Patent ID: 8490380
Filing Date: 2013-07-23
Classification: F02C,F02K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A continuous combustion system for a reciprocating piston engine containing a plurality of cylinders and pistons within said cylinders, comprising: a reaction vessel external of the plurality of cylinders for sustaining a continuous combustion of fuel and air mixture during the operation of the associated engine; wherein the reaction vessel is connected to each of the plurality of cylinders to receive compressed air from each of the cylinders during a first predetermined period of the piston cycle in each cylinder and to supply working fluid in the form of combusted gas to the cylinders during a second predetermined period of the piston cycle in each cylinder, wherein the reaction vessel includes a combustion chamber, an incoming air chamber, an exhaust chamber, a fuel injection chamber and a fuel feedback passage, wherein the fuel injection chamber is located between the incoming air chamber and the combustion chamber; a valving mechanism in communication with each of the plurality of cylinders to allow the compressed air from each cylinder to enter the reaction vessel over the first predetermined period of the piston cycle and to allow the combusted gases from the reaction vessel to enter each cylinder over the second predetermined period of the piston cycle; and a fuel injector mounted on the reaction vessel to provide a controlled amount of fuel to the fuel injection chamber, wherein the fuel feedback passage comprises an outlet passage portion extending from one of the exhaust chamber and the combustion chamber into an entry passage portion of the fuel injection chamber such that the controlled amount of fuel is atomized and mixed with an exhaust gas stream in the fuel injection chamber to form a fuel vapor mixture prior to being mixed with air from the incoming air chamber in the combustion chamber.