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A fuel vaporization device for an internal combustion engine comprising a vaporization chamber, a liquid fuel inlet to the chamber including a fuel distributor having the capacity to inject tiny fuel droplets into the chamber, an ambient air inlet to the chamber to allow ambient air to mix with the

A fuel vaporization device for an internal combustion engine comprising a vaporization chamber, a liquid fuel inlet to the chamber including a fuel distributor having the capacity to inject tiny fuel droplets into the chamber, an ambient air inlet to the chamber to allow ambient air to mix with the fuel droplets, an annular ambient air distribution ring having circumferentially spaced air distribution inlet holes, positioned upstream of the vaporization chamber, and having an axial outlet surrounding the fuel distributor, at least one turbulence generator in the chamber for creating ambient air turbulence for mixing fuel droplets and ambient air, at least one heater in the chamber to convert the fuel droplet-ambient air mixture to a homogeneous gaseous air-fuel mix as the mixture passes through the chamber, a heater controller operably associated with the heater and preset to regulate thermal output from the heater responsive to temperature of the gaseous air-fuel mix to prevent the temperature from exceeding that at which auto ignition would occur, and an outlet conduit from the chamber for flow of said air-fuel mix to an internal combustion engine.

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A fuel vaporization device for an internal combustion engine comprising: a housing defining a vaporization chamber; a liquid fuel inlet to said chamber including a fuel distributor having the capacity to inject tiny fuel droplets into said chamber; an ambient air inlet to said chamber to allow ambie

A fuel vaporization device for an internal combustion engine comprising: a housing defining a vaporization chamber; a liquid fuel inlet to said chamber including a fuel distributor having the capacity to inject tiny fuel droplets into said chamber; an ambient air inlet to said chamber to allow ambient air into said chamber to mix with said fuel droplets; at least one turbulence generator in said chamber for creating ambient air turbulence for mixing fuel droplets and ambient air within said chamber into a fuel droplet ambient air mixture; a second turbulence generator including means, positioned upstream of said vaporization chamber, for generating turbulence between said ambient air inlet and said vaporization chamber; at least one heater in said chamber to convert the fuel droplet-ambient air mixture to a homogeneous gaseous air-fuel mix as said mixture passes through said chamber; a heater controller operably associated with said heater and preset to regulate thermal output from said heater responsive to temperature of said gaseous air-fuel mix to prevent a temperature of said heater from exceeding that at which auto ignition would occur; and an outlet conduit from said chamber for flow of said air-fuel mix to an internal combustion engine.