Patent ID: 6676406
Filing Date: 2004-01-13
Classification: F23C,F23D

Abstract:
A fuel evaporation apparatus, comprising:fuel feeding means of feeding liquid fuel; air feeding means of feeding air; a carburetor for evaporating said fuel; and an auxiliary catalytic combustion unit provided in contact with said carburetor; said auxiliary catalytic combustion unit defining a gas mixture space, which holds said evaporated fuel and said air, said auxiliary catalytic combustion unit has a plurality of compartments provided from upstream to downstream of a flow of a gas mixture, at least one of said compartments defining a single continuous wall having a surface extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to the flow of the gas mixture to provide for collisions between said surface of said wall and the gas mixture, and said surface of said wall carrying catalysts on all or part thereof and having gas mixture vents through which said gas mixture passes.