Gasoline Vapor

Gasoline Vaporization is the process of coercing the high octane component contained within liquid gasoline into a gaseous state before the mixing with air.
The process of gasoline vaporization occurs via heat or engine vacuum, and occurs prior to the gasoline-air mixture entering the intake manifold of carbureted internal combustion engines. The result of the aforementioned process creates an air fuel mixture that drives the piston of the engine via concussive force versus the rapid expansion of a burning gas. This system allows gasoline to be stored in the vehicle as liquid gasoline, yet ignited and used similarly to a liquefied petroleum gas like propane. It allows energy consumers the convenience of gasoline and the also the benefits from an LP gas system. An added benefit of the system is improved fuel economy.
History
This concept was originally presented by inventor George Talbert of Abilene, Kansas (deceased). He was the creator of the gasoline vapor system for internal combustion engines, the original prototype of which still exists today. George Talbert twice won awards for his inventiveness in the New Ideas contests of the mid-1970s. Picking up his fathers’ research, Jack Talbert redesigned the elder Talbert’s fuel system and fit the new system onto a 1981 Oldsmobile Delta 88. He received media attention for his work, as it made news in papers across the state of Kansas as well as statewide television coverage from television stations in Topeka, Kansas.

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