I still don't get it. Please help me.
Hi Steve,
I've inserted some answers below...
All I'm doing is cooling off the exhaust adding some air with a compressor driven off the crank and then sending it back to the engine intake .. ... very simple.. not rocket science..
Are you shutting off the diesel so the engine is just running on exhaust and added O2?
NO I'm not shutting off the fuel.. the engine needs fuel to keep running
the engine will run as long as a sufficient supply of air is entering the system to keep the fuel burning... too much fuel and no air and eventually it quits...
The exhaust has limited fuel in it, once it is cycled twice is there enough fuel to keep the engine running? Or are you adding diesel too?
Just adding fuel with the injector...
there is an exhaust port...at the bottom of the intake accumulator which is also a centrifugal separator of sorts.. water and CO2 are what comes out...
Here's where you totally lose me. Why does only water and CO2 come out?
Because water and CO2 is heavier than the other gasses
Why not unburned fuel?
well after the engine is running the exhaust is very clean... I think the smoke actually improves combustion...
Some smoke comes out when the engine is cold but this clears up quickly... after the engine is warmed up a bit no smoke comes out...
The exhaust can be held back to pressurize the system and increase the density of the working fluid..
What is the working "fluid"? Why do you call it working fluid? Is this diesel?
Here are some terms to read up on
http://www.wipo.int/classifications/fulltext/new_ipc/ipc7/ef.htm... kind of like turbocharging without the turbo...
Why does increasing the density of this "fluid" create a turbocharging affect?
All a turbo does is pack more air into the engine... more air ='s more density... more density='s more possible fuel consumption and IMO a potential for increased efficiency
The usefullness of this is that it is quiet and nearly pollution free.. there may be possible efficiency benefits... but that has yet to be proven..
Why is this quiet? Are you implying that it is quieter than a muffled lister that is not running on recirculated exhaust?
Yes
Maybe pictures would tell the story better.
I posted a picture
Could you provide close up pics of your entire set up? Specifically I'd like to see how the exhaust is connected to the intake and how the exhaust port releases water and CO2 but not unburned diesel.
The picture I posted shows it all pretty well..
Finally, what are you trying to accomplish? At first blush, "reburning" exhaust seems like an efficiency play with less pollution as a side result. Is this what you're trying to do?
Yes sort of... In CA where I live the EPA frowns on self generators ..
mainly because of pollution... I'd like to eliminate this problem..
Thanks,
Steve
No problem... I like discussing this stuff with folks who are nice about it...