Systems for methanol vaporization

    公开(公告)号:US11649761B1

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-16

    申请号:US17559288

    申请日:2021-12-22

    申请人: Caterpillar Inc.

    IPC分类号: F02B47/04 F02M1/00

    CPC分类号: F02B47/04 F02M1/005

    摘要: An exhaust heater system includes an exhaust heater and an air supply tube disposed within the exhaust heater. Relatively hot exhaust gas from an engine is directed into the exhaust heater, whereby heat from the exhaust heats the interior of the air supply tube. The heat partially vaporizes liquid methanol injected into the air supply tube. To control the amount of heating, the exhaust can be directed to the air supply tube as well as an exhaust bypass, whereby exhaust directed to the exhaust bypass does not heat the interior of the air supply tube.

    Split cycle engine
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11639683B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-02

    申请号:US17843271

    申请日:2022-06-17

    摘要: A split cycle internal combustion engine includes a combustion cylinder accommodating a combustion piston and a compression cylinder accommodating a compression piston. The engine also includes a controller arranged to receive an indication of a parameter associated with the combustion cylinder and/or a fluid associated therewith and to control an exhaust valve of the combustion cylinder in dependence on the indicated parameter to cause the exhaust valve to close during the return stroke of the combustion piston, before the combustion piston has reached its top dead centre position (TDC), when the indicated parameter is less than a target value for the parameter; and close on completion of the return stroke of the combustion piston, as the combustion piston reaches its top dead centre position (TDC), when the indicated parameter is equal to or greater than the target value for the parameter.

    Fuel and fuel blend for internal combustion engine

    公开(公告)号:US11261391B1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-01

    申请号:US14686953

    申请日:2015-04-15

    发明人: John E. Dec Yi Yang

    摘要: A fuel or fuel blending agent for an internal combustion engine includes a ketone compound that is a C4 to C10 branched acyclic ketone, cyclopentanone, or a derivative of cyclopentanone. The ketone compound may be blended with a majority portion of a fuel selected from the group consisting of: gasoline, diesel, alcohol fuel, biofuel, renewable fuel, Fischer-Tropsch fuel, or combinations thereof. The ketone compound may be derived from biological sources. A method for powering an internal combustion engine with a fuel comprising the ketone compound is also provided.