Patent ID: 6066186
Filing Date: 2000-05-23
Classification: C10L

Abstract:
A method of forming and combusting fuel emulsion comprising the steps of:mixing NaOH, CaCl.sub.2 and water to form an emulsifying additive solution in a weight ratio ranging from about 10:10:100 to about 50:50:100;adding the emulsifying additive solution to a mixture of fuel oil and water;mixing the emulsifying additive solution and the mixture of fuel oil and water to form water-in-fuel oil emulsion having a dispersion medium of fuel oil and disperse phase of water uniformly distributed and suspended in the dispersion medium of oil; andspraying the water-in-fuel oil emulsion over a burner in a form of particles so that each of the particles having a core of water encapsulated by fuel oil is exploded by heat produced by combustion of the fuel oil.