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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2017
Filed:
May. 10, 2013
Applicants:
William James Cannella, San Ramon, CA (US);
Amir Gamal Maria, San Ramon, CA (US);
Inventors:
William James Cannella, San Ramon, CA (US);
Amir Gamal Maria, San Ramon, CA (US);
Assignee:
Chevron U.S.A. Inc., San Ramon, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10L 10/12 (2006.01); C10L 1/10 (2006.01); F02D 41/30 (2006.01); F02D 41/00 (2006.01); C10L 1/18 (2006.01); C10L 1/23 (2006.01); F02D 19/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C10L 10/12 (2013.01); C10L 1/10 (2013.01); F02D 41/0025 (2013.01); F02D 41/3035 (2013.01); C10L 1/1811 (2013.01); C10L 1/23 (2013.01); C10L 2270/023 (2013.01); F02D 19/084 (2013.01); Y02T 10/128 (2013.01); Y02T 10/36 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a method for increasing the maximum operating speed of an internal combustion engine operated in a low temperature combustion ignition mode, the method comprising operating the engine with a fuel composition comprising (a) gasoline having a Research Octane Number (RON) greater than 85 and (b) one or more cetane improvers.