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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2017
Applicant:
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC (US);
Inventors:
Tanvir Farouk, Irmo, SC (US);
Frederick L. Dryer, St. Augustine, FL (US);
Sang Hee Won, Irmo, SC (US);
Assignee:
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 27/04 (2006.01); F02M 27/06 (2006.01); C10L 1/02 (2006.01); C10L 1/08 (2006.01); C10G 32/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 27/042 (2013.01); C10G 32/04 (2013.01); C10L 1/023 (2013.01); C10L 1/026 (2013.01); C10L 1/08 (2013.01); F02M 27/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
An on the fly fuel reformer device to produce variations in the autoignition and burning rate properties of a fuel by appropriate processing of some or all of a single fuel supply in its liquid form. The system includes a non-thermal plasma generator and/or a UV radiation source in contact with a fuel line so as to contact a multi-phase fuel in the line and dynamically modify the fuel to exhibit desired autoignition characteristics and burn rate such that the engine can operate with increased efficiency and lower emissions.