Title:
USE OF PRESSURIZED FUELS IN AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/048310
Kind Code:
A4
Abstract:
An amount of inlet air can be delivered to a combustion volume of an internal combustion engine via an air inlet port, and delivery of an amount of a fuel from a compressed fuel reservoir to the combustion volume can be controlled via a pressurized fuel inlet port positioned to the deliver the amount of the fuel directly into the combustion volume separately from the air inlet port. The amount of the fuel can be controlled relative to the amount of the inlet air to create an air-fuel mixture within the combustion volume having a target air/fuel ratio. In other aspects, a vehicle chassis can be designed to incorporate a compressed fuel reservoir as a structural part of the chassis. Methods, system, and articles of manufacture relating to these features are described.
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Inventors:
CLEEVES JAMES M (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2011/055501
Publication Date:
June 07, 2012
Filing Date:
October 08, 2011
Export Citation:
Assignee:
PINNACLE ENGINES INC (US)
CLEEVES JAMES M (US)
CLEEVES JAMES M (US)
International Classes:
F02D41/00; F02D41/14; F02D41/38
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
VAN LOY, Michael, D. et al. (P.C.One Financial Cente, Boston MA, US)
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