Gas: heating and illuminating – Processes – Fuel mixtures
Reexamination Certificate
2011-07-12
2011-07-12
Neckel, Alexa D (Department: 1723)
Gas: heating and illuminating
Processes
Fuel mixtures
C048S219000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07976594
ABSTRACT:
A method and a system for the vaporization of a liquid fuel is provided and includes providing a supply of a liquid fuel and an oxidant, atomizing the liquid fuel and mixing it with the oxidant, vaporizing the fuel in thermal radiation, catalytically reacting the fuel oxidant mixture, and providing an ignition source for initiating the catalytic reaction. A hydrocarbon fuel can be mixed with oxygen, as a constituent of air, preferably forming a fuel rich fuel air mixture that passes through a catalytic reactor having an ultra-short channel length metal monolith substrate. The fuel air mixture is vaporized and partially oxidized.
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Berry Jonathan
Lyubovsky Maxim
Roychoudhury Subir
Akram Imran
Neckel Alexa D
Precision Combustion Inc.
Rispoli Robert L.
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