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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 1983
Filed:
Nov. 16, 1982
Applicant:
Inventor:
John H Norton, Johannesburg, ZA;
Assignee:
AECI Limited, Johannesburg, ZA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
123-3 ;
Abstract
The invention concerns the modification of a compression ignition engine by providing a device which converts an alcohol to an ether. The device comprises a heat exchanger having an inlet to receive the alcohol and an outlet in communication with the inlet end of a catalytic conversion chamber, said catalytic conversion chamber containing a catalyst capable of converting an alcohol to an ether and having an outlet pipe for leading the ether to a cylinder of the compression ignition engine, and mounting means adapted to enable the device to be fitted to a suitable part of the compression ignition engine.