patent · US6427639
Method and apparatus for warming intake air to an internal combustion engine
6 August 2002
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This patent is cited by material in the archive, so it is indexed here by number, title and inventor. The archive holds no copy of its text.
Abstract
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for chemically heating one or more components of, or intake air flowing to, an internal combustion engine by feeding hydrogen to a catalyst. In accordance with the invention, condensation of fuels on cold engine cylinder walls during and after cold start-ups is prevented, thereby reducing wear on the engine. The invention also provides a method and apparatus for reducing pollutants commonly occurring during cold start-up o...
Provenance
- Collection
- Cited prior art
- Original PDF
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- Filed
- 1998-12-07
- Source
- Google Patents bibliographic record
- Granted
- 2002-08-06
- Inventors
- Craig C. Andrews; Oliver J. Murphy; LYNNTECH Inc