An internal combustion engine includes an engine block defining a plurality of combustion chambers each including an articulating piston. Each of the combustion chambers is fluidly connected to a first and second feed elements. The first feed element provides a first combustible medium to the combustion chamber at a first timed interval. The second feed element provides a second combustible medium to the combustion chamber at a second timed interval. The second feed element includes a catalyst for generating the second combustible medium and is disposed externally to the combustion chamber for preventing exposure of the catalyst to combustion chamber combustion gasses. The first feed element includes a first timed release of the first combustion medium and the second feed element includes a second timed release of the second combustion medium. The first timed release and the second timed release are synchronized with an intake cycle of the engine.
F02M 25/022 - Adding fuel and water emulsion, water or steam
F02M 27/02 - Apparatus for treating combustion-air, fuel, or fuel-air mixture, by catalysts, electric means, magnetism, rays, sonic waves, or the like by catalysts
An internal combustion engine injector mounting is configured to i) secure an injector (36) to an internal combustion engine body so that the injector can inject a heated aqueous fluid and a fuel into a combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine, and ii) hold a catalyst so that the heated aqueous fluid and fuel are injected into the combustion chamber by passing through the catalyst. The catalyst is contained within the mounting to protect against oxidation by combustion processes that, in use, take place in the combustion chamber.
F02B 23/06 - Other engines characterised by special shape or construction of combustion chambers to improve operation with compression ignition the combustion space being arranged in working piston
An internal combustion engine injector mounting (1700) is configured to i) secure an injector (36) to an internal combustion engine body (14) so that the injector can inject a heated aqueous fluid and a fuel into a combustion chamber (12) of the internal combustion engine, and ii) hold a catalyst (1714) so that the heated aqueous fluid and fuel are injected into the combustion chamber by passing through the catalyst. The catalyst is contained within the mounting to protect against oxidation by combustion processes that, in use, take place in the combustion chamber.
An internal combustion engine injector mounting (1700) is configured to i) secure an injector (36) to an internal combustion engine body (14) so that the injector can inject a heated aqueous fluid and a fuel into a combustion chamber (12) of the internal combustion engine, and ii) hold a catalyst (1714) so that the heated aqueous fluid and fuel are injected into the combustion chamber by passing through the catalyst. The catalyst is contained within the mounting to protect against oxidation by combustion processes that, in use, take place in the combustion chamber.
An internal combustion engine includes a combustion chamber. The chamber includes a body that is movable in the chamber to vary the chamber volume and contains a catalyst. First valving is operable to admit an intake gas into the chamber and second valving connected with an aqueous fluid supply system is operable to admit an aqueous fluid and a steam reforming fuel into the chamber. A controller is configured to cause the second valving to admit a aqueous fluid and an amount of the steam reforming fuel into the chamber and when a predetermined condition exists in the chamber during compression of the intake gas to absorb heat generated by the compression of the intake gas in the presence of the catalyst to promote a steam reformation process to separate hydrogen from the steam reforming fuel or the aqueous fluid.
F02B 47/02 - Methods of operating engines involving adding non-fuel substances or anti-knock agents to combustion air, fuel, or fuel-air mixtures of engines the substances being water or steam
F02M 25/022 - Adding fuel and water emulsion, water or steam
F02M 57/00 - Fuel injectors combined or associated with other devices
F02B 51/02 - Other methods of operating engines involving pre-treating of, or adding substances to, combustion air, fuel, or fuel-air mixture of the engines involving catalysts
F02M 27/02 - Apparatus for treating combustion-air, fuel, or fuel-air mixture, by catalysts, electric means, magnetism, rays, sonic waves, or the like by catalysts
F01N 5/02 - Exhaust or silencing apparatus combined or associated with devices profiting by exhaust energy the devices using heat
F02M 25/038 - Producing and adding steam into the cylinders
F02P 19/02 - Incandescent ignition, e.g. during starting of internal-combustion enginesCombination of incandescent and spark ignition electric, e.g. layout of circuits of apparatus having glowing plugs
F02M 25/035 - Producing and adding steam into the charge intakes
F02B 13/10 - Use of specific auxiliary fluids, e.g. steam, combustion gas
F02D 19/12 - Controlling engines characterised by their use of non-liquid fuels, pluralities of fuels, or non-fuel substances added to the combustible mixtures peculiar to engines working with non-fuel substances or with anti-knock agents, e.g. with anti-knock fuel
An internal combustion engine includes a combustion chamber. The chamber includes a body that is movable in the chamber to vary the chamber volume and contains a catalyst. First valving is operable to admit an intake gas into the chamber and second valving connected with an aqueous fluid supply system is operable to admit an aqueous fluid and a steam reforming fuel into the chamber. A controller is configured to cause the second valving to admit a aqueous fluid and an amount of the steam reforming fuel into the chamber and when a predetermined condition exists in the chamber during compression of the intake gas to absorb heat generated by the compression of the intake gas in the presence of the catalyst to promote a steam reformation process to separate hydrogen from the steam reforming fuel or the aqueous fluid.
F02M 25/022 - Adding fuel and water emulsion, water or steam
F02M 57/00 - Fuel injectors combined or associated with other devices
F02B 47/02 - Methods of operating engines involving adding non-fuel substances or anti-knock agents to combustion air, fuel, or fuel-air mixtures of engines the substances being water or steam
F02B 51/02 - Other methods of operating engines involving pre-treating of, or adding substances to, combustion air, fuel, or fuel-air mixture of the engines involving catalysts
F02M 27/02 - Apparatus for treating combustion-air, fuel, or fuel-air mixture, by catalysts, electric means, magnetism, rays, sonic waves, or the like by catalysts
F01N 5/02 - Exhaust or silencing apparatus combined or associated with devices profiting by exhaust energy the devices using heat
F02M 25/038 - Producing and adding steam into the cylinders
F02P 19/02 - Incandescent ignition, e.g. during starting of internal-combustion enginesCombination of incandescent and spark ignition electric, e.g. layout of circuits of apparatus having glowing plugs
F02M 25/035 - Producing and adding steam into the charge intakes
F02B 13/10 - Use of specific auxiliary fluids, e.g. steam, combustion gas
F02D 19/12 - Controlling engines characterised by their use of non-liquid fuels, pluralities of fuels, or non-fuel substances added to the combustible mixtures peculiar to engines working with non-fuel substances or with anti-knock agents, e.g. with anti-knock fuel
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Internal combustion engine with aqueous fluid injection
An internal combustion engine injector valve or combustion initiator has a portion that is a catalyst for a steam reformation process that takes place in a combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine following injection of a steam reforming fuel and an aqueous fluid into the combustion chamber during an intake gas compression phase of an operating cycle of the internal combustion engine.
F02M 25/022 - Adding fuel and water emulsion, water or steam
F02M 57/00 - Fuel injectors combined or associated with other devices
F02B 47/02 - Methods of operating engines involving adding non-fuel substances or anti-knock agents to combustion air, fuel, or fuel-air mixtures of engines the substances being water or steam
F02B 51/02 - Other methods of operating engines involving pre-treating of, or adding substances to, combustion air, fuel, or fuel-air mixture of the engines involving catalysts
F02M 27/02 - Apparatus for treating combustion-air, fuel, or fuel-air mixture, by catalysts, electric means, magnetism, rays, sonic waves, or the like by catalysts
F01N 5/02 - Exhaust or silencing apparatus combined or associated with devices profiting by exhaust energy the devices using heat
F02M 25/038 - Producing and adding steam into the cylinders
F02P 19/02 - Incandescent ignition, e.g. during starting of internal-combustion enginesCombination of incandescent and spark ignition electric, e.g. layout of circuits of apparatus having glowing plugs
F02M 25/035 - Producing and adding steam into the charge intakes
F02B 13/10 - Use of specific auxiliary fluids, e.g. steam, combustion gas
F02D 19/12 - Controlling engines characterised by their use of non-liquid fuels, pluralities of fuels, or non-fuel substances added to the combustible mixtures peculiar to engines working with non-fuel substances or with anti-knock agents, e.g. with anti-knock fuel
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