Abstract: A vapor recovery system for an internal combustion engine is provided, the system having a fuel tank containing fuel and vapor that is in select fluid communication with an intake of the internal combustion engine, a compressor, a condensate tank, a condensate composition sensor, and an engine control unit. The engine control unit can be configured to select a desired operating mode for the internal combustion engine and to control the supply of condensate to the intake of the internal combustion engine based on the selected desired operating mode.
Type:
Application
Filed:
January 28, 2010
Publication date:
December 8, 2011
Applicant:
The Board of Trustees of the University System of Alabama
Inventors:
Marcus Demetris Ashford, Daniel Timothy Daly, Scott Kevin Spear