Patent ID: 9032715
Filing Date: 2015-05-19
Classification: F01N,F02D,F02M,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A system for controlling emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC's) by combustion of said VOC's in an internal combustion engine, the system comprising: an inlet conduit for connection to a source of VOC's, an internal combustion engine that is connected to the inlet conduit, the inlet conduit being upstream of the engine; a source of dilution air connected to the inlet conduit upstream of the engine; a source of supplemental fuel connected to the inlet conduit, the supplemental fuel being different from the VOC's; an exhaust path that receives exhaust from the internal combustion engine; an air source of supplemental air; a manifold comprising a first conduit that receives the exhaust from the exhaust path and a second conduit that receives supplemental air from the air source; and an abatement device in fluid communication with the first conduit downstream of the manifold; and a fourth conduit in communication with the first conduit upstream of the abatement device, wherein the amount of supplemental air received into the manifold is based on a relationship between a volume of VOC's input into the engine, a lean limit of the VOC's, and a volume of air introduced into the engine for combusting the VOC's.