US2011197500A1PendingUtilityA1

Ammonia salt fuel system

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Jan 22, 2010Filed: Jan 21, 2011Published: Aug 18, 2011
Est. expiryJan 22, 2030(~3.4 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Jason C. GanleyMichael Scott Bowery
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Abstract

The use of a solution of salt within ammonia as a fuel. The preferred ammonia/salt solution is an ammonium nitrate solute (NH 4 NO 3 ) within the solvent anhydrous ammonia (NH 3 ). The solution may also contain a small amount of water (H 2 O).

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1 . An ammonia salt mixture used as a fuel in a combustion device. 
     
     
         2 . The ammonia salt mixture of  claim 1  wherein the ammonium salt mixture is comprised of nitrate solute (NH 4 NO 3 ) within the solvent anhydrous ammonia (NH 3 ). 
     
     
         3 . The ammonia salt mixture of  claim 1  wherein the ammonium salt mixture is comprised of nitrate solute (NH 4 NO 3 ) within the solvent anhydrous ammonia (NH 3 ) and a small amount of water. 
     
     
         4 . The method of powering a combustion device using an ammonia salt mixture. 
     
     
         5 . The method of powering an engine using an ammonia salt mixture. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 4  wherein the ammonium salt mixture is comprised of nitrate solute (NH 4 NO 3 ) within the solvent anhydrous ammonia (NH 3 ). 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 4  wherein the ammonium salt mixture is comprised of nitrate solute (NH 4 NO 3 ) within the solvent anhydrous ammonia (NH 3 ) and a small amount of water. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 4  wherein the ammonia salt mixture is tuned to have an optimum vapor pressure for the combustion device. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 5  wherein the ammonia salt mixture is tuned to have an optimum vapor pressure for the engine. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 4  wherein the ammonia salt mixture is tuned to have an optimum flame speed for the combustion device. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 5  wherein the ammonia salt mixture is tuned to have an optimum flame speed for the engine. 
     
     
         12 . The ammonia salt mixture of  claim 2  wherein the amount of nitrate solute (NH 4 NO 3 ) within the solvent anhydrous ammonia (NH 3 ) was tuned to optimize the vapor pressure for a combustion device. 
     
     
         13 . The ammonia salt mixture of  claim 12  wherein the amount of nitrate solute (NH 4 NO 3 ) within the solvent anhydrous ammonia (NH 3 ) was tuned to optimize the vapor pressure for an engine. 
     
     
         14 . The ammonia salt mixture of  claim 3  wherein the amount of nitrate solute (NH 4 NO 3 ) within the solvent anhydrous ammonia (NH 3 ) was tuned to optimize the flame speed for a combustion device. 
     
     
         15 . The ammonia salt mixture of  claim 14  wherein the amount of nitrate solute (NH 4 NO 3 ) within the solvent anhydrous ammonia (NH 3 ) was tuned to optimize the flame speed for an engine.

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