Wolfgang Engelhardt

Title: Wolfgang Engelhardt: Inventor of a Liquid-Fuel Vaporization Burner.

Introduction.

Wolfgang Engelhardt is an inventor associated with Munich, Germany, and Webasto AG Fahrzeugtechnik. His recorded patent concerns a vaporization burner designed for heaters that operate with liquid fuel, including auxiliary vehicle heaters.

Latest Patents.

Engelhardt’s listed patent, “Vaporization burner for a heater operated with liquid fuel,” describes a burner with a support extending into a combustion chamber. An absorbent body on the support’s front side receives fuel through a feed pipe, while an ignition chamber containing an igniter is connected to the back side. A passage through the support links the ignition chamber to the combustion chamber.

The patent’s preferred design places a perforated disk between the support and the absorbent body. The disk has a through-hole aligned with the support’s passage and a slot-shaped notch extending from the hole to the disk’s edge. This arrangement is intended to improve combustion, particularly during start-up, and to distribute fuel and heat more evenly across the absorbent body. Engelhardt is credited with 1 patent in the information provided.

Career Highlights.

The available information associates Engelhardt with Webasto AG Fahrzeugtechnik and identifies his work on a liquid-fuel vaporization burner. The invention addresses combustion performance and fuel-and-heat distribution in heater systems.

Collaborations.

Klaus Schaale is identified as Engelhardt’s coworker. The information provided does not specify further details about their collaboration or their respective contributions to the patent.

Conclusion.

Wolfgang Engelhardt’s recorded invention focuses on improving the start-up and combustion performance of liquid-fuel heaters through a perforated-disk design.