US5219227A
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Method and apparatus for determining burned gas temperature, trapped mass and NOx emissions in an internal combustion engine
Assignee: Barrack Technology Ltd
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Filing: 1990-08-13
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Granted: 1993-06-15
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Expires: 2010-08-13
Abstract
Abstract An arrangement is disclosed wherein a luminosity detector and a pressure transducer are used in an internal combustion engine to determine the burned gas temperature and trapped mass within each combustion chamber of the engine on a cycle-to-cycle basis or over a period of cycles, and to predict NO x emissions from the engine. Also disclosed is an arrangement wherein the burned gas temperature in each combustion chamber can be determined using only the luminosity detector.
Inventors
- 👤 Jialin Yang
- 👤 Steven L. Plee
- 👤 Donald J. Remboski, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 01:39
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02D; F02D41/00; F02D41/0025; F02D41/0047; F02D41/006; F02D41/0062; F02D35/00; F02D35/02; F02D35/022; F02D35/023; F02D35/025; F02D35/026; F02D41/02; F02D41/14; F02D41/1438; F02D41/1444; F02D41/1451; F02D41/146; F02D41/1461; F02D41/1462; G; G01; G01K; G01K11/00; G01M; G01M15/00; G01M15/04; G01M15/042; G01M15/048; G01M15/08; G01M15/10; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/40
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
72 words
A method for operating an internal combustion engine having at least one combustion chamber and means for forming a combustible air/fuel mixture within the combustion chamber, comprising detecting the luminosity within the combustion chamber, detecting the pressure within the combustion chamber, calculating the surface area of the combustion chamber and determining the burned gas temperature based on the detected luminosity, the detected pressure and the calculated surface area of the combustion chamber.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
72 words
A method for operating an internal combustion engine having at least one combustion chamber and means for forming a combustible air/fuel mixture within the combustion chamber, comprising detecting the luminosity within the combustion chamber, detecting the pressure within the combustion chamber, calculating the surface area of the combustion chamber and determining the burned gas temperature based on the detected luminosity, the detected pressure and the calculated surface area of the combustion chamber.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
A method for operating an internal combustion engine as recited in claim 1, wherein the luminosity in the combustion chamber is detected in a wavelength range from about 850 nm to about 1,000 nm.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method for operating an internal combustion engine as recited in claim 2, wherein the luminosity of H 2 O is detected in the combustion chamber.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
131 words
A method for operating an internal combustion engine as recited in claim 1, wherein the burned gas temperature is determined in accordance with the following equations: ##EQU5## wherein L 1 and L 2 are respectively the detected luminosity within the combustion chamber at two different points, A 1 and A 2 are respectively the surface area within the combustion chamber at the two different points of luminosity detection, C 2 is Planck's Second Radiation Constant, W is the wavelength at which the luminosity is detected, T b1 and T b2 are respectively the burned gas temperature at the two different points of luminosity detection, V 1 and V 2 are respectively the volumes of the combustion chamber at the two different points of luminosity detection and n is the polytropic coefficient.
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