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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2005
Applicant:
Robert Natkin, Canton, MI (US);
Inventor:
Robert Natkin, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 43/00 (2006.01); F02B 33/00 (2006.01); F02D 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method for limiting HC, CO, CO, and NOemissions in an internal combustion engine is provided. According to one aspect of the disclosure, a substantially carbon-free fuel, such as hydrogen (H), is used to fuel combustion in an internal combustion engine. The internal combustion engine is operated, at least some of the time, at an equivalence ratio less than 1 and a boost pressure ratio greater than 1.