Method and apparatus for producing alcohol and an alcohol-petroleum fuel
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    用于生产醇和醇 - 石油燃料混合物的方法和设备

    公开(公告)号:US4325329A

    公开(公告)日:1982-04-20

    申请号:US146282

    申请日:1980-05-05

    申请人: Thomas G. Taylor

    发明人: Thomas G. Taylor

    IPC分类号: F02B1/02 F02B43/08

    摘要: The present invention entails a method and apparatus for producing alcohol and mixing the produced alcohol with a conventional petroleum fuel to form an alcohol-petroleum fuel mix which is typically referred to as gasohol. A grain base material such as animal feed or crushed corn is allowed to ferment and during this process there is produced an alcohol base solution which is removed from the mash fermentation and delivered to a boiler mounted on a vehicle. During operation of the vehicle, heat from the vehicle engine exhaust is selectively directed to the boiler and the fermented alcohol base solution contained therein is heated by this exhaust air. As the alcohol base solution is heated there is produced an alcohol vapor which is directed from the boiler to a condenser where the alcohol vapor becomes liquid alcohol. The liquid alcohol is then collected and selectively mixed with a petroleum fuel carried by said vehicle to form the gasohol mix. Once formed, the gasohol mix is then directed to a carburetor operatively associated with the vehicle engine where the gasohol is metered into the engine.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种生产醇并将生产的醇与常规石油燃料混合以形成通常称为汽油醇的醇 - 石油燃料混合物的方法和装置。 允许诸如动物饲料或粉碎的玉米的谷物基质发酵,并且在该过程中产生从麦芽汁发酵中除去的醇基溶液并将其输送到安装在车辆上的锅炉。 在车辆运行期间,来自车辆发动机排气的热量被选择性地导向锅炉,并且其中容纳的发酵的醇基溶液被该排气加热。 当醇基溶液被加热时,产生从蒸汽引导到冷凝器的醇蒸汽,其中醇蒸气变成液体醇。 然后收集液态醇并与所述载体携带的石油燃料选择性混合以形成汽油醇混合物。 一旦形成,汽油醇混合物然后被引导到与车辆发动机操作地相关联的化油器,其中将汽油计量到发动机中。