Control system for engine operation using two fuels of different volatility
CA 1270161 C · Owner: Wineland, Richard J. · Inventors: Nichols, Roberta J.; Clinton, Eric L.; Wineland, Richard J.
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A method for controlling the amount of fuel mixture, including a first and second fuel of different volatility, to be supplied to an internal combustion engine includes calculating a base amount of fuel mixture needed to achieve a desired air to fuel ratio at a predetermined engine operating condition. Such a base amount of fuel mixture is modified as a function of the temperature of the internal combustion engine and is a function of the percentage of the first fuel.
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- Granted June 12, 1990. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended June 12, 2007.
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