Patent ID: 7249574

Claim:
An apparatus for producing a diesel-oil/water microemulsion and for injecting the microemulsion into a diesel engine, the apparatus comprising: a static raw emulsion premixer; a homogenizing valve having an outlet; first, second and third high pressure cylinders having inlet lines, outlets and pistons, said inlet lines of said first and second high pressure cylinders connected to said static raw emulsion premixer, said outlets of said first and second high pressure cylinders connected to said homogenizing valve, said inlet line of said third high pressure cylinder connected to said outlet of said homogenizing valve, said outlet of said third high pressure cylinder connected to the diesel engine; a hydraulic drive unit; and a pressure booster having a drive piston connected to said hydraulic drive unit, said three pistons of said high pressure cylinders being constituent parts of said pressure booster, said pressure booster having a drive cylinder and said drive piston being guided in said drive cylinder.