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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2010
Marcus Demetris Ashford, Tuscaloosa, AL (US);
Daniel Timothy Daly, Tuscaloosa, AL (US);
Scott Kevin Spear, Bankston, AL (US);
Marcus Demetris Ashford, Tuscaloosa, AL (US);
Daniel Timothy Daly, Tuscaloosa, AL (US);
Scott Kevin Spear, Bankston, AL (US);
Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL (US);
Abstract
A vapor recovery system for an internal combustion engine is provided, the system having a fuel tank containing fuel and vapor that is in select fluid communication with an intake of the internal combustion engine, a compressor, a condensate tank, a condensate composition sensor, and an engine control unit. The engine control unit can be configured to select a desired operating mode for the internal combustion engine and to control the supply of condensate to the intake of the internal combustion engine based on the selected desired operating mode.