WO2006123224A2

WO2006123224A2 - Magnetic device for fuel treatment

Info

Publication number: WO2006123224A2
Application number: PCT/IB2006/001297
Authority: WO
Inventors: Paolo Arnaldo Rosastro
Original assignee: Paolo Arnaldo Rosastro
Priority date: 2005-05-18
Filing date: 2006-05-17
Publication date: 2006-11-23
Also published as: ITVA20050036A1; WO2006123224A3

Abstract

A device (1) is described, able to treat fuel of an internal combustion engine, provided with a duct (2), through which fuel flows before reaching the components leading it into combustion chamber. The duct is characterized by having at least 2 pairs (3, 4) made of permanent magnets (3h, 3n, 4h, 4n) placed on the opposite sides of duct (2). The magnets of each couple have the same polarity facing the duct and have polarization axis (T-T, U-U) perpendicular to the duct axis V-V.

Description

MAGNETIC DEVICE FOR FUEL TREATMENT.

This finding belongs to the technological field of magnetic devices apt to pre- treat fuel in internal combustion engines, with aim to improve combustion process achieving higher efficiency and lower polluting gases emission.

As known, the energy produced in an internal combustion engine derives from the exothermic reaction, combustion, of fuel with air and the amount of energy which can be obtained from a fixed fuel mass depends on combustion speed, increasing with it, that is diminishing the longer the time needed to complete combustion.

At the same time the faster the combustion, less probable is the presence in exhaust gas of not combusted elements as HCl or half-combusted elements as carbon monoxide.

Many attempts have been made in recent times to improve fuel combustion by letting fuel flow through magnetic field lines produced by permanent magnets, but results have not been much satisfactory.

The finder as the present magnetic device has found a device of the above mentioned type where magnets layout allows achieving optimal results. This layout has been determined by taking into account that in hydrocarbons branched chains constituting fuel, the elements laying at the branches end are in the best condition to react quickly with oxygen contained in air. By laying the magnets as shown in the following, a solution has been found so that, by means of the magnetic field produced by the magnets, the above mentioned branches in the hydrocarbon chain are given position and orientation optimal to achieve the quickest and most complete combustion. The device of this finding is, as it will be shown, very easy to realize and to apply and is constituted of at least one couple of permanent magnets, positioned in series along the axis of the duct leading the fuel to be treated.

Each couple is made up of two magnets positioned parallel on the opposite side of the duct and with same polarity facing each other.

When fuel crosses magnetic flux lines produced by the magnets couples, hydrocarbons chain branches undergo the above mentioned change in their position and orientation, which, as it has been shown experimentally, brings to the wished results, that is a higher combustion efficiency and a lower pollution in exhaust gases.

To improve the whole, the finder has also foreseen in the device the way to modify the distance between homologous facing polarities in order to adjust magnetic flux intensity through the fuel.

The finder has also foreseen the possibility to apply further couples of magnets magnetically positioned in series with the previous ones, in order to increase magnetic field intensity. This has been achieved by laying each second couple in order to include, with aligned magnetic axis, each first couple. Of course, in order to strengthen total magnetic field, space between each magnet of firs couple and each magnet of second couple must be filled with a plate of ferromagnetic material.

Object of this finding is then a magnetic device for fuel treatment as described in enclosed claim 1.

A more detailed description of some application examples for the finding device, with reference to the enclosed drawing is now given:

* Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of a device according to this finding provided with one couple of magnets. * Figure 2 is a longitudinal section of a device according to this finding provided with four couples of magnets.

* Figure 3 is a longitudinal section of a further example with three couples of magnets, with polarity in one couple of magnets inverted respect to the other two couples.

* Figure 4 is a longitudinal section of a device similar to the one of Figure 1 in which two magnets with larger cross dimension are applied on the external sides of the magnets forming two couples.

* Figure 5 is a cross section of the device of Figure 2 provided with a system to adjust the distance between the magnets forming a couple.

* Figure 6 is a longitudinal section of another example in which further couples of magnets and ferromagnetic plates are inserted in order to increase magnetic field intensity.

When Figure 1 is taken into account, it can be seen that the example represented by device 1 includes two sided couples 3, 4 constituted by permanent magnets 3h, 3n, 4h, 4n placed on the opposite sides respect to duct 2 in which fuel flows before reaching an internal combustion engine (not shown in figure).

The magnets forming each couple are positioned and oriented in such a way to have the homologous polarities (N-N in the drawing) faced against the external surface of duct 2, being their polarization axis T-T and U-U aligned and perpendicular to axis V-V of duct 2. The fuel, flowing into duct 2, crosses the magnetic fields flux lines generated by the couples 3, 4 of magnets

3h, 3n, 4h, 4n receiving the above mentioned effect, which improves its characteristics making its combustion quick and complete.

In figure 2 it can be seen how. according to another possible layout of the finding 11, each of the first magnets couple 3, 4 lays between the second couple 5, 6 made by magnets 5h, 5n, 6h, 6n with polarization axis M-M and 0-O₅ coincident with those of the correspondent magnets forming the first couple, being homologous magnets so faced each other with different polarities.

Space between second magnets couple 5, 6 and first couple 3, 4 is occupied by plate 7 of ferromagnetic material.

With this layout an increase of the magnetic flux intensity through duct 2 can be obtained, with larger effect on fuel flowing through it, important if for example fuel is oil for diesel engines with hydrocarbons chains wider and with more branches. In figure 3 another example is shown, 21, with three first couples indicated by reference numbers 3, 4, 13. While two of them 3, 4 are oriented exactly as in figure 1, couple 13, even if positioned in the same way, is constituted by two magnets 13h, 13n with facing polarities (N poles in the drawing) inverted respect to the ones of magnets 3h, 3n, 4h, 4n constituting the other two couples 3, 4. This solution brings to a different layout and shape of the magnetic flux lines 0 in whole device 21 and has resulted to be particularly effective in pre-treatment of high density fuels.

In figure 4 another example can be seen, 31, with only two couples of magnets 3, 4 as in device of figure 1, in which on two homologous magnets 3h, 4h, 3n, 4n of two subsequent couples 3, 4 two bridge-magnets 14h, 14n are overlaid, having a transversal size T in direction of axis V-V of duct 2 such to overlap entirely the external surfaces of magnets 3h, 4h, 3n, 4n, being attracted by the latter as polarities of bridge-magnets 14h, 14n are opposed respect to the ones of magnets 3h, 4h, 3n, 4n which they are overlapped to. This solution allows strengthening intensity of the resulting magnetic fields, achieving a particular flux line shape favourable in treatment of some types of fuel. In the treated cases only two or three couples of magnets have been used (joint or not to other couples laid as described), but also a larger number of couples can be adopted, aligned along axis V-V of duct 2, laying preferably at the same distance each other. Analogously, instead of applying only a second couple of magnets onto each first couple, more couples can be applied coaxially, to be magnetically "in series" (this solution is not shown in drawings).

In figure 6 a further application example of this finding is shown, with the four first permanent magnets couples 3, 4, 3', 4' placed on opposite sides respect to fuel duct 2.

Analogously to the layout shown in figure I₅ the magnets constituting each first couple are positioned and oriented in such a way to have homologous faces (N-N in the example) facing each other with polarization axis aligned and almost perpendicular to duct 2 axis. In this layout, on two homologous magnets constituting the first two couples, two bridge-magnets couples 14, 14' and 15, 15' are over posed, with a transversal size T in direction of duct 2 axis such to overlap entirely the external surfaces of magnets 3, 4, 3', 4', being these bridge-magnets attracted by the latter, having their polarity opposed to the one of the adjacent magnets. Between first bridge-magnets 14. 14' and second magnets 15, 15' as well as externally to second magnets 15, 15' plates in ferromagnetic material of suitable thickness 7 (first) and T (second) are placed, with a transversal size such to overlap entirely the external surfaces of bridge-magnets 14,14',15,15'. The advantage of this layout of the finding is that this solution greatly strengthen the intensity of magnetic fields, with an optimal orientation effect on the hydrocarbons branched chains in fuel flowing through duct 2. As anticipated, it has been foreseen to provide the devices object of this finding with system to adjust the distance between the magnets forming a couple. In figure 5 it can be seen how, on the device 11 described above, magnets 4h, 4n of couple 4 are fixed on to two plates 8, 9 tied by a threaded bolt 10. By varying screwing angle of nuts 12, a variation of distance D between the magnets 4h, 4n can be achieved, with an eventual pressure and deformation of fuel duct 2. This solution allows achieving an optimal adjustment of the magnetic flux intensity through the fuel flowing in duct 2. A device bringing to favourable effects has been realised, easy to apply with any angular positioning of the magnets couples along the fuel duct. Magnets can have different, case dependent, shapes, i.e. can be prismatic, with circular crown shape; moreover the magnets constituting a couple can have different shapes and dimensions (this is not represented in drawings).

Claims

1. Magnetic device (1, 11, 21, 31) for treatment of internal combustion engine fuel, being the motor provided of a duct (2) through which the fuel flows before reaching the components leading it it combustion chamber, characterized by including at least two first couples (3, 4) made by permanent magnets (3h, 3n, 4h, 4n) laying on opposite sides respect to the duct above (2), having the magnets of each couple homologous polarities facing themselves and being their polarization axes (T-T, U-U) aligned and substantially perpendicular to the duct axis V-V.

2. Device according to claim 1, where first couples are at least 3 (3, 4, 13) having magnets (13h, 13n) of at least one couple polarities facing inverted respect to the ones of the other magnets (3, 4).

3. Device according to one of the previous claims, in which each of first permanent magnets couples (3, 4) lays between a second couple (5, 6) of permanent magnets (5h, 5n, 6h, 6n) having polarization axis (M-M, 0-0) coincident with the ones of magnets (3h, 3n, 4h, 4n) of the first couples (3, 4) being each magnet of second couple (5, 6) faced parallel respect to the correspondent magnet of first couple with polarity of first couple(3, 4) inverted respect to polarities of second couple (5, 6) and being the space between the magnets of first and second couples filled with a plate (7) of ferromagnetic material.

4. Device according to one of the previous claims, in which on two or more homologous magnets (3h, 4h, 3n, 4n) belonging to subsequent couples (3, 4) two bridge-magnets (14h, 14n) are over posed, having cross dimension (T) to overlap the external surfaces of the over mentioned two or more magnets (3h, 4h, 3n, 4n), being attracted by their polarity which are inverted respect to their own polarity facing thereto.

5. Device according to one of the previous claims, characterized by including means (8, 9, 10, 11) apt to adjust the axial distance (D) between the magnets forming one or more over posed couples. (3, 4, 5, 6).

6. Device according to claim 1 in which four first sided couples (3, 4, 3', 4') of permanent magnets are foreseen in series along duct 2, being sited on opposite side respect to duct 2 and being each of the homologous magnets belonging to subsequent couples over posed externally first (14, 14') and second (15,15') bridge magnets having cross dimension along fuel duct axis such to overlap completely the external surfaces of above mentioned permanent magnets, and being such bridge magnets attracted by the latter as having polarities opposed to the ones of the permanent magnets they are over posed to and being plates in ferromagnetic material with sufficient or different thickness between first (14, 14') and second (15,15') bridge magnet and externally to the second bridge magnets laying, having the plates a transversal dimension such to overlap completely the adjacent surfaces of above mentioned bridge magnets (14, 14', 15, 15').