HIGH-TEMPERATURE POLYFUNCTIONAL ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE Russian patent published in 2007 - IPC F02M27/04 F02M25/22 

FIELD: mechanical engineering; engines.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to electrochemical devices used to get hydrogen from water and to oxidize organic products. Proposed high-temperature polyfunctional electrochemical device designed for producing hydrogen from water and oxidizing organic products contains housing with heat insulation, inlet and outlet branch pipes, electrochemical modules, inlet and outlet manifolds of electrochemical modules, steam heat exchanger-heater and outlet heat exchanger. High-temperature polyfunctional electrochemical device contains additionally water feed valve, water evaporator, air heat exchanger-heater and air feed valve. Inlet branch pipe of electrochemical device is connected with exhaust branch pipe of internal combustion engine, and outlet branch pipe of electrochemical device is connected with inlet branch pipe of muffler. Inlet manifold of electrochemical modules is connected at one side through steam heat exchanger-heater, water evaporator and water feed valve with water reservoir, and at other side, through air heat exchanger-heater and air feed valve with air source, for instance, with air intake. Outlet manifold of electrochemical modules is connected through outlet heat exchanger with air intake of internal combustion engine. Air heat exchanger-heater, outlet heat exchanger, electrochemical modules, steam heat exchanger-heater and water evaporator are installed after inlet branch pipe of high-temperature polyfunctional electrochemical device in succession in direction of exhaust gas flow.

EFFECT: improved combustion of fuel and ecological characteristics of internal combustion engine.

2 cl, 2 dwg