Patent ID: 6540210
Filing Date: 2003-04-01
Classification: B01F,C10L,F02M,Y10S

Abstract:
A system for emulsifying jet fuel and air comprising:(a) a fuel passage having a first inlet end having a fuel supply orifice and a second end comprising a port, the fuel passage having a cross sectional shape defining a valve body inboard of the port; (b) a plurality of circumferential rings extending into the volume of the fuel passage from the valve body along the length of the valve body between the inlet end and outlet end of the fuel passage; (c) an air passage proximate the fuel passage; (d) a plurality of air delivery ports in communication with the air and fuel passages along the length of the fuel passage between the first and second ends; (e) a metering valve retained within the air passage that operates to selectively open or close a plurality of the air delivery ports positioned along the air passage to cause a select amount of air to mix with the jet fuel in the fuel passage and to be emulsified as the mixture passes over the plurality of circumferential rings as the mixture passes from the inlet end to the outlet end of the fuel passage.