Patent ID: 8961168
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: C01B,F24V,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A method for triggering a controlled combustion of an alcohol-based fuel, the method comprising the steps of: containing an alcohol-based primary fuel within a fuel container; providing a thermal conductor in thermal contact with the primary fuel; providing a catalyst, wherein the catalyst is thermally connected to the thermal conductor and fluidly connected to air; and introducing an initiator within the container such that the initiator provides a supply of hydrogen gas; wherein the initiator starts a controlled combustion of the primary fuel by: wherein the fuel container and thermal conductor are configured such that (i) heat generated by the initiator is transferred to the primary fuel and (ii) vaporized primary fuel is delivered to the catalyst; and wherein the heat and vaporized primary fuel thereby support an environment for sustained combustion of the primary fuel by the catalyst in the absence of further supply of hydrogen gas from the initiator.