Patent ID: 7435080
Filing Date: 2008-10-14
Classification: F02D,F23K,F23N,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A fuel feed adjustment system for use with a combustion device having a fuel feed, the system comprising: a sensor for sensing a sensed fuel characteristic of fuel being fed to the combustion device, the sensed fuel characteristic being indicative of a fuel combustion property; a processor for comparing the sensed fuel characteristic to an acceptable range for the fuel characteristic, the acceptable range corresponding to a predetermined range for the fuel combustion property, and for outputting an output when the sensed fuel characteristic is outside the acceptable range; and an additive feed for feeding an additive to the fuel feed, the additive feed being triggered by the output, wherein the additive includes a combustion enhancer or a combustion retardant depending on whether the sensed fuel characteristic is above or below the acceptable range, and wherein an amount of additive is dependent on a sensed fuel flow rate.