Ethanol separation using air from turbo compressor
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
F02D-023/00
F02D-041/00
F02B-033/44
F02B-023/00
F02B-047/00
F02B-043/00
F02B-013/00
F02M-015/00
출원번호
US-0014952
(2008-01-16)
등록번호
US-8141356
(2012-03-27)
발명자
/ 주소
Leone, Thomas G.
Stein, Robert A.
출원인 / 주소
Ford Global Technologies, LLC
대리인 / 주소
Lippa, Allan J.
인용정보
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17인용 특허 :
108
초록▼
Methods and systems for separating fuel and supplying the separated fuel to an engine are disclosed. In one example, alcohol is separated from a blend of alcohol and gasoline. The methods and systems may improve fuel separator operation by adjusting separator operation in response to engine operatin
Methods and systems for separating fuel and supplying the separated fuel to an engine are disclosed. In one example, alcohol is separated from a blend of alcohol and gasoline. The methods and systems may improve fuel separator operation by adjusting separator operation in response to engine operating conditions.
대표청구항▼
1. A method for operating an internal combustion engine with a compression device, the method comprising: compressing a flow of engine intake air via the compression device;directing the flow of engine intake air to a first side of a membrane;directing a mixed fuel including at least a hydrocarbon c
1. A method for operating an internal combustion engine with a compression device, the method comprising: compressing a flow of engine intake air via the compression device;directing the flow of engine intake air to a first side of a membrane;directing a mixed fuel including at least a hydrocarbon component and an oxygenated component to an opposite side of the membrane;separating the mixed fuel into a first hydrocarbon-enriched fuel fraction and a second oxygenated-enriched fuel fraction by selectively diffusing at least a portion of the oxygenated-component through the membrane into the flow of engine intake air flowing along the first side of the membrane. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein an intercooler receives the oxygenated-enriched fuel fraction suspended within the flow of engine intake air and cools the flow of engine intake air to produce a cooled air flow, and at least a portion of the oxygenated-enriched fuel fraction is condensed into a liquid condensate. 3. The method of claim 2, wherein the cooled air flow with at least a portion of the oxygenated-enriched fuel fraction suspended therein is heated within a heat exchanger and recirculated to the first side of the membrane. 4. The method of claim 3, wherein the engine further includes a turbocharger, the heat exchanger receives an exhaust gas flow from the turbocharger, and heat energy within the exhaust gas flow is transferred to the cooled air flow via the heat exchanger. 5. The method of claim 3, wherein the cooled air flow is impelled to flow from the intercooler to the first side of the membrane by a fan and a venturi passage. 6. The method of claim 2, wherein at least a portion of the liquid condensate is directly injected into a combustion chamber of the engine for combustion. 7. The method of claim 6, wherein the liquid condensate injection amount is based on at least one operating condition. 8. The method of claim 2, wherein an air-fuel ratio within the combustion chamber is adjusted in response to an amount of ethanol vapor passed on to the engine from the intercooler. 9. The method of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the flow of engine intake air is delivered to a combustion chamber of the engine. 10. The method of claim 1, wherein an air-fuel ratio within the combustion chamber is adjusted in response to an estimation of an amount of ethanol vapor passed on to the engine from the first side of the selective membrane, and where the compressing is adjusted to adjust the separation. 11. The method of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the first hydrocarbon-enriched fuel is cooled by a fuel cooler, received by a purified gasoline tank, and injected into a combustion chamber of the engine. 12. A method for operating an internal combustion engine with a compression device, the method comprising: compressing a flow of engine intake air via the compression device;directing the flow of engine intake air to a separation membrane;directing a mixed fuel including at least gasoline and ethanol to the membrane;diffusing ethanol across the membrane at a faster rate than gasoline into the flow of engine intake air;condensing at least a portion of the diffused ethanol out of the intake air, and delivering the condensed ethanol directly to a cylinder of the engine;delivering any remaining ethanol in the intake air into the intake of the engine; anddelivering the mixed fuel to the cylinder of the engine. 13. A system for an engine, comprising: a fuel tank containing a mixed fuel that includes a hydrocarbon component and an oxygenated component;a compression device for compressing a flow of engine intake air, the compression device coupled to a turbine in an exhaust system of the engine;a selective membrane with a first side and an opposite side, where the first side of the selective membrane receives a flow of engine intake air from the compression device, the opposite side of the selective membrane receives a flow of the mixed fuel from the fuel tank, and the mixed fuel is separated into a first hydrocarbon-enriched fuel fraction and a second oxygenated-enriched fuel fraction by selective diffusion of at least a portion of the oxygenated-component through the membrane into the flow of engine intake air flowing along the first side of the membrane. 14. The system of claim 13, wherein an intercooler receives the oxygenated-enriched fuel fraction suspended within the flow of engine intake air and cools the flow of engine intake air to produce a cooled air flow, and at least a portion of the oxygenated-enriched fuel fraction is condensed into a liquid condensate. 15. The system of claim 14, wherein the cooled air flow with at least a portion of the oxygenated-enriched fuel fraction suspended therein is heated within a heat exchanger and recirculated to the first side of the selective membrane. 16. The system of claim 15, wherein the heat exchanger receives an exhaust gas flow from the turbine, and heat energy within the exhaust gas flow is absorbed by the cooled air flow via the heat exchanger. 17. The system of claim 16, wherein the system further includes a fan and a venturi passage and the cooled air flow is impelled to flow from the intercooler to the first side of the membrane by the fan and the venturi passage. 18. The system of claim 14, wherein at least a portion of the liquid condensate is directly injected into a combustion chamber of the engine for combustion. 19. The system of claim 18, wherein the liquid condensate injection amount is based on at least one operating condition. 20. The system of claim 14, wherein an air-fuel ratio within the combustion chamber is adjusted in response to an amount of ethanol vapor passed on to the engine from the intercooler. 21. The system of claim 13, wherein at least a portion of the flow of engine intake air is delivered to a combustion chamber of the engine. 22. The system of claim 21, wherein an air-fuel ratio within the combustion chamber is adjusted in response to an estimation of an amount of ethanol vapor passed on to the engine from the first side of the selective membrane. 23. The system of claim 13, wherein at least a portion of the first hydrocarbon-enriched fuel fraction is cooled by a fuel cooler, received by a purified gasoline tank, and injected into a combustion chamber of the engine.
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