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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 1983
Filed:
Jan. 18, 1982
Applicant:
Inventor:
Toshio Hirota, Yokosuka, JP;
Assignee:
Nissan Motor Company, Limited, Yokohama, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B / ; F02M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
123-3 ; 123 / ; 1231 / ; 1231 / ; 123576 ;
Abstract
In a method and apparatus for starting an alcohol engine equipped with a starting motor, alcohol is converted into a high-temperature gaseous mixture containing a relatively highly volatile substance. The gas is cooled to provide a liquid condensate containing the relatively highly volatile substance. The liquid condensate is supplied to the engine as fuel when the starting motor is in operation.