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An improved solid fuel carburetor is disclosed for an internal combustion engine or furnace. A solid fuel supply mechanism advances a cake of compressed, powdered, combustible fuel into an operative position in a mixing chamber. A rotary brush mechanism positioned proximately to the fuel supply mech

An improved solid fuel carburetor is disclosed for an internal combustion engine or furnace. A solid fuel supply mechanism advances a cake of compressed, powdered, combustible fuel into an operative position in a mixing chamber. A rotary brush mechanism positioned proximately to the fuel supply mechanism, contacts the fuel cake and abrasively removes fuel particles therefrom in the mixing chamber. An air supply is provided proximate to the brush mechanism for mixing air with the removed fuel particles forming a combustible mixture in the mixing chamber. A delivery mechanism is connected between the mixing chamber and internal combustion engine or furnace, for delivering the combustible mixture to the combustion chamber. The resultant solid fuel carburetor provides a more convenient and safe mechanism for delivering solid state combustible materials to an internal combustion engine or furnace.

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A solid fuel carburetor for an internal combustion engine, comprising: a solid fuel supply means for advancing a cake of solid, combustible fuel into an operative position in a mixing chamber; a rotary brush means proximate to said fuel supply means and contacting said fuel cake, for abrasively remo

A solid fuel carburetor for an internal combustion engine, comprising: a solid fuel supply means for advancing a cake of solid, combustible fuel into an operative position in a mixing chamber; a rotary brush means proximate to said fuel supply means and contacting said fuel cake, for abrasively removing fuel particles therefrom in said mixing chamber; an air supply means proximate to said brush means, for mixing air with said removed fuel particles forming a combustible mixture in said mixing chamber; a delivery means connected between said mixing chamber and said internal combustion engine, for delivering said combustible mixture to said internal combustion engine; said delivery means further comprising, a swirl chamber connected to the output of said mixing chamber, for maintaining said fuel particles suspended in the air; an air inlet having a Venturi restriction therein, connecting the ambient air to said internal combustion engine; said swirl chamber having an outlet in the wall of said Venturi restriction, for introducing said combustible mixture into said engine; a mixing chamber outlet valve mounted between said mixing chamber and said swirl chamber, for preventing said combustible mixture transferred from said mixing chamber into said swirl chamber from flowing back into said mixing chamber; an electromechanical actuator connected to said mixing chamber outlet valve, for closing said outlet valve in response to an input signal; a fuel particle density sensor mounted in said mixing chamber and connected to said input of said actuator, for sensing the ration of fuel particles to air in said mixture and outputting a sensing signal to said actuator; said actuator closing said outlet valve in response to said sensor detecting that said fuel to air ration is less than a predetermined magnitude; a swirl chamber outlet valve mounted between said swirl chamber and said Ventury restriction, for preventing said combustible mixture transferred from said swirl chamber to said Venturi restriction from flowing back into said swirl chamber.