Patent ID: 8807123

Claim:
A system for the aerating a liquid fuel, the system comprising: an oxidant feed line directly connected with a fuel line, whereby at least one oxidant gas may be introduced thereto, thus providing a mixture of the at least one oxidant gas and the liquid fuel; a storage vessel fluidly connected with the fuel line, and suitable for storage of the liquid fuel to be aerated; a high shear device fluidly connected with the fuel line, whereby the mixture of the at least one oxidant gas and the liquid fuel can be introduced thereto, wherein the high shear device is operable to produce an emulsion of aerated fuel comprising gas bubbles dispersed in the liquid fuel, wherein the gas bubbles in the emulsion comprise the at least one oxidant, and have an average bubble diameter of less than about 5 μm; and an internal combustion engine fluidly connected with the high shear device, such that the aerated fuel can be introduced thereto, and configured for the combustion of the emulsion.