The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-02-17
FUELIZER MAY
REV0LU'EIONIZE
MOTOR INDUSTRY

III i(O1i, t Cb. IL he pl0Dltn
Of efficient motor car operation on
! present day fuels has been solved by
the invention of an appliance known
as tho fuelizer, according to Colonel
j. G.. Vincent, vice president OF the
Packard Motor Car Company.
at is an invention that may revo-
lutionizc the motor car industry. by
making even low grade fuels more
efficient than the gasoline we are us
ing today" says Colonel Vincent.
"Also, it practically does away with
carbonization of the motor, which is
an evil that engineers have been
| fighting for years"
Tho first announcement of the in
vention was made at a recent session
of the Society of. Automotive Engin-
GERS, of which Col. Vincent is presi-
dent, and is said to have been the sem
sation of the meeting. The fuelizer
forms part of the carburetion system
of the engine. Its purpose is to sup
ply heat to the charge. changing the
mixture that comes from the carbure-
tor into a dry vapor, readily and
fully explosive in the cylinders. Its
action is automatically responsive to
the needs of the engine. The appli-
ance was developed by l.. NJ. Woolson
in the experimental laboratories of
the Packard Motor Car Company.
"The invention clears the way for
years ahead" says Col. Vincent. "The
fuel situation, due to the enormous
expansion of the automobile industry,
has become serious. The fuelizer not
only assures efficient performance on
present-day fuels, but it gives in
surance to motor car owners against
difficulties which the future may
bring. 1t has been recognized by
engineers that the solution of the fuel
problem was to be found in the
proper carburetion Of available fuels,
rather than any radical change in en-
CINE design. Various devices have
been used for breaking up the wet
mixture as it passed from the carbu-
rotor to the cylinders, but they have
been only moderately successful. The
most common device has been the
exhaust heated intake, which sup
piled the greatest heat to the charge
at a time when heat was least need
cd, and a minimum when the eng inc
required tho heat for efficient per-
formance.
"in developing the fueliZer Mr.
Woolson worked on the idea of APP
plying heat automatically in just the
degree needed. The appliance does
its work automatically without in
volving 4 single moving part, and it
requires no adjustment.
"The fuelizer consists OF a small
supplementary caIbufctor and q
burning chamber where the gas from
the little carburetor is burned. The
chamber is situated in the intake
manifold. When the gas enters, it IS
ignited by u regulation spark plug,
and passes into the fresh charge go
ing from the carburetor TO the cylin-
ders. The heat Of the burnt gas
changes the wet, poorly carburetcd
mixture to a dry yapor, which OK
plosles with full efficiency when it IS
touched of by the spark in the cyGn-
deg.
"The appliance causes the entire
charge to be exploded, doing away
with calbonizing because the kero-
sene and similar less volatile matter
is burned. Also, it prevents dilution
of the oil IN the crank case. Another
advantage is that the engine, being
supplied with heated charge in
stantly on cranking. is ready for high
gear work, regardless Of the wealth
e."