US4201140A
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Device for increasing efficiency of fuel
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1979-04-30
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Granted: 1980-05-06
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Expires: 1999-04-30
Abstract
Abstract A device for increasing efficiency of fuel includes a first chamber having a plurality of vertically arranged sets of magnets with a distributor feeding the liquid fuel therein; a second chamber downstream from the first chamber acts upon the fuel after it has undergone treatment by the magnets; and a third chamber having vertically arranged sets of magnets further treats the fuel before it is fed to a burner.
Inventors
- 👤 T. Garrett Robinson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 15:17
CPC Classifications
F; F23; F23K; F23K1/00; C; C10; C10G; C10G32/00; C10G32/02; F02; F02M; F02M27/00; F02M27/04; F02M27/045; F23K5/00; F23K5/02; F23K5/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
173 words
A device for increasing the efficiency of fuel comprising an inlet chamber into which the fuel is fed, a first magnet chamber disposed downstream from said inlet chamber, distributor means connecting said inlet chamber to said first magnet chamber for feeding the fuel from said inlet chamber into said first magnet chamber in a predetermined array of spaced locations, a plurality of sets of vertically arranged magnets located in said first magnet chamber for applying a magnetic flux to the fuel flowing therethrough, an electrode chamber downstream from said first magnet chamber, said electrode chamber having electrode means for applying an electrostatic force to the magnetically treated fuel, a second magnet chamber downstream from said first magnet chamber and having inlet means for feeding the treated fuel therein, said second magnet chamber having a plurality of sets of vertically arranged magnets for applying a further magnetic flux to the treated fuel before the fuel is fed to a burner, and outlet means for said second magnet chamber for discharging the treated fuel therefrom.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
173 words
A device for increasing the efficiency of fuel comprising an inlet chamber into which the fuel is fed, a first magnet chamber disposed downstream from said inlet chamber, distributor means connecting said inlet chamber to said first magnet chamber for feeding the fuel from said inlet chamber into said first magnet chamber in a predetermined array of spaced locations, a plurality of sets of vertically arranged magnets located in said first magnet chamber for applying a magnetic flux to the fuel flowing therethrough, an electrode chamber downstream from said first magnet chamber, said electrode chamber having electrode means for applying an electrostatic force to the magnetically treated fuel, a second magnet chamber downstream from said first magnet chamber and having inlet means for feeding the treated fuel therein, said second magnet chamber having a plurality of sets of vertically arranged magnets for applying a further magnetic flux to the treated fuel before the fuel is fed to a burner, and outlet means for said second magnet chamber for discharging the treated fuel therefrom.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The device of claim 1 wherein said electrode chamber is downstream from said second magnet chamber.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
The device of claim 1 wherein said electrode chamber is disposed between said first magnet chamber and said second magnet chamber.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The device of claim 3 wherein said electrode chamber is mounted vertically above said first magnet chamber in a common housing.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
40 words
The device of claim 1 wherein each of said sets of said magnets comprises a solid core having a plurality of magnets mounted thereon with a gap being disposed between the magnets in the longitudinally central area of said core.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
The device of claim 5 wherein each of said sets of magnets include magnets having like poles disposed toward each other at said gap.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
40 words
The device of claim 1 wherein said sets of magnets are in a generally circular arrangement, and said distributor means comprises a plate having a plurality of holes circularly arranged concentrically within the circular arrangement of said sets of magnets.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
44 words
The device of claim 1 wherein each of said sets of magnets includes a hollow core with magnets mounted therearound, and said distributor means includes a plate having a plurality of apertures aligned with said hollow cores for directing fuel through said hollow cores.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
The device of claim 8 wherein said sets of magnets include a plurality of ring magnets having like poles adjacent each other.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
100 words
The device of claim 8 wherein each of said sets of magnets includes a lower cup-like core section and an upper cup-like core section made of magnetic material to comprise said hollow cores, said upper cup-like section and said lower cup-like section being spaced from each other in longitudinally central areas of said core, a plurality of ring magnets being mounted around said core between the flanges of said upper cup-like section and said lower cup-like section including in said spacing therebetween whereby the fuel being treated is directly subjected to the magnetic flux of said magnets in said spacing.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
21 words
The device of claim 10 wherein said flanges of said upper cup-like section and lower cup-like section are of opposite polarity.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
27 words
The device of claim 1 wherein said electrodes have a total surface area of one square inch for each inch of inside diameter of said electrode chamber.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
71 words
The device of claim 1 wherein each of said sets of magnets includes a pair of longitudinally arranged upper and lower magnet assemblies spaced from each other, the polarity of the uppermost and lowermost magnets being the same as each other, and the magnets disposed toward each other across from the spacing therebetween having the same polarity as each other which is of opposite polarity than said uppermost and lowermost magnets.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
72 words
The device of claim 1 wherein said second magnet chamber includes distributor means at its upstream end thereof, each of said distributor means being a plate located below its respective plurality of sets of vertically arranged magnets, each of said plates having a plurality of apertures through which the fuel may pass, and each of said plates further functioning as support means for its respective plurality of sets of vertically arranged magnets.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
209 words
A device for increasing the efficiency of fuel such as coal dust or the like which is transported with a liquid carrier comprising a first generally horizontally disposed magnet chamber having an inlet and an outlet, and entrance set of magnets located at the inner surface of said chamber generally adjacent to said inlet, a plurality of magnetic probes downstream from said entrance set of magnets and extending into said chamber for collecting magnetically attractable impurities in the fuel, a second magnet chamber downstream from said first magnet chamber and having an inlet and an outlet, flow passage means joining said outlet of said first magnet chamber to said inlet of said second magnet chamber whereby fuel treated in said first magnet chamber can be fed into said second magnet chamber, an entrance set of magnets in said second magnet chamber located in the general area of said inlet of said second magnet chamber at the inner surface of said second magnet chamber, and a plurality of sets of magnets downstream from said entrance set of magnets mounted to said second magnet chamber and located at the inner surface thereof, and means for feeding the thus treated fuel from said outlet of said second magnet chamber to a burner.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
209 words
A device for increasing the efficiency of fuel such as coal dust or the like which is transported with a liquid carrier comprising a first generally horizontally disposed magnet chamber having an inlet and an outlet, and entrance set of magnets located at the inner surface of said chamber generally adjacent to said inlet, a plurality of magnetic probes downstream from said entrance set of magnets and extending into said chamber for collecting magnetically attractable impurities in the fuel, a second magnet chamber downstream from said first magnet chamber and having an inlet and an outlet, flow passage means joining said outlet of said first magnet chamber to said inlet of said second magnet chamber whereby fuel treated in said first magnet chamber can be fed into said second magnet chamber, an entrance set of magnets in said second magnet chamber located in the general area of said inlet of said second magnet chamber at the inner surface of said second magnet chamber, and a plurality of sets of magnets downstream from said entrance set of magnets mounted to said second magnet chamber and located at the inner surface thereof, and means for feeding the thus treated fuel from said outlet of said second magnet chamber to a burner.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
82 words
The device of claim 15 wherein the magnets of said entrance set of magnets in said first magnet chamber are of opposite polarity, at said inner surface of said first magnet chamber, and said plurality of magnetic probes including a first staggered set of magnets of the same polarity as each other extending into said inlet chamber and a second set of staggered magnets of the same polarity as each other and of opposite polarity than said first set of staggered magnets.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
26 words
The device of claim 16 wherein said magnetic probes are detachably mounted to said first magnet chamber whereby said probes may be removed therefrom and cleaned.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
76 words
The device of claim 17 wherein the magnets of said entrance set of magnets in said second magnet chamber are of opposite polarity at said inner surface of said second magnet chamber, and said plurality of sets of magnets including a plurality of pairs of magnets wherein alternate pairs are of the same polarity at said inner surface of said second magnet chamber and are of an opposite polarity to the intermediate pairs of said magnets.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
76 words
The device of claim 18 wherein the magnets of said entrance set of magnets in said second magnet chamber are of opposite polarity at said inner surface of said second magnet chamber, and said plurality of sets of magnets including a plurality of pairs of magnets wherein alternate pairs are of the same polarity at said inner surface of said second magnet chamber and are of an opposite polarity to the intermediate pairs of said magnets.
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