Diesel/Water Emulsion

[michaelmurray]

I have a book titled "Diesel Technology" by Norman, Corinchock, & Schariff. On pages 298-299 it discusses a diesel/water emulsifier. It is made by Harrier Inc. and is about the size of a shoe box. I am wandering if anyone knows where I can find more information about this unit or a similar unit. I have copied some of the text from the book below.



"The diesel/water emulsion system is capable of reducing emissions of NOx particulates, hydrocarbons, and carbon monoxide up to 90%. The major components of the unit include an electronically controlled mechanical mixing unit situated between the fuel filters and the injection pump, which produces a consistent and uniform emulsion of diesel fuel and water. The percentage of water in the emulsion can be pre-set fom five to more than 30%. An electronic control module maintains this percentage as a function of fuel flow.



The emulsion is created by shear forces between the fuel and the water in a pear-shaped vortex chamber inside the mixing unit. The fuel is pumped to the mixing unit where it enters a ring channel that surrounds the vortex chamber. From this ring, the fuel flows into the vortex, at a high speed of rotation.



The water is injected into the center of the vortex, parallel to its lingitudinal axis. The high rotational speed of the fuel and the shape of the vortex causes the water and fuel to bond well before the end of the vortex. As the emulsion exits the vortex it flows through a circulation pump to the engine's injection pump. Only part of the emulsion enters the combustion chamber. Most is returned to the injection pump where it continuously recirculates throughout the mixing unit.



At this point, the diesel fuel has formed a skin around the water droptlets. When the emulsion is injected into the combustion chamber, the water droplets expand or "spontaneously evaportate," rupturing the fuel skin and dispersing it into much smaller droplets. This causes a significant reduction in exhaust emissions by improving combustion efficiency and fuel atomization, increasing the fuel's fluid momentum, and cooling the combustion chamber's flame zone. "



I think this unit will also improve fuel economy and power. It seems to me like a more efficient method of water injection.



Michael

 

[Blakers]

Our local company Lubrizol is currently developing this technology - it should be availble to the public soon.



Blake

 

[Mad Max]

Local?

They're down here in Houston too. bud of mine wurx there.



Puronox is the stuff I believe.



MaX

 

[Blakers]

Yep, that's it. They've been running it in the county buses here for some time doing tests.



The main offices, research facilities and a manufacturing plant are here near where I work in Painesville, Ohio.



Blake

 

[Wayno]

Y'all can take that Puronox( Lubrizol ) and stick-it where the sun dont shine, preferably up the tailpipe of a Ford pickup with a Powerstroke in it. I have been driving two different ten yard dump truck's,a International and a White (both with Cummins) that are running on that white milky looking cr@p. They are hard to start not to mention the low power and the white looking smoke coming out the stack. I know of one truck that will just shut down while it's being driven down the road. The driver was putting air in one of the tire's the other day and the motor just went from idle to w. o. t. then back to idle. I ask him what the he!! was wrong with that thing and he said it's been going crazy ever since they put the Dieselwater in it. I put some of it (Puronox) in a bottle and took it to the LSTDR meeting on 7/21 and show'd it to TX Ram and Shrimpey and they thought I was lying to them?No lie, this is what the State of Texas is running in all of their truck's and heavy equipment now. Oh and by the way, the front end loader is low on power too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"Milk" might be good for the body,but it dont do nothing for Powerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[michaelmurray]

I don't think Lubrizol and Purinox is exactly what I was referring to in my original post. The Harrier actually creates the emulsion, and I think Lubrizol and Purinox are additives that create an emulsion. May end up being the same thing, though. What I do like about the Harrier unit is that you can adjust the % of water in the emulsion from 5% to 30%.



As I stated above, I think there could be additional power output from this if done correctly. Since the water rapidly evaporates, it cools the combustion as well as improving atomization. Kind of like a more efficient water injection system.

 

[Blakers]

Years ago I wanted to build a diesel engine with two sets of injectors for each cylinder - one set would be all stock using fuel oil. The other set would inject water. It would inject fuel oil and then on the next compression stroke inject water, then fuel on the next compression stroke, and so forth. The idea being that there is over 500 deg F just from the compression in the cylinder. When the water is injected it would immediately flash into steam, which takes up 12,000 times more volume than the same mass of water. This expansion would push the piston down, creating a power stroke without fuel oil. Basically it would be a kinda steam/diesel engine. I never got to build it, but should have patented the idea I guess. Anyway, your all witnesses if someone takes this idea and does something with it now.



Blake Malkamaki