A cylinder liner of the present invention is a cylinder liner mounted on a cylinder block and formed of flaky graphite cast iron, at least a nitrided layer is provided on an inner periphery of the cylinder liner, and a cross hatching section is formed on the inner periphery, a roughness curve of the inner periphery has a plateau honing shape, a ten-point average roughness Rz of the inner periphery pursuant to JIS B0601:1982 is 4.0 μm or less, and an average value of an area ratio of pits generated in the inner periphery is 8% or less.

An engine includes a cylinder liner and a piston movable within the cylinder liner, a crevice formed between a top land of the piston and the cylinder liner, and an oil entry clearance formed between a top ring of the piston and the cylinder liner. The engine also includes an abnormal combustion inhibitor having an oil recapture surface exposed to the crevice and oriented to limit migration of oil from the crevice toward a combustion chamber in the engine. The abnormal combustion inhibitor includes a groove structure having as a substrate at least one of the cylinder liner or the piston. Related methodology is also disclosed.

A cylinder aligning sleeve and adapter plate for use within an internal combustion engine. The sleeve includes apertures placed contiguously with holes within the adapter plate to form a flow passage through the dead space between compression and crosshead pistons. The flow passage exits to a vent line where gas detection may occur along with safe venting of any gas detected. The sleeve serves to ensure concentric alignment of the compression cylinder with the engine block bore.

A cylinder bore liner insert configured to be cast in an internal combustion engine block includes an additive manufactured liner wall formed during an additive manufacturing process and having an inner surface, an outer surface, and an upper surface configured to be operably associated with a cylinder head, wherein the inner surface at least partially defines a cylinder bore configured to receive a piston therein. A liner water jacket is defined internally within the additive manufactured liner wall during the additive manufacturing process. The liner water jacket at least partially surrounds the cylinder bore to provide cooling thereto via a flow of coolant within the liner water jacket. A plurality of coolant ports are formed in the upper surface and configured to enable flow of coolant between the liner water jacket and the cylinder head.

An apparatus is provided for positioning a connecting rod relative to one or more components underlying a cylinder of an engine block, in tandem with assembling a cylinder liner to the cylinder of the engine block. The apparatus has a holder mechanism releasably holding a bottom end of the cylinder liner. A portion of the holder mechanism is configured to extend beyond the bottom end of the cylinder liner to define a groove that is disposed parallel to a circumference of the cylinder liner. A link pivotally connects the cylinder liner to the connecting rod. The link includes a first end defining a pin that is slidably engaged with the groove of the holder mechanism and a second end that defines an opening therethrough. The opening facilitates insertion of a fastener for releasably securing the link to a bottom end of the connecting rod.

A system and method are provided for an internal combustion engine. An engine system, in one example, includes a cylinder liner positioned within an opening of a crankcase, including a surface biasing a landing surface of an undercut fillet of the crankcase, and including a cylinder opening and a seal arranged in a groove of the cylinder liner positioned axially above the undercut fillet. The engine system further includes a fluid gasket and a combustion gasket positioned between a cylinder head and the crankcase, the fluid gasket and the combustion gasket being decoupled from one another.

A liner for a cylinder of an internal combustion engine can comprise a hollow cylindrical wall or body having an inner surface, an outer surface opposite the inner surface, and open top and bottom ends. The outer surface can be without any sealing grooves in at least a bottom portion thereof. A relatively thin portion of the wall or body can be provided below a thick portion of the wall or body, and may reach the bottom end of the wall or body. An angled transition can define a change in thickness from the thick portion to the thin portion.

A linerless engine block includes a polymer matrix composite having an internal surface that defines a bore. The polymer matrix composite has a first thermal conductivity at the internal surface of at least 5 W/m.Math.° C. The linerless engine block also includes a first bond coating disposed on the internal surface within the bore, and a second wear-resistant coating disposed on the first bond coating within the bore such that the second wear-resistant coating is adhered to the polymer matrix composite by the first bond coating. A method of forming the linerless engine block is also described.

A method for predicting the combustion state of an engine sets the operating condition of the engine, calculates the temperature of a highest temperature portion of the cylinder before combustion based on the operating condition, calculates the combustion start timing based on the temperature of the highest temperature portion, calculates the temperature of a lowest temperature portion of the cylinder based on the operating condition and the combustion start timing, and calculates the combustion end timing based on the temperature of the lowest temperature portion. The method calculates the temperature of a wall surface layer portion located adjacent the wall surface in the cylinder based on state changes in a burned portion, an unburned portion, and the wall surface layer portion that constitute a combustion chamber inside of the cylinder, and applies the temperature of the wall surface layer portion as the temperature of the lowest temperature portion.

A cylinder liner for an internal combustion engine may include a hollow-cylindrical liner body, which may have an inner circumferential surface including a first axial portion and a second axial portion. The first axial portion may open at a first opening angle towards the second axial portion. The second axial portion may open at a second opening angle away from the first axial portion. The second opening angle may be greater than the first opening angle. A first surface roughness in the first axial portion may be greater than a second surface roughness in the second axial portion. A plateau aspect in the second axial portion, which may be defined as R3p=Rvk/(Rpk+Rk), may be 0.2 to 1.6. A texture height in the second axial portion, which may be defined as R3k=Rpk+Rk+Rvk, may be 0.4 μm or less.