Patent ID: 7111830
Filing Date: 2006-09-26
Classification: F02B,F02M,Y02T,Y10S

Abstract:
1. Apparatus for processing a fuel spray for an internal combustion engine comprising: a fuel metering valve responsive to an engine computer to inject bursts of a selected quality of fuel and a port in an internal combustion engine for receiving said fuel, a tube configured at a first end to receive said selected quality of fuel and configured at an opposite, second end to interface with said port, said first end of said tube further configured to receive a flow of gas along with said fuel, at least one turbulence-inducing device mounted inside said tube, and configured so that said flow of gas and said fuel flows past said turbulence-inducing device, breaking up droplets in said fuel into smaller droplets of a predetermined size while minimizing fuel vapor formation, and subsequently mixing said smaller droplets of a predetermined size and said gas with an induction airflow of said engine.