Multiple polydispersed fuel emulsion

Abstract

Multi faceted technology for the combustion and transportation of emulsified hydrocarbon fuel. The fuel comprises a composite of a plurality of hydrocarbon in water emulsions. The composite emulsion has a unimodal hydrocarbon particle distribution, with the hydrocarbon being present in an amount of between 64% and 90% by volume.

1 . An emulsified hydrocarbon fuel, comprising a composite of a plurality of hydrocarbon in water emulsions and emulsion stabilizer, said composite emulsion having a unimodal hydrocarbon particle distribution, said hydrocarbon being present in an amount of between 64% and 90% by volume. 
     
     
         2 . The emulsified hydrocarbon fuel as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein said fuel comprises at least two different precursor emulsions. 
     
     
         3 . The emulsified hydrocarbon fuel as set forth in  claim 2 , wherein said precursor emulsions each contain a different hydrocarbon particle size. 
     
     
         4 . The emulsified hydrocarbon fuel as set forth in  claim 3 , wherein said precursor emulsions contain the same hydrocarbon material. 
     
     
         5 . The emulsified hydrocarbon fuel as set forth in  claim 3 , wherein said precursor emulsions contain different hydrocarbon material. 
     
     
         6 . The emulsified hydrocarbon fuel as set forth in  claim 5 , wherein each precursor emulsion has a different rate of combustion. 
     
     
         7 . The emulsified hydrocarbon fuel as set forth in  claim 2 , wherein said emulsified hydrocarbon fuel is a composite emulsion fuel containing at least two different emulsions in a predetermined ratio. 
     
     
         8 . The emulsified hydrocarbon fuel as set forth in  claim 3 , wherein said particle size of one emulsion is large relative to said particle size of the second emulsion. 
     
     
         9 . The emulsified hydrocarbon fuel as set forth in  claim 7 , wherein each precursor emulsion has a characteristic viscosity, said composite emulsion fuel having a viscosity which is less than each characteristic viscosity of each precursor emulsion. 
     
     
         10 . The emulsified hydrocarbon fuel as set forth in  claim 9 , wherein said composite emulsion has a viscosity between 300% and 500% less than the viscosity of the emulsion containing smaller particles. 
     
     
         11 . The emulsified hydrocarbon fuel as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein said composite emulsion has a carbon burnout rate of at least 99.99%. 
     
     
         12 . The emulsified hydrocarbon fuel as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein said composite has a unimodal particle size distribution formed from mixing a bimodal distribution of said at least two precursor emulsions. 
     
     
         13 . The emulsified hydrocarbon fuel as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein said composite is a multiple polydispersed fuel emulsion. 
     
     
         14 . The emulsified hydrocarbon fuel as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein said fuel is a liquid fuel emulsified in an aqueous matrix hydrocarbon. 
     
     
         15 . The emulsified hydrocarbon fuel as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein said hydrocarbon material, comprises less than 18 API. 
     
     
         16 . The emulsified hydrocarbon fuel as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein said emulsion stabilizer is present in an amount between 0.01% and 5.0% by weight of said emulsion. 
     
     
         17 . The emulsified hydrocarbon fuel as set forth in  claim 16 , wherein said emulsion stabilizer is a surfactant. 
     
     
         18 - 61 . (canceled)