Claims
- 1. A method of preparing a gas-phase fluid, comprising the steps of:
- (a) introducing a two-phase fluid into a flow path, said flow path including a flow pressure increasing duct;
- (b) spinning the fluid in said flow pressure increasing duct to create a spinning column of fluid containing aerosol particles;
- (c) subjecting said spinning column to rapid differentials in pressure and changes in velocity;
- (d) continuously delivering air tangentially to said spinning column to accelerate said spinning column and to create vortical turbulence interfaces with said spinning column thereby subjecting said aerosol particles to shear forces and internal particle pressures for converting the aerosol particles into a gas-phase fluid; and
- (e) withdrawing said gas-phase fluid thus created while retaining any remaining aerosol particles therein,
- wherein lighter aerosol particles are continuously converted to a gas-phase fluid while heavier aerosol particles are progressively diminished in size as the aerosol particles are subjected to said shear forces and differential particle pressures.
- 2. The method of preparing a gas-phase fluid according to claim 1,
- wherein said flow pressure increasing duct includes a first delivery inlet positioned at the upstream end of said flow pressure increasing duct and at least one inlet positioned on the periphery of said duct at the upstream end of said flow pressure increasing duct,
- wherein step (b) is performed by passing said fluid through said first delivery inlet and by passing air through said at least one inlet positioned on the periphery of said flow pressure increasing duct.
- 3. The method of preparing a gas-phase fluid according to claim 2,
- wherein step (e) includes spinning said remaining aerosol particles to cause said aerosol particles to recondense as a liquid upon a separating surface.
- 4. The method of preparing a gas-phase fluid according to claim 3,
- wherein said flow pressure increasing duct includes a second delivery inlet positioned at the upstream end of said flow pressure increasing duct, and
- wherein step (a) further includes combining said liquid with the fluid being introduced into said flow path, said liquid being introduced into said second delivery inlet,
- whereby said liquid is combined with said fluid being introduced into said flow path for further shearing.
- 5. The method of preparing a gas-phase fluid according to claim 2,
- wherein said flow path further includes a venturi chamber, and said method further comprises:
- (f) following step (d), continuously delivering said gas-phase fluid to said venturi chamber and simultaneously mixing said gas-phase fluid with air in said venturi chamber.
- 6. The method of preparing a gas-phase fluid according to claim 5,
- wherein said venturi chamber includes a plurality of openings circumferentially positioned about a throat of said venturi chamber, and an air inlet,
- wherein step (f) is performed by continuously receiving said gas-phase fluid through said plurality of openings and by receiving air through said venturi chamber air inlet.
- 7. The method of preparing a gas-phase fluid according to claim 6,
- wherein step (e) includes spinning said remaining aerosol particles to cause said aerosol particles to recondense as a liquid upon a separating surface.
- 8. The method of preparing a gas-phase fluid according to claim 7,
- wherein said flow pressure increasing duct includes a second delivery inlet positioned at the upstream end of said flow pressure increasing duct, and
- wherein step (a) further includes combining said liquid with the fluid being introduced into said flow path, said liquid being introduced into said second delivery inlet,
- whereby said liquid is combined with said fluid being introduced into said flow path for further shearing.
- 9. The method of preparing a gas-phase fluid according to claim 1,
- wherein said flow pressure increasing duct includes a first delivery inlet positioned at the upstream end of said flow pressure increasing duct and further includes at least one inlet positioned on the periphery of said duct at the upstream end of said flow pressure increasing duct, a constriction portion downstream of said flow pressure increasing duct, and an acceleration portion having at least one inlet positioned on a periphery of said accelerator portion, wherein:
- step (b) is performed by passing said fluid through said first delivery inlet and by passing air through said at least one inlet positioned on the periphery of said flow pressure increasing duct,
- step (c) is performed by passing said aerosol particles through said constriction portion, and
- step (d) is performed by passing air through said at least one inlet positioned on the periphery of said accelerator portion.
- 10. The method of preparing a gas-phase fluid according to claim 9,
- wherein step (e) includes spinning said remaining aerosol particles to cause said aerosol particles to recondense as a liquid upon a separating surface.
- 11. The method of preparing a gas-phase fluid according to claim 10,
- wherein said flow pressure increasing duct includes a second delivery inlet positioned at the upstream end of said flow pressure increasing duct, and
- wherein step (a) further includes combining said liquid with the fluid being introduced into said flow path, said liquid being introduced into said second delivery inlet,
- whereby said liquid is combined with said fluid being introduced into said flow path for further shearing.
- 12. The method of preparing a gas-phase fluid according to claim 9,
- wherein said flow path further includes a venturi chamber, and said method further comprises:
- (f) following step (d), continuously delivering said gas-phase fluid to said venturi chamber and simultaneously mixing said gas-phase fluid with air in said venturi chamber.
- 13. The method of preparing a gas-phase fluid according to claim 12,
- wherein said venturi chamber includes a plurality of openings circumferentially positioned about a throat of said venturi chamber, and an air inlet,
- wherein step (f) is performed by continuously receiving said gas-phase fluid through said plurality of openings and by receiving air through said venturi chamber air inlet.
- 14. The method of preparing a gas-phase fluid according to claim 13,
- wherein step (e) includes spinning said remaining aerosol particles to cause said aerosol particles to recondense as a liquid upon a separating surface.
- 15. The method of preparing a gas-phase fluid according to claim 14,
- wherein said flow pressure increasing duct includes a second delivery inlet positioned at the upstream end of said flow pressure increasing duct, and
- wherein step (a) further includes combining said liquid with the fluid being introduced into said flow path, said liquid being introduced into said second delivery inlet,
- whereby said liquid is combined with said fluid being introduced into said flow path for further shearing.
- 16. The method of preparing a gas-phase fluid according to claim 1,
- wherein said flow path includes a first delivery inlet positioned at the upstream end of said flow pressure increasing duct and at least one inlet positioned on a periphery of said flow pressure increasing duct at the upstream end of said flow pressure increasing duct, a first constriction portion downstream of said flow pressure increasing duct, and a first accelerator portion having at least one inlet positioned on a periphery thereof downstream of said constriction portion, and at least one arrangement of a second constriction portion and a second accelerator portion having at least one inlet positioned on a periphery thereof, said second accelerator downstream of said second constriction portion, said at least one arrangement downstream of said first accelerator portion wherein:
- step (b) is performed by passing said fluid through said first delivery inlet and passing air through said at least one inlet positioned on a periphery of said flow pressure increasing duct;
- step (c) is performed by passing said aerosol particles through said first constriction portion;
- step (d) is performed by passing air through said at least one inlet positioned on the periphery of said accelerator portion, and
- steps (c) and (d) are repeated in said at least one arrangement,
- whereby the heavier aerosol particles are subjected to prolonged turbulence and shear forces.
- 17. The method of preparing a gas-phase fluid according to claim 16,
- wherein step (e) includes spinning said remaining aerosol particles to cause said aerosol particles to recondense as a liquid upon a separating surface.
- 18. The method of preparing a gas-phase fluid according to claim 17,
- wherein said flow pressure increasing duct includes a second delivery inlet positioned at the upstream end of said flow pressure increasing duct, and
- wherein step (a) further includes combining said liquid with the fluid being introduced into said flow path, said liquid being introduced into said second delivery inlet,
- whereby said liquid is combined with said fluid being introduced into said flow path for further shearing.
- 19. The method of preparing a gas-phase fluid according to claim 16,
- wherein said flow path further includes a venturi chamber, and said method further comprises:
- (f) following step (d), continuously delivering said gas-phase fluid to said venturi chamber and simultaneously mixing said gas-phase fluid with air in said venturi chamber.
- 20. The method of preparing a gas-phase fluid according to claim 19,
- wherein said venturi chamber includes a plurality of openings circumferentially positioned about a throat of said venturi chamber, an air inlet,
- wherein step (f) is performed by continuously receiving said gas-phase fluid through said plurality of openings and by receiving air through said venturi chamber air inlet.
- 21. The method of preparing a gas-phase fluid according to claim 20,
- wherein step (e) includes spinning said remaining aerosol particles to cause said aerosol particles to recondense as a liquid upon a separating surface.
- 22. The method of preparing a gas-phase fluid according to claim 21,
- wherein said flow pressure increasing duct includes a second delivery inlet positioned at the upstream end of said flow pressure increasing duct, and
- wherein step (a) further includes combining said liquid with the fluid being introduced into said flow path, said liquid being introduced into said second delivery inlet,
- whereby said liquid is combined with said fluid being introduced into said flow path for further shearing.
- 23. The method of preparing a gas-phase fluid according to claim 1,
- wherein step (e) includes spinning said remaining aerosol particles to cause said aerosol particles to recondense as a liquid upon a separating surface.
- 24. The method of preparing a gas-phase fluid according to claim 23,
- wherein step (a) further includes combining said liquid with the fluid being introduced into said flow path, said liquid being introduced into said flow pressure increasing duct,
- whereby said liquid is combined with said fluid being introduced into said flow path for further shearing.
- 25. A method of preparing a gas-phase fluid, comprising the steps of:
- (a) introducing a two-phase fluid into a plurality of flow paths, each of said flow paths including a flow pressure increasing duct;
- (b) spinning the fluid in said flow pressure increasing duct to create a spinning column of fluid containing aerosol particles;
- (c) subjecting said spinning column to rapid differentials in pressure and changes in velocity;
- (d) continuously delivering air tangentially to said spinning column to accelerate said spinning column and to create vortical turbulence interfaces with said spinning column thereby subjecting said aerosol particles to shear forces and internal particle pressures for converting the aerosol particles into a gas-phase fluid; and
- (e) withdrawing said gas-phase fluid thus created while retaining any remaining aerosol particles therein,
- wherein lighter aerosol particles are continuously converted to a gas-phase fluid while heavier aerosol particles are progressively diminished in size as the aerosol particles are subjected to said shear forces and differential particle pressures.
- 26. The method of preparing a gas-phase fluid according to claim 25,
- wherein each flow pressure increasing duct includes a first delivery inlet positioned at the upstream end of said flow pressure increasing duct and at least one inlet positioned on the periphery of said duct at the upstream end of said flow pressure increasing duct,
- wherein step (b) is performed by passing said fluid through said first delivery inlet and by passing air through said at least one inlet positioned on the periphery of said flow pressure increasing duct.
- 27. The method of preparing a gas-phase fluid according to claim 26,
- wherein step (e) includes spinning said remaining aerosol particles to cause said aerosol particles to recondense as a liquid upon a separating surface.
- 28. The method of preparing a gas-phase fluid according to claim 27,
- wherein said flow pressure increasing duct includes a second delivery inlet positioned at the upstream end of said flow pressure increasing duct, and
- wherein step (a) further includes combining said liquid with the fluid being introduced into said flow path, said liquid being introduced into said second delivery inlet,
- whereby said liquid is combined with said fluid being introduced into said flow path for further shearing.
- 29. The method of preparing a gas-phase fluid according to claim 26,
- wherein said flow path further includes a venturi chamber, and said method further comprises:
- (f) following step (d), continuously delivering said gas-phase fluid to said venturi chamber and simultaneously mixing said gas-phase fluid with air in said venturi chamber.
- 30. The method of preparing a gas-phase fluid according to claim 29,
- wherein said venturi chamber includes a plurality of openings circumferentially positioned about a throat of said venturi chamber, and an air inlet,
- wherein step (f) is performed by continuously receiving said gas-phase fluid through said plurality of openings and by receiving air through said venturi chamber air inlet.
- 31. The method of preparing a gas-phase fluid according to claim 30,
- wherein step (e) includes spinning said remaining aerosol particles to cause said aerosol particles to recondense as a liquid upon a separating surface.
- 32. The method of preparing a gas-phase fluid according to claim 31,
- wherein said flow pressure increasing duct includes a second delivery inlet positioned at the upstream end of said flow pressure increasing duct, and
- wherein step (a) further includes combining said liquid with the fluid being introduced into said flow path, said liquid being introduced into said second delivery inlet,
- whereby said liquid is combined with said fluid being introduced into said flow path for further shearing.
- 33. The method of preparing a gas-phase fluid according to claim 25,
- wherein each flow pressure increasing duct includes a first delivery inlet positioned at the upstream end of said flow pressure increasing duct and further includes at least one inlet positioned on the periphery of said duct at the upstream end of said flow pressure increasing duct, a constriction portion downstream of said flow pressure increasing duct, and an acceleration portion having at least one inlet positioned on a periphery of said accelerator portion, wherein:
- step (b) is performed by passing said fluid through said first delivery inlet and by passing air through said at least one inlet positioned on the periphery of said flow pressure increasing duct,
- step (c) is performed by passing said aerosol particles through said constriction portion, and
- step (d) is performed by passing air through said at least one inlet positioned on the periphery of said accelerator portion.
- 34. The method of preparing a gas-phase fluid according to claim 33,
- wherein step (e) includes spinning said remaining aerosol particles to cause said aerosol particles to recondense as a liquid upon a separating surface.
- 35. The method of preparing a gas-phase fluid according to claim 34,
- wherein said flow pressure increasing duct includes a second delivery inlet positioned at the upstream end of said flow pressure increasing duct, and
- wherein step (a) further includes combining said liquid with the fluid being introduced into said flow path, said liquid being introduced into said second delivery inlet,
- whereby said liquid is combined with said fluid being introduced into said flow path for further shearing.
- 36. The method of preparing a gas-phase fluid according to claim 33,
- wherein said flow path further includes a venturi chamber, and said method further comprises:
- (f) following step (d), continuously delivering said gas-phase fluid to said venturi chamber and simultaneously mixing said gas-phase fluid with air in said venturi chamber.
- 37. The method of preparing a gas-phase fluid according to claim 36,
- wherein said venturi chamber includes a plurality of openings circumferentially positioned about a throat of said venturi chamber, and an air inlet,
- wherein step (f) is performed by continuously receiving said gas-phase fluid through said plurality of openings and by receiving air through said venturi chamber air inlet.
- 38. The method of preparing a gas-phase fluid according to claim 37,
- wherein step (e) includes spinning said remaining aerosol particles to cause said aerosol particles to recondense as a liquid upon a separating surface.
- 39. The method of preparing a gas-phase fluid according to claim 38,
- wherein said flow pressure increasing duct includes a second delivery inlet positioned at the upstream end of said flow pressure increasing duct, and
- wherein step (a) further includes combining said liquid with the fluid being introduced into said flow path, said liquid being introduced into said second delivery inlet,
- whereby said liquid is combined with said fluid being introduced into said flow path for further shearing.
- 40. The method of preparing a gas-phase fluid according to claim 25,
- wherein each flow pressure increasing duct flow includes a first delivery inlet positioned at the upstream end of said flow pressure increasing duct and at least one inlet positioned on a periphery of said flow pressure increasing duct at the upstream end of said flow pressure increasing duct, a first constriction portion downstream of said flow pressure increasing duct, and a first accelerator portion having at least one inlet positioned on a periphery thereof downstream of said constriction portion, and at least one arrangement of a second constriction portion and a second accelerator portion having at least one inlet positioned on a periphery thereof, said second accelerator downstream of said second constriction portion, said at least one arrangement downstream of said first accelerator portion wherein:
- step (b) is performed by passing said fluid through said first delivery inlet and passing air through said at least one inlet positioned on a periphery of said flow pressure increasing duct;
- step (c) is performed by passing said aerosol particles through said first constriction portion;
- step (d) is performed by passing air through said at least one inlet positioned on the periphery of said accelerator portion, and
- steps (c) and (d) are repeated in said at least one arrangement,
- whereby the heavier aerosol particles are subjected to prolonged turbulence and shear forces.
- 41. The method of preparing a gas-phase fluid according to claim 40,
- wherein step (e) includes spinning said remaining aerosol particles to cause said aerosol particles to recondense as a liquid upon a separating surface.
- 42. The method of preparing a gas-phase fluid according to claim 41,
- wherein said flow pressure increasing duct includes a second delivery inlet positioned at the upstream end of said flow pressure increasing duct, and
- wherein step (a) further includes combining said liquid with the fluid being introduced into said flow path, said liquid being introduced into said second delivery inlet,
- whereby said liquid is combined with said fluid being introduced into said flow path for further shearing.
- 43. The method of preparing a gas-phase fluid according to claim 40,
- wherein said flow path further includes a venturi chamber, and said method further comprises:
- (f) following step (d), continuously delivering said gas-phase fluid to said venturi chamber and simultaneously mixing said gas-phase fluid with air in said venturi chamber.
- 44. The method of preparing a gas-phase fluid according to claim 43,
- wherein said venturi chamber includes a plurality of openings circumferentially positioned about a throat of said venturi chamber, and an air inlet,
- wherein step (f) is performed by continuously receiving said gas-phase fluid through said plurality of openings and by receiving air through said venturi chamber air inlet.
- 45. The method of preparing a gas-phase fluid according to claim 44,
- wherein step (e) includes spinning said remaining aerosol particles to cause said aerosol particles to recondense as a liquid upon a separating surface.
- 46. The method of preparing a gas-phase fluid according to claim 45,
- wherein said flow pressure increasing duct includes a second delivery inlet positioned at the upstream end of said flow pressure increasing duct, and
- wherein step (a) further includes combining said liquid with the fluid being introduced into said flow path, said liquid being introduced into said second delivery inlet,
- whereby said liquid is combined with said fluid being introduced into said flow path for further shearing.
- 47. The method of preparing a gas-phase fluid according to claim 25,
- wherein step (e) includes spinning said remaining aerosol particles to cause said aerosol particles to recondense as a liquid upon a separating surface.
- 48. The method of preparing a gas-phase fluid according to claim 47,
- wherein step (a) further includes combining said liquid with the fluid being introduced into said flow path, said liquid being introduced into said flow pressure increasing duct,
- whereby said liquid is combined with said fluid being introduced into said flow path for further shearing.
- 49. A method of preparing a gas-phase fuel-air mixture for an internal combustion engine, comprising the steps of:
- providing a plurality of fuel-air mixture flow paths;
- selectively controlling the flow of fuel and air along said fuel-air mixture flow paths;
- vortically spinning said fuel in a flow pressure increasing portion of each of said fuel-air mixture flow paths for creating vortically spinning columns of fuel and air;
- continuously delivering air tangentially into each of said vortically spinning columns of fuel and air;
- turbulently and vortically commingling said air delivered into each of said vortically spinning columns of fuel and air for vortically shearing said fuel into a substantially vaporized fuel-air mixture;
- vortically homogenizing and mixing said fuel-air mixture and causing unvaporized fuel to impinge upon a separating surface;
- returning said liquid to the beginning of said flow pressure increasing portion of each of said fuel-air mixture flow paths for vaporizing said liquid; and
- exiting the vaporized fuel-air mixture as a gas-phase fuel-air mixture for use in an internal combustion engine,
- wherein the step of vortically spinning the fuel is carried out in a plurality of consecutive portions of each of said fuel vaporizing flow paths for creating a plurality of vortically spinning columns of fuel and air.
- 50. A cyclone vortex system for vaporizing a fluid into a gas-phase fluid, comprising:
- a fluid vaporizing cylindrical vortex configuration having at least one vortex unit with a chamber, an input to said chamber and an output from said chamber for allowing a fluid to flew between said input and said output,
- wherein said input includes a flow pressure increasing duct at one end of said vortex configuration, and said output includes a constricted opening located at another end of said vortex configuration,
- wherein said flow pressure increasing duct includes a first fluid delivery inlet positioned at an upstream end of said flow pressure increasing duct and at least one air inlet positioned on the periphery of said duct at the upstream end of said flow pressure increasing duct, and
- wherein said fluid vaporizing cylindrical vortex configuration has at least one aperture for inputting air tangentially to the flow of fluid between said input and said output for vaporizing said fluid into a gas-phase fluid-air mixture.
- 51. The cyclone vortex system according to claim 50, further comprising:
- a centrifuge housing including,
- an intake opening in fluid communication with said chamber output,
- a centrifuge chamber for cyclonically separating non-vaporized fluid from vaporized fluid,
- a central barrel located within said centrifuge chamber having an input for receiving said vaporized fluid and an output for exiting said vaporized fluid from said centrifuge housing, and a return opening for returning said non-vaporized fluid to a second delivery inlet positioned at an upstream end of said flow pressure increasing duct.
- 52. The cyclone vortex system according to claim 50, further comprising:
- a throttle-body venturi housing including,
- a venturi chamber with a throat,
- a main air intake opening,
- a throttle plate positioned in said throat for controlling the quantity of air passing through said venturi chamber,
- a discharge opening,
- a through hole located between said main air intake opening and said throttle plate for providing air from said main air intake opening to said fluid vaporizing cylindrical vortex configurations, and
- at least one passageway located between said throttle plate and said discharge opening in fluid communication with said chamber output,
- wherein said discharge opening is for discharging the flow of fluid and air from said venturi chamber.
- 53. The cyclone vortex system according to claim 52, further comprising:
- a centrifuge housing including,
- an intake opening in fluid communication with said discharge opening,
- a centrifuge chamber for cyclonically separating non-vaporized fluid from vaporized fluid,
- a central barrel located within said centrifuge chamber having an input for receiving said vaporized fluid and an output for exiting said vaporized fluid from said centrifuge housing, and a return opening for returning said non-vaporized fluid to a second delivery inlet positioned at an upstream end of said flow pressure increasing duct.
- 54. The cyclone vortex system according to claim 53, further comprising:
- said at least one passageway including a plurality of openings an fluid communication with said chamber output, said openings being circumferentially distributed about said throttle-body venturi housing.
- 55. The cyclone vortex system according to claim 54,
- wherein said throttle-body venturi housing includes a venturi-shaped portion positioned downstream of said throttle plate,
- said venturi-shaped portion having at least one opening in fluid communication with said at least one passageway.
- 56. The cyclone vortex system according to claim 54,
- wherein said throttle-body venturi housing includes a venturi-shaped portion positioned downstream of said throttle plate,
- said venturi-shaped portion having a plurality of openings in fluid communication with said passageway, said openings being circumferentially distributed about said venturi-shaped portion.
- 57. The cyclone vortex system according to claim 50,
- wherein said fluid vaporizing cylindrical vortex configuration has a tiered plurality of vortex units, each vortex unit having a vortex chamber for vaporizing a fluid,
- wherein the vortex chamber in each vortex unit is joined by a constricted bore, with the lowermost vortex unit of said tiered plurality of tiered vortex units forming said flow pressure increasing duct at an end of said lowermost vortex unit opposite the end with a constricted bore therein,
- wherein each vortex unit other than said lowermost vortex unit includes at least one aperture, and
- wherein the uppermost vortex unit of said tiered plurality of vortex units includes said output.
- 58. The cyclone vortex system according to claim 57,
- wherein said flow pressure increasing duct includes a first delivery inlet positioned at an upstream end of said flow pressure increasing duct and at least one inlet positioned on the periphery of said duct at the upstream end of said flow pressure increasing duct.
- 59. The cyclone vortex system according to claim 58, further comprising:
- a centrifuge housing including,
- an intake opening in fluid communication with said chamber output,
- a centrifuge chamber for cyclonically separating non-vaporized fluid from vaporized fluid,
- a central barrel located within said centrifuge chamber having an input for receiving said vaporized fluid and an output for exiting said vaporized fluid from said centrifuge housing, and a return opening for returning said non-vaporized fluid to a second delivery inlet positioned at an upstream end of said flow pressure increasing duct.
- 60. The cyclone vortex system according to claim 58, further comprising:
- a throttle-body venturi housing including,
- a venturi chamber with a throat,
- a main air intake opening,
- a throttle plate positioned in said throat for controlling the quantity of air passing through said venturi chamber,
- a discharge opening,
- a through hole located between said main air intake opening and said throttle plate for providing air from said main air intake opening to said fluid vaporizing cylindrical vortex configurations, and
- at least one passageway located between said throttle plate and said discharge opening in fluid communication with said chamber output,
- wherein said discharge opening is for discharging the flow of fluid and air from said venturi chamber.
- 61. The cyclone vortex system according to claim 60, further comprising:
- a centrifuge housing including,
- an intake opening in fluid communication with said discharge opening,
- a centrifuge chamber for cyclonically separating non-vaporized fluid from vaporized fluid,
- a central barrel located within said centrifuge chamber having an input for receiving said vaporized fluid and an output for exiting said vaporized fluid from said centrifuge housing, and a return opening for returning said non-vaporized fluid to a second delivery inlet positioned at an upstream end of said flow pressure increasing duct.
- 62. The cyclone vortex system according to claim 60, further comprising:
- said at least one passageway including a plurality of openings in fluid communication with said chamber output, said openings being circumferentially distributed about said throttle-body venturi housing.
- 63. The cyclone vortex system according to claim 62,
- wherein said throttle-body venturi housing includes a venturi-shaped portion positioned downstream of said throttle plate,
- said venturi-shaped portion having at least one opening in fluid communication with said at least one passageway.
- 64. The cyclone vortex system according to claim 62,
- wherein said throttle-body venturi housing includes a venturi-shaped portion positioned downstream of said throttle plate,
- said venturi-shaped portion having a plurality of openings in fluid communication with said passageway, said openings being circumferentially distributed about said venturi-shaped portion.
- 65. A cyclone vortex system for vaporizing a fluid into a gas-phase fluid, comprising:
- a plurality of fluid vaporizing cylindrical vortex configurations, each vortex configuration having at least one vortex unit with a chamber, an input to said chamber and an output from said chamber for allowing a fluid to flow between said input and said output,
- wherein each input includes a flow pressure increasing duct at one end of said vortex configuration, and each output includes a constricted opening located at another end of each vortex configuration,
- wherein each flow pressure increasing duct includes a first fluid delivery inlet positioned at an upstream end of said flow pressure increasing duct and at least one air inlet positioned on the periphery of said duct at the upstream end of said flow pressure increasing duct, and
- wherein each fluid vaporizing cylindrical vortex configuration has at least one aperture for inputting air tangentially to the flow of fluid between Said input and said output for vaporizing said fluid into a gas-phase fluid-air mixture.
- 66. The cyclone vortex system according to claim 65, further comprising:
- a centrifuge housing including,
- an intake opening in fluid communication with each chamber output,
- a centrifuge chamber for cyclonically separating non-vaporized fluid from vaporized fluid,
- a central barrel located within said centrifuge chamber having an input for receiving said vaporized fluid and an output for exiting said vaporized fluid from said centrifuge housing, and a return opening for returning said non-vaporized fluid to a second delivery inlet positioned at an upstream end of said flow pressure increasing duct.
- 67. The cyclone vortex system according to claim 65, further comprising:
- a throttle-body venturi housing including,
- a venturi chamber with a throat,
- a main air intake opening,
- a throttle plate positioned in said throat for controlling the quantity of air passing through said venturi chamber,
- a discharge opening,
- a through hole located between said main air intake opening and said throttle plate for providing air from said main air intake opening to said fluid vaporizing cylindrical vortex configurations, and
- at least one passageway located between said throttle plate and said discharge opening in fluid communication with each chamber output,
- wherein said discharge opening is for discharging the flow of fluid and air from said venturi chamber.
- 68. The cyclone vortex system according to claim 67, further comprising:
- a centrifuge housing including,
- an intake opening in fluid communication with said discharge opening,
- a centrifuge chamber for cyclonically separating non-vaporized fluid from vaporized fluid,
- a central barrel located within said centrifuge chamber having an input for receiving said vaporized fluid and an output for exiting said vaporized fluid from said centrifuge housing, and a return opening for returning said non-vaporized fluid to a second delivery inlet positioned at an upstream end of said flow pressure increasing duct.
- 69. The cyclone vortex system according to claim 68, further comprising:
- said at least one passageway including a plurality of openings in fluid communication with each chamber output, said openings being circumferentially distributed about said throttle-body venturi housing.
- 70. The cyclone vortex system according to claim 69,
- wherein said throttle-body venturi housing includes a venturi-shaped portion positioned downstream of said throttle plate,
- said venturi-shaped portion having at least one opening in fluid communication with said at least one passageway.
- 71. The cyclone vortex system according to claim 69,
- wherein said throttle-body venturi housing includes a venturi-shaped portion positioned downstream of said throttle plate,
- said venturi-shaped portion having a plurality of openings in fluid communication with said passageway, said openings being circumferentially distributed about said venturi-shaped portion.
- 72. The cyclone vortex system according to claim 65,
- wherein each fluid vaporizing cylindrical vortex configuration has a tiered plurality of vortex units, each vortex unit having a vortex chamber for vaporizing a fluid,
- wherein the vortex chamber in each vortex unit is joined by a constricted bore, with the lowermost vortex unit of said tiered plurality of tiered vortex units forming said flow pressure increasing duct at an end of said lowermost vortex unit opposite the end with a constricted bore therein,
- wherein each vortex unit other than said lowermost vortex unit includes at least one aperture, and
- wherein the uppermost vortex unit of said tiered plurality of vortex units includes said output.
- 73. The cyclone vortex system for vaporizing a fluid into a gas-phase fluid according to claim 72, wherein said flow pressure increasing duct includes a first delivery inlet positioned at an upstream end of each flow pressure increasing duct and at least one inlet positioned on the periphery of said duct at the upstream end of said flow pressure increasing duct.
- 74. The cyclone vortex system according to claim 73, further comprising:
- a centrifuge housing including,
- an intake opening in fluid communication with each chamber output,
- a centrifuge chamber for cyclonically separating non-vaporized fluid from vaporized fluid,
- a central barrel located within said centrifuge chamber having an input for receiving said vaporized fluid and an output for exiting said vaporized fluid from said centrifuge housing, and a return opening for returning said non-vaporized fluid to a second delivery inlet positioned at an upstream end of said flow pressure increasing duct.
- 75. The cyclone vortex system according to claim 73, further comprising:
- a throttle-body venturi housing including,
- a venturi chamber with a throat,
- a main air intake opening,
- a throttle plate positioned in said throat for controlling the quantity of air passing through said venturi chamber,
- a discharge opening,
- a through hole located between said main air intake opening and said throttle plate for providing air from said main air intake opening to said fluid vaporizing cylindrical vortex configurations, and
- at least one passageway located between said throttle plate and said discharge opening in fluid communication with each chamber output,
- wherein said discharge opening is for discharging the flow of fluid and air from said venturi chamber.
- 76. The cyclone vortex system according to claim 75, further comprising:
- a centrifuge housing including,
- an intake opening in fluid communication with said discharge opening,
- a centrifuge chamber for cyclonically separating non-vaporized fluid from vaporized fluid,
- a central barrel located within said centrifuge chamber having an input for receiving said vaporized fluid and an output for exiting said vaporized fluid from said centrifuge housing, and a return opening for returning said non-vaporized fluid to a second delivery inlet positioned at an upstream end of said flow pressure increasing duct.
- 77. The cyclone vortex system according to claim 75, further comprising:
- said at least one passageway including a plurality of openings in fluid communication with said chamber output, said openings being circumferentially distributed about said throttle-body venturi housing.
- 78. The cyclone vortex system according to claim 77,
- wherein said throttle-body venturi housing includes a venturi-shaped portion positioned downstream of said throttle plate,
- said venturi-shaped portion having at least one opening in fluid communication with said at least one passageway.
- 79. The cyclone vortex system according to claim 77,
- wherein said throttle-body venturi housing includes a venturi-shaped portion positioned downstream of said throttle plate,
- said venturi-shaped portion having a plurality of openings in fluid communication with said passageway, said openings being circumferentially distributed about said venturi-shaped portion.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 08/461,444, filed Jun. 5, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,512,216, issued Apr. 30, 1996, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/346,257, filed Nov. 23, 1994, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,472,645, issued Dec. 5, 1995.
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