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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2007
Applicants:
Kaori Arai, Yokohama, JP;
Masaaki Kubo, Yokohama, JP;
Inventors:
Kaori Arai, Yokohama, JP;
Masaaki Kubo, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 43/08 (2006.01); F02B 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A heat engine system includes a fuel reforming system for supplying a reformed gas to be combusted in an internal combustion engine or used to generate electricity in a fuel cell. An alcohol-containing fuel and water are mixed in a tank and separated into a hydrocarbon based fuel and the fluid mixture of alcohol and water. A reformer uses an endothermic reaction, such as a water vapor reforming process, to obtain the reformed gas from the fluid mixture.