Purpose. The catalyst-activator is designed to activate fuel at the inlet to the combustion chamber of internal combustion engines in order to improve technical, economic and environmental performance.
Scope. Potential users are transport and energy structures of Ukraine using internal combustion engines.
Advantages. Compared with known analogues, the presented design has advantages consisting in reducing the cost (no more than one noble metal), fuel activation begins immediately after spillage without using a DC source, so its running-in is significantly shorter in time compared to analogues. The aviation version assumes the presence of a cover, a fuel drain valve, a bypass valve and a pressure drop indicator.
Description. The design of the catalyst-activator consists of a cylindrical body with inlet and outlet fittings, inside which at least honeycomb filters are located based on compositions of molybdenum compounds, aluminum oxide, silicon dioxide and spongy titanium and other components of the compositions associated with the surface of basalt. The catalytic properties of active fillers of honeycomb filters, the potential difference between hydrocarbon ions and these fillers leads to the rupture of hydrocarbon chains and their grinding. Structural isomerization, dehydrogenation and aromatization of fuel occur. The broken bonds of these chains have an increased electric potential and the cations formed in this way combine more actively with oxygen, the ignition temperature of the fuel decreases. As a result, more efficient combustion of fuel in the engine occurs, and the amount of harmful substances in the exhaust gas, such as carbon monoxide and soot, decreases. Experimental studies have shown that hourly fuel consumption, depending on the type of engine and the installation of a catalyst-activator, decreases from 5 to 15%.