Claims
- 1. A method of forming a mixture of water and fuel to be supplied to an engine, the method comprising:
- introducing the fuel into a housing;
- spraying water through a first injector into the housing at a rate which increases with the load on the engine, such that the water and fuel form a mixture; and
- spraying water through a second injector into the housing after the first injector reaches a predetermined rate; and
- delivering the mixture to the engine.
- 2. The method of claim 1 further comprising passing the mixture through a static mixer before delivering the mixture to the engine.
- 3. The method of claim 1 wherein the predetermined rate is the maximum rate of the first injector.
RELATED PATENT APPLICATION DATA
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/329,193 filed on Oct. 26, 1994 (U.S. Pat. No. 5,628,184) which in turn was a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 08/012,923 filed on Feb. 3, 1993 (abandoned).
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Continuations (1)
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329193 |
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