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Fuel-injection for direct-injection diesel engine
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1987-08-31
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Granted: 1989-08-22
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Expires: 2007-08-31
Abstract
Abstract In order to reduce soot emissions from diesel engines, the necessary mixing of air and gasified fuel must be completed prior to the main combustion. On the other hand, noise is reduced to a minimum by providing that the pressure increase per degree of crankshaft rotation during combustion is no greater than the maximum pressure increase during the compression stroke.
Inventors
- 👤 Ludwig Elsbett
- 👤 Gunter Elsbett
- 👤 Klaus Elsbett
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 16:09
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02B; F02B3/00; F02B3/06; F02B3/08; F02B23/00; F02B23/02; F02B23/06; F02B23/0618; F02B23/0624; F02B23/0645; F02B23/0663; F02B2275/00; F02B2275/14; F02F; F02F7/00; F02F7/006; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
105 words
A method of operating a combustion engine, particularly a direct-injection diesel engine, having a combustion chamber, comprising the steps of admitting air into said chamber; admitting fuel into said chamber, mixing said fuel with at least part of said air to form a combustible mixture; compressing said air in said chamber; combusting said mixture to generate power, the pressure in said chamber increasing during the combusting step; rotating a crankshaft with the power generated during the combusting step; and maintaining the pressure increase per degree of crankshaft rotation during the combusting step at least approximately equal to the maximum pressure increase during the compressing step.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
105 words
A method of operating a combustion engine, particularly a direct-injection diesel engine, having a combustion chamber, comprising the steps of admitting air into said chamber; admitting fuel into said chamber, mixing said fuel with at least part of said air to form a combustible mixture; compressing said air in said chamber; combusting said mixture to generate power, the pressure in said chamber increasing during the combusting step; rotating a crankshaft with the power generated during the combusting step; and maintaining the pressure increase per degree of crankshaft rotation during the combusting step at least approximately equal to the maximum pressure increase during the compressing step.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
66 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the air admitting step comprises imparting a circulatory motion to said air so that said air forms a vortex in said chamber, said vortex having a central portion and a peripheral portion surrounding said central portion, and the mixing step including mixing said fuel with the air in said central portion to form an at least approximately stoichiometric combustible mixture.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 2, wherein the fuel admitting step comprises admitting at least two streams of fuel into said chamber.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
57 words
The method of claim 1, said chamber being bounded by a peripheral wall, and said fuel being in a non-gaseous state upon admission into said chamber; and further comprising the steps of converting said fuel to a gaseous state, and maintaining said fuel out of contact with said peripheral wall until the converting step is substantially complete.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 4, wherein said fuel is of vegetable origin.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 4, wherein the step of maintaining said fuel out of contact with said peripheral wall comprises maintaining said fuel in suspension.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
49 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said fuel is in a non-gaseous state upon admission into said chamber; and further comprising the step of converting said fuel to a gaseous state before the temperature in said chamber reaches a value at which combustion of said fuel generates carbonaceous particles.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 7, wherein said fuel is of vegetable origin.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the fuel admitting step comprises admitting at least two streams of fuel into said chamber through respective apertures; and further comprising the step of regulating the cross-sectional area of at least one of said apertures.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the fuel admitting step comprises admitting at least two streams of fuel into said chamber through respective apertures, the admitting step for one of said streams being initiated prior to the admitting step for the other of said streams.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 10, wherein the step of maintaining the pressure increase comprises regulating the cross-sectional area of at least one of said apertures.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 10, wherein the fuel admitting step comprises conveying said fuel from a fuel source to said apertures along respective paths, one of said paths being longer than the other of said paths.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 12, wherein said engine includes a cylinder head which bounds said chamber and the fuel admitting step comprises conveying fuel to at least one of said apertures via said cylinder head.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method of claim 13, wherein said apertures are disposed at substantially diametrically opposite sides of said chamber and the fuel admitting step comprises conveying fuel to said one aperture by passing such fuel across said chamber through said cylinder head.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
99 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the air admitting step comprises imparting a circulatory motion to said air so that said air forms a vortex in said chamber, said vortex having a central portion containing air in an amount at least approximating that required to form a stoichiometric combustible mixture with said fuel, and said vortex further having a peripheral portion which surrounds said central portion and contains excess air; and further comprising the step of establishing a temperature differential between said central portion and said peripheral portion, the establishing step including cooling at least part of said air.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of lubricating said engine with a lubricant; and cooling said engine by circulating a cooling fluid therethrough, said cooling fluid being constituted substantially exclusively by said lubricant.
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