IMPROVEMENT IN COMBUSTION ENGINE

An internal combustion engine is described in which one or more of the cylinders of the engine are used for generating hydrogen rich gases from hydrocarbon fuels. These gases are then mixed with air and injected into the remaining cylinders to be used as fuel. When heavy load conditions are encountered, hydrocarbon fuel may be mixed with the hydrogen rich gases and air and the mixture injected into the remaining cylinders as fuel.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This Government-owned invention available for U.S. licensing and, possibly, for foreign licensing. Copy of application available NTIS.
• Corporate Authors:

  National Aeronautics and Space Administration

  NASA Pasadena Office
  Pasadena, CA  United States  91103
• Authors:
  • Houseman, J
• Publication Date: 1975-4-2

Media Info

• Pagination: 21 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pollution; Carburetors; Energy; Fuel air mixtures; Fuel injection; Hydrocarbons; Hydrogen; Internal combustion engines; Nitric oxide; Nitrogen oxides; Patent applications; Pollution control
• Uncontrolled Terms: Cylinders
• Old TRIS Terms: Fuel-air ratio
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00158619
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: PAT-APPL-564 622 Patent App
• Contract Numbers: NAS7-100
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 31 1977 12:00AM