US4605523A
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Apparatus for improved fuel efficiency
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1984-06-04
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Granted: 1986-08-12
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Expires: 2004-06-04
Abstract
Abstract A novel device and method for use in treating a combustible fluid mixture prior to its entering the combustion zone of an engine, furnace or the like, involve imposing electric and magnetic fields through the flow path of the fluid, perpendicular to the direction of flow as well as to each other. The ionizing effect of the electric field when combined with the magnetic field produces an effect akin to the Hall effect, with a substantial increase in the combustibility of the fuel mixture. The invention is particularly useful in improving the fuel economy of a petroleum-based fuel engine.
Inventors
- 👤 Winston B. Smillie
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 14:49
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02M; F02M27/00; F02M27/04; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S261/00; Y10S261/80
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
119 words
A device for enhancing the combustibility of a combustible fluid mixture which comprises: an enclosed chamber having an inlet port, an outlet port and a channel for the continuous flow of said fluid mixture therebetween; a plurality of regularly spaced parallel plate electrodes of alternating charge establishing an electric field across two portions of said channel in a direction perpendicular to the direction of flow of said fluid mixture; and a plurality of regularly spaced parallel plates of ferromagnetic material of alternating polarity establishing a magnetic field across one portion of said channel between said electric field portions in a direction perpendicular to both the direction of flow of said fluid mixture and the direction of said electric fields.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
119 words
A device for enhancing the combustibility of a combustible fluid mixture which comprises: an enclosed chamber having an inlet port, an outlet port and a channel for the continuous flow of said fluid mixture therebetween; a plurality of regularly spaced parallel plate electrodes of alternating charge establishing an electric field across two portions of said channel in a direction perpendicular to the direction of flow of said fluid mixture; and a plurality of regularly spaced parallel plates of ferromagnetic material of alternating polarity establishing a magnetic field across one portion of said channel between said electric field portions in a direction perpendicular to both the direction of flow of said fluid mixture and the direction of said electric fields.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
137 words
A device for enhancing the combustibility of a combustible fluid mixture which comprises: an enclosed chamber having an inlet port, an outlet port and a channel for the continuous flow of said fluid mixture therebetween; means for establishing an electric field across two portions of said channel in a direction perpendicular to the direction of flow of said fluid mixture; a plurality of parallel ferromagnetic plates establishing a magnetic field across one portion of said channel between said electric field portions in a direction perpendicular to both the direction of flow of said fluid mixture and the direction of said electric fields; and a hollow conduit passing through the center of said ferromagnetic plates and perpendicular thereto, to receive a heat exchange fluid for transmission of heat therefrom through said ferromagnetic plates to said combustible fluid mixture.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
137 words
A device for enhancing the combustibility of a combustible fluid mixture which comprises: an enclosed chamber having an inlet port, an outlet port and a channel for the continuous flow of said fluid mixture therebetween; means for establishing an electric field across two portions of said channel in a direction perpendicular to the direction of flow of said fluid mixture; a plurality of parallel ferromagnetic plates establishing a magnetic field across one portion of said channel between said electric field portions in a direction perpendicular to both the direction of flow of said fluid mixture and the direction of said electric fields; and a hollow conduit passing through the center of said ferromagnetic plates and perpendicular thereto, to receive a heat exchange fluid for transmission of heat therefrom through said ferromagnetic plates to said combustible fluid mixture.
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