Claims
- 1. A system for producing a water-in-oil emulsion fuel, comprising:
- an additive solution tank for producing an emulsifying additive solution by mixing NAOH and CaCl.sub.2 and water and storing the additive solution therein;
- a mixing tank for mixing heavy oil, water and said emulsifying additive solution from said additive solution tank so that said water substantially uniformly distributed and suspended in the dispersion medium of said heavy oil to produce said water-in-oil emulsion fuel; and
- a storage tank for storing said water-in-oil emulsion fuel therein to provides said emulsion fuel to a burning facility.
- 2. A system for producing a water-in-oil emulsion fuel as defined in claim 1, wherein said NAOH; CaCl.sub.2 and water are mixed in a weight ratio ranging from about 10:10:100 to about 50:50:100.
- 3. A system for producing a water-in-oil emulsion fuel as defined in claim 1, wherein said NAOH; CaCl.sub.2 and water are mixed in a weight ratio ranging from about 15:15:100 to about 35:35:100.
- 4. A system for producing a water-in-oil emulsion fuel as defined in claim 1, wherein said NAOH; CaCl.sub.2 and water are mixed in a weight ratio of about 20:20:100.
- 5. A system for producing a water-in-oil emulsion fuel as defined in claim 1, wherein said heavy oil includes heavy oil type A, heavy oil type B and heavy oil type C.
- 6. A system for producing a water-in-oil emulsion fuel as defined in claim 1, wherein said water and said heavy oil are mixed in said mixing tank in a weight ratio from about 95:5 to about 30:70.
- 7. A system for producing a water-in-oil emulsion fuel as defined in claim 1, wherein said water and said heavy oil are mixed in said mixing tank in a weight ratio from about 70:30 to about 75:25.
- 8. A system for producing a water-in-oil emulsion fuel as defined in claim 1, wherein said water-in-oil emulsion fuel oil in said storage tank has a mixing ratio between a sum of said water and heavy oil and said emulsifying additive solution from about 1:0.01 to about 1:0.001 in a weight ratio.
- 9. A system for producing a water-in-oil emulsion fuel as defined in claim 1, wherein said water-in-oil emulsion fuel oil in said storage tank has a mixing ratio between a sum of said water and heavy oil and said emulsifying additive solution from about 1:0.003 to about 1:0.002 in a weight ratio.
- 10. A system for producing a water-in-oil emulsion fuel as defined in claim 1, wherein said water substantially uniformly distributed and suspended in the dispersion medium of said heavy oil in such a manner that substantially each of the particles of said emulsion fuel has a core of said water encapsulated by said heavy oil.
- 11. A system for producing a water-in-oil emulsion fuel, comprising:
- an additive solution tank for producing an emulsifying additive solution by mixing NAOH and CaCl.sub.2 and water and storing the additive solution therein;
- a water tank for producing mixed water by mixing said emulsifying additive solution from said additive solution tank with water in a weight ratio greater than 1:100 and storing said mixed water therein;
- a mixing tank for mixing heavy oil and said mixed water from said water tank having said water and emulsifying additive solution so that said water substantially uniformly distributed and suspended in the dispersion medium of said heavy oil to produce said water-in-oil emulsion fuel; and
- a storage tank for storing said water-in-oil emulsion fuel therein to provides said emulsion fuel to a burning facility.
- 12. A system for producing a water-in-oil emulsion fuel as defined in claim 11, wherein said water substantially uniformly distributed and suspended in the dispersion medium of said heavy oil in such a manner that substantially each of the particles of said emulsion fuel has a core of said water encapsulated by said heavy oil.
- 13. A system for producing a water-in-oil emulsion fuel as defined in claim 11, wherein each of said water tank, mixing tank and storage tank is provided with heating means for heating liquid in each of said tanks.
- 14. A system for producing a water-in-oil emulsion fuel as defined in claim 11, wherein each of said additive solution tank, water tank, mixing tank and storage tank is provided with a level gauge to monitor a surface level of liquid in each of said tanks and send a signal to a control panel when said surface level reaches a predetermined value.
- 15. A system for producing a water-in-oil emulsion fuel as defined in claim 11, wherein said NAOH; CaCl.sub.2 and water are mixed in a weight ratio ranging from about 10:10:100 to about 50:50:100.
- 16. A system for producing a water-in-oil emulsion fuel as defined in claim 11, wherein said NAOH; CaCl.sub.2 and water are mixed in a weight ratio ranging from about 15:15:100 to about 35:35:100.
- 17. A system for producing a water-in-oil emulsion fuel as defined in claim 11, wherein said NAOH; CaCl.sub.2 and water are mixed in a weight ratio of about 20:20:100.
- 18. A system for producing a water-in-oil emulsion fuel as defined in claim 11, wherein said heavy oil includes heavy oil type A, heavy oil type B and heavy oil type C.
- 19. A system for producing a water-in-oil emulsion fuel as defined in claim 11, wherein said water and said heavy oil are mixed in said mixing tank in a weight ratio from about 95:5 to about 30:70.
- 20. A system for producing a water-in-oil emulsion fuel as defined in claim 11, wherein said water and said heavy oil are mixed in said mixing tank in a weight ratio from about 70:30 to about 75:25.
- 21. A system for producing a water-in-oil emulsion fuel as defined in claim 11, wherein said water-in-oil emulsion fuel oil in said storage tank has a mixing ratio between a sum of said water and heavy oil and said emulsifying additive solution from about 1:0.01 to about 1:0.001 in a weight ratio.
- 22. A system for producing a water-in-oil emulsion fuel as defined in claim 11, wherein said water-in-oil emulsion fuel oil in said storage tank has a mixing ratio between a sum of said water and heavy oil and said emulsifying additive solution from about 1:0.003 to about 1:0.002 in a weight ratio.
- 23. A method of making a water-in-oil emulsion fuel, comprising the following steps of:
- mixing NAOH; CaCl.sub.2 and water to form an emulsifying additive solution in a weight ratio ranging from about 10:10:100 to about 50:50:100;
- adding said emulsifying additive solution to a mixture of heavy oil and water wherein said mixture contains heavy oil and water in a weight ratio from about 95:5 to about 30:70; and
- mixing said emulsifying additive solution and said mixture of heavy oil and water wherein said mixture of heavy oil and water and said emulsifying additive are mixed in a weight ratio from about 1:0.01 to about 1:0.001.
- 24. A method of making a water-in-oil emulsion fuel as defined in claim 23, further comprising a step of heating the mixture of said heavy oil, said water and said emulsifying additive solution to maintain a low degree of viscosity of said mixture.
- 25. A method of making a water-in-oil emulsion fuel as defined in claim 23, further comprising a step of monitoring a surface level of said mixture of said heavy oil, said water and said emulsifying additive solution and generating a signal when said surface level decreased to a predetermined level.
- 26. A method of making a water-in-oil emulsion fuel, comprising the following steps of:
- mixing NAOH; CaCl.sub.2 and water to form an emulsifying additive solution in a weight ratio ranging from about 10:10:100 to about 50:50:100;
- adding said emulsifying additive solution to water to form mixed water wherein said mixed water contains said additive solution and said water in a weight ratio greater than 1:100; and
- adding said mixed water to heavy oil and mixing said mixed water and said heavy oil to form said water-in-oil emulsion fuel wherein said water substantially uniformly distributed and suspended in the dispersion medium of said heavy oil in such a manner that substantially each of the particles of said emulsion fuel has a core made of said water encapsulated by said heavy oil.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/004,165 filed Jan. 2, 1998 and entitled "WATER-IN-OIL EMULSION FUEL OIL", now pending.
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