon emissions, thus improving energy utilization

Inventive Principle:

Principle #38Strong oxidants (Accelerated oxidation)

2Productivity

If air compression and humidification are added to generate ionic hydrogen, then combustion efficiency improves, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvepower outputVSAvoidnumber of subassemblies

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines multiple functions (air compression, humidification, electrostatic discharge, and combustion) into an integrated turbine engine system where the air compressor subassembly, electrostatic subassembly, and combustion chamber subassembly work together as a unified power generation system, improving productivity through functional integration

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The turbine engine system performs multiple functions simultaneously: the air compressor subassembly compresses air for both combustion and electrostatic discharge, the electrostatic subassembly generates ionic hydrogen from the compressed air, and the combustion chamber subassembly combusts the ionic hydrogen to produce power, demonstrating multi-functionality that improves productivity

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

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 turbine engine system improves fuel efficiency by effectively utilizing compressed and humidified air to generate ionic hydrogen for combustion, resulting in enhanced power output and reduced fuel consumption, thereby lowering operational costs for commercial vehicles.

Implementation Method 1

The air compressor subassembly compresses air flowing through the air inlet

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectCompression: Compression

Implementation Method 2

The air compressor subassembly can compress and humidify the air

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectHumidification:

Implementation Method 3

The electrostatic subassembly can generate ionic hydrogen from the compressed and humidified air

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectElectrostatic discharge: Electrostatic Discharge

Implementation Method 4

The electrostatic subassembly can generate ionic hydrogen from the compressed and humidified air

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectIonization: Ionisation

Implementation Method 5

The combustion chamber subassembly can combust the ionic hydrogen

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectCombustion: Combustion

Implementation Method 6

The mid-turbine subassembly and rear turbine subassembly can rotate with the flow of combustion products therethrough

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectTurbine: Turbine

Data Source

PatentUS8720180B2Turbine engine for vehicle

Publication Date: 2014.05.13 NYENHUIS DIRK A

AI summary

A turbine engine includes an air inlet fluidly coupleable with an air compressor subassembly. The air compressor subassembly is fluidly coupleable with a combustion subassembly. The combustion subassembly generates and combusts ionic hydrogen, and is fluidly coupleable with a mid-turbine subassembly. The mid-turbine subassembly is fluidly coupleable with a rear turbine subassembly. The rear turbine subassembly is fluidly coupleable with an exhaust outlet for exhausting combustion products from said mid-turbine subassembly. The combustion subassembly includes an electrostatic subassembly fluidly coupleable with a combustion chamber subassembly. The combustion chamber subassembly is fluidly coupleable with the mid-turbine subassembly. The air compressor subassembly can compress and humidify air. The electrostatic subassembly can generate ionic hydrogen from the compressed and humidified air, the combustion chamber subassembly can combust the ionic hydrogen, and the mid-turbine subassembly and rear turbine subassembly can rotate with the flow of combustion products therethrough.