Coal slurry fuel supply and purge system

Details Coal slurry fuel supply and purge system Coal slurry fuel supply and purge system

1992-10-27

1994-05-24

Kamen, Noah P.

Internal-combustion engines

Solid fuel

F02B 4500

Patent

active

053139151

ABSTRACT:
A coal slurry fuel supply and purge system for a locomotive engines is disclosed which includes a slurry recirculation path, a stand-by path for circulating slurry during idle or states of the engine when slurry fuel in not required by the engine, and an engine header fluid path connected to the stand-by path, for supplying and purging slurry fuel to and from fuel injectors. A controller controls the actuation of valves to facilitate supply and purge of slurry to and from the fuel injectors. A method for supplying and purging coal slurry in a compression ignition engine is disclosed which includes controlling fluid flow devices and valves in a plurality of fluid paths to facilitate continuous slurry recirculation and supply and purge of or slurry based on the operating state of the engine.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4782794 (1988-11-01), Hsu et al.
patent: 4825842 (1989-05-01), Steiger

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