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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2008
Randall D. Partridge, Califon, NJ (US);
Kouseki Sugiyama, Numazu, JP;
Randall D. Partridge, Califon, NJ (US);
Kouseki Sugiyama, Numazu, JP;
ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company, Annandale, NJ (US);
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle-mounted fuel separation systemis provided with a fuel heating deviceheating stock fuel and a separatorseparating stock fuel heated by the fuel heating device into a plurality of types of fuel. Furthermore, a forced exhaust deviceforcibly exhausting the fuel in the fuel heating device from the fuel heating device when the temperature of the fuel in the fuel heating device becomes a reference temperature or more or is expected to become a reference temperature or more is provided. Due to this, a fuel separation system where excessive heating of the fuel by the fuel heating device of the fuel separation system is prevented is provided.