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Patent No.:

US 9441581 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2016

Filed:

Sep. 08, 2015

Coherent-structure fuel treatment systems and methods

Applicant:

Thrivaltech, Llc, Ashland, OR (US);

Inventors:

Garrett Hill, Ashland, OR (US);

Scott Lazar, Ashland, OR (US);

Dustin Stonehouse, Ashland, OR (US);

Justin Tombe, Ashland, OR (US);

Assignee:

ThrivalTech, LLC, Ashland, OR (US);

Attorney:

Fish & Tsang LLP

Primary Examiner:

Grant Moubry

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 31/16 (2006.01); F01N 3/00 (2006.01); F01N 3/10 (2006.01); F01N 5/02 (2006.01); F02M 27/00 (2006.01); F02G 5/02 (2006.01); F02B 51/04 (2006.01); F02M 27/04 (2006.01); F02M 27/02 (2006.01); F02M 31/08 (2006.01); F02M 31/18 (2006.01); F01N 13/08 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 31/16 (2013.01); F01N 3/00 (2013.01); F01N 3/10 (2013.01); F01N 5/02 (2013.01); F01N 13/08 (2013.01); F02B 51/04 (2013.01); F02G 5/02 (2013.01); F02M 27/00 (2013.01); F02M 27/02 (2013.01); F02M 27/04 (2013.01); F02M 31/08 (2013.01); F02M 31/18 (2013.01); Y02T 10/126 (2013.01); Y02T 10/16 (2013.01);
Abstract

Fuel efficiency in a combustion engine is increased by treating the fuel in a reaction chamber prior to delivering the fuel into the combustion chamber of the engine. The method includes the step of entraining a stream of exhaust gas to travel upstream through the reactor chamber in a first flow pattern. The method also includes the step of entraining a stream of fuel to travel downstream through the reactor chamber in a second flow pattern, where at least one of the first and second flow patterns comprises a structured turbulent flow.

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