Professor claims device increases auto fuel efficiency 20 percent
October 6, 2008
Not sure how this works differently than a fuel injector, but proving once again that promising costs nothing…A Temple University physics professor has developed a simple device which could dramatically improve fuel efficiency as much as 20 percent.
According to Rongjia Tao, the small device consists of an electrically charged tube that can be attached to the fuel line of a car’s engine near the fuel injector. With the use of a power supply from the vehicle’s battery, the device creates an electric field that thins fuel, or reduces its viscosity, so that smaller droplets are injected into the engine. That leads to more efficient and cleaner combustion than a standard fuel injector, he says. Testing in a diesel-powered Mercedes-Benz automobile showed a 20 percent MPG boost on the highway, and a 12-15 percent gain in city driving. The results of laboratory and road tests was published in Energy & Fuels, a bi-monthly journal published by the American Chemical Society.
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