Fuel mixing device

Claim 2

A fuel mixing device for producing an air/fuel mixture for use in the combustion chambers of an internal combustion engine comprising: a fuel atomization chamber; a rotatable atomization drum disposed within said fuel atomization chamber and adapted for rotation about its axial axis, said atomization drum having a side wall comprised of a porous, mesh-like material and forming a closed side wall loop around said axial axis; means for rotating said atomization drum; means for maintaining a level of fuel within said fuel atomization chamber sufficient to contact at least a portion of the side wall of said rotatable atomization drum; and means for directing a supply of atomizing air to the interior of said closed side wall loop and through said side wall to produce said air/fuel mixture.

Claim 3

A fuel mixing device for producing an air/fuel mixture for use in the combustion chambers of an internal combustion engine comprising: a fuel atomization chamber; a rotatable atomization drum disposed within said fuel atomization chamber and adapted for rotation about its axial axis, said atomization drum having a side wall comprised of a porous, mesh-like material; means for rotating said atomization drum; means for maintaining a level of fuel within said fuel atomization chamber sufficient to contact at least a portion of the side wall of said rotatable atomization drum; means for directing a supply of atomizing air to the interior of said rotatable atomizing drum and through said side wall to produce said air/fuel mixture; and a conduit means connected with said fuel atomization chamber for directing said air/fuel mixture from said chamber to a throttle valve.

Claim 4

A fuel mixing device for producing an air/fuel mixture for use in the combustion chambers of an internal combustion engine comprising: a fuel atomization chamber; a rotatable atomization drum disposed within said fuel atomization chamber and adapted for rotation about its axial axis, said atomization drum having a side wall comprised of a porous, mesh-like material; means for rotating said atomization drum; means for maintaining a level of fuel within said fuel atomization chamber sufficient to contact at least a portion of the side wall of said rotatable atomization drum; means for directing a supply of atomizing air to the interior of said rotatable atomizing drum and through said side wall to produce said air/fuel mixture; and a conduit means connected with said fuel atomization chamber for directing said air/fuel mixture from said chamber to a throttle valve.

Claim 5

The fuel mixing device of claim 2 including hydrogen supply means connected with said conduit means for supplementing said air/fuel mixture with hydrogen.

Claim 6

The fuel mixing device of claim 3 wherein said air/fuel mixture is supplemented with less than about 10% hydrogen.

Claim 7

The fuel mixing device of claim 4 wherein said hydrogen supply means includes electrolysis means for generating said supply of hydrogen.

Claim 8

The fuel mixing device of claim 5 wherein said electrolysis means includes a soda bath.

Claim 9

The fuel mixing device of claim 2 wherein said conduit means includes a horizontally disposed section tangentially connected with the top of said atomization chamber.

Claim 10

The fuel mixing device of claim 7 wherein said conduit means includes a vertically disposed section and wherein said fuel mixing device includes a check valve means preventing the upward flow of air through said vertically disposed section.

Claim 11

The fuel mixing device of claim 1 wherein said atomization chamber is generally horizontally disposed.

Claim 12

The fuel mixing device of claim 9 wherein said atomization drum is cylindrically shaped and is rotatable about its longitudinal axis.

Claim 13

The fuel mixing device of claim 10 wherein the longitudinal axis of said atomization drum is horizontally disposed.

Claim 14

The fuel mixing device of claim 1 wherein said side wall is constructed of a porous synthetic fiber material having sufficient thickness to permit passage of said atomizing air through said side wall only along a generally circuitous path.

Claim 15

The fuel mixing device of claim 12 wherein said side wall is constructed of a synthetic polyethylene fiber.

Claim 16

The fuel mixing device of claim 1 wherein said means for maintaining a level of fuel within said fuel atomization chamber includes a float/valve means.

Claim 17

The fuel mixing device of claim 1 wherein said means for directing a supply of atomizing air to the interior of said atomizing drum includes means for directing warm air from said engine manifold to the interior of said atomizing drum.

Claim 18

A fuel mixing device for producing an air/fuel mixture for use in the combustion chambers of an internal combustion engine comprising: a fuel atomization chamber; an atomization member disposed within said fuel atomization chamber, said atomization member defining an interior chamber and having a side wall portion comprised of a porous, mesh-like material and forming a closed side wall loop; means for maintaining a level of fuel within said fuel atomization chamber sufficient to contact said side wall portion of said atomization member; means for causing movement of said side wall portion into, through and out of said level of fuel maintained within said fuel atomization chamber; and means for causing the movement of atomizing air to the interior of said side wall loop and through said side wall portion to produce said air/fuel mixture.

Claim 19

A fuel mixing device for producing an air/fuel mixture for use in the combustion chambers of an internal combustion engine comprising: a fuel atomization chamber; an atomization member disposed within said fuel atomization chamber, said atomization member defining an interior chamber and having a side wall portion comprised of a porous, mesh-like material and forming a closed side wall loop; means for maintaining a level of fuel within said fuel atomization chamber sufficient to contact said side wall portion of said atomization member; means for causing movement of said side wall portion into, through and out of said level of fuel maintained within said fuel atomization chamber; and means for causing the movement of atomizing air to the interior of said side wall loop and through said side wall portion to produce said air/fuel mixture.