Injector-ignition for an internal combustion engine
First Claim
1. A fuel injector for dispensing fuel into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine, the fuel injector comprising:
- a heated catalyzed fuel injector that dispenses the fuel substantially exclusively during a power stroke of an engine;
wherein the fuel is catalyzed in a super-critical phase, using oxygen reduction catalysts;
wherein ignition occurs in a fast burn zone at high fuel density such that a leading surface of the fuel is substantially completely burned within several microseconds.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a heated catalyzed fuel injector that dispenses fuel substantially exclusively during the power stroke of an internal combustion engine, wherein ignition occurs in a fast burn zone at high fuel density such that a leading surface of the fuel is completely burned within several microseconds. In operation, the fuel injector precisely meters instantly igniting fuel at a predetermined crank angle for optimal power stroke production. Specifically, the fuel is metered into the fuel injector, such that the fuel injector heats, vaporizes, compresses and mildly oxidizes the fuel, and then dispenses the fuel as a relatively low pressure gas column into a combustion chamber of the engine.
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24 Claims
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1. A fuel injector for dispensing fuel into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine, the fuel injector comprising:
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a heated catalyzed fuel injector that dispenses the fuel substantially exclusively during a power stroke of an engine; wherein the fuel is catalyzed in a super-critical phase, using oxygen reduction catalysts; wherein ignition occurs in a fast burn zone at high fuel density such that a leading surface of the fuel is substantially completely burned within several microseconds. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A fuel injector for dispensing fuel into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine, the fuel injector comprising:
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a heated catalyzed fuel injector that dispenses the fuel substantially exclusively during a power stroke of an engine; wherein the fuel is catalyzed in a super-critical phase, using oxygen reduction catalysts; wherein the fuel is metered into the fuel injector, such that the fuel injector heats, vaporizes, compresses and mildly oxidizes the fuel, and then dispenses the fuel as a relatively low pressure gas column into the combustion chamber of the engine. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A fuel injector for dispensing fuel into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine, the fuel injector comprising:
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a heated catalyzed fuel injector that dispenses the fuel substantially exclusively during a power stroke of an engine; wherein the fuel is catalyzed in a super-critical phase, using oxygen reduction catalysts; wherein the engine includes the combustion chamber, and wherein the fuel injector is mounted approximately in the center of a cylinder head of the combustion chamber; wherein a fuel column of hot gas is injected into the combustion chamber, such that a leading surface of the fuel column auto-detonates and the fuel column is radially dispensed into a swirl.
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12. A fuel injector for dispensing fuel into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine, the fuel injector comprising:
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a heated catalyzed fuel injector that dispenses the fuel substantially exclusively during a power stroke of an engine; wherein the fuel is catalyzed in a super-critical phase, using oxygen reduction catalysts; wherein the engine includes the combustion chamber, and wherein the fuel injector is mounted approximately in the center of a cylinder head of the combustion chamber; wherein the combustion chamber comprises a lean burn environment, wherein 0.1% to 5% of the fuel is pre-oxidized in the fuel injector by employing high temperature and pressure. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A fuel injector for dispensing fuel into a combustion chamber of a variable cycle engine in a multi-fuel vehicle, the fuel injector comprising:
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a heated catalyzed fuel injector that dispenses the fuel into the combustion chamber substantially exclusively during a power stroke of the variable cycle engine, wherein the fuel is catalyzed in a super-critical phase, using oxygen reduction catalysts; wherein the variable cycle engine includes an intermixed thermal energy recovery system for providing the injection of air, water, steam or other expandable media. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A fuel injector for dispensing fuel into a combustion chamber of a variable cycle engine in a multi-fuel vehicle, the fuel injector comprising:
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a heated catalyzed fuel injector that dispenses the fuel into the combustion chamber substantially exclusively during a power stroke of the variable cycle engine, wherein the fuel is catalyzed in a super-critical phase, using oxygen reduction catalysts; wherein the variable cycle engine includes a smart fueling system having an ECU in communication with a filling station fueling pump. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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