Examples are directed to a fuel injection device positioned in a cylinder liner. In one example, a cylinder includes a combustion chamber which is jointly formed by a piston crown of a piston, by a cylinder barrel which laterally delimits the combustion chamber, and by a cylinder head. The cylinder includes an injection device positioned in the cylinder barrel for direct introduction of fuel into the combustion chamber, which injection device has at least one opening which, during a course of an injection process, is configured to be activated to introduce fuel into the combustion chamber, the injection device terminating flush, at a combustion chamber side, with the cylinder barrel.

A compression-ignition engine control system is provided, which includes an intake phase-variable mechanism and a controller. The controller controls the intake phase-variable mechanism to form a gas-fuel ratio (G/F) lean environment in which burnt gas remains inside a cylinder and an air-fuel ratio is near a stoichiometric air-fuel ratio, and controls the spark plug to spark-ignite the mixture gas to combust in a partial compression-ignition combustion. The controller controls the intake phase-variable mechanism to retard, as an engine speed increases at a constant engine load, an intake valve close timing on a retarding side of BDC of intake stroke and an intake valve open timing on an advancing side of TDC of exhaust stroke, and controls the intake phase-variable mechanism so that a change rate in the intake valve open timing according to the engine speed becomes larger in a high engine speed range.

A control system of a compression-ignition engine which performs SPCCI combustion in which mixture gas is ignited with a spark plug to be partially combusted by SI combustion and the rest of mixture gas self-ignites to be combusted by CI combustion, is provided. When the engine is operated at least in a given first operating range, a controller of the device controls a variable intake mechanism so that an A/F lean environment where an air-fuel ratio in a cylinder becomes higher than a stoichiometric air-fuel ratio is formed, while causing the spark plug to perform spark ignition at a given timing so that the mixture gas combusts by SPCCI combustion, and controls so that, under the same engine load condition, an intake valve close timing is more retarded as the engine speed decreases, within a range where an amount of air inside the cylinder decreases by retarding the close timing.

A fueling system is provided, comprising: a pressurized air source; a liquid fuel source; a dual injector coupled to the pressurized air source and the liquid fuel source, the dual injector being mounted to inject pressurized air from the pressurized air source and liquid fuel from the liquid fuel source into a combustion chamber of an engine cylinder; and a controller in communication with the dual injector, the controller being configured to cause the dual injector to inject pressurized air directly into the combustion chamber.

A combustion control device for a compression autoignition engine includes an engine, a state quantity setting device, a spark plug, a controller, and a sensor. The spark plug receives a control signal from the controller and ignites air-fuel mixture at predetermined ignition timing such that the ignited air-fuel mixture is combusted by flame propagation and then unburned air-fuel mixture in a combustion chamber is combusted by autoignition. The controller outputs a control signal to an injector such that, in a compression stroke, fuel is injected at specific timing at which a line obtained by extending an axis of each hole of the injector overlaps with a specific portion including an opening edge of a cavity in an upper surface of a piston.

A combustion control device for a compression autoignition engine includes an engine, a state quantity setting device, a spark plug, a controller, and a sensor. The spark plug receives a control signal from the controller and ignites air-fuel mixture at predetermined ignition timing such that the ignited air-fuel mixture is combusted by flame propagation and then unburned air-fuel mixture in a combustion chamber is combusted by autoignition. The controller outputs a control signal to an injector such that, in a compression stroke, fuel is injected at specific timing at which a line obtained by extending an axis of each hole of the injector overlaps with a specific portion including an opening edge of a cavity in an upper surface of a piston.

Methods and systems for supplying starting a diesel engine that does not include glow plugs are described. In one example, a flow through a cylinder is limited during engine cranking to heat charge in a cylinder. In another example, a compressor is activated and air supplied to engine cylinders is heated via the engine and the compressor and recirculated to improve engine starting.

A hydrogen engine using fuel gas containing hydrogen, including: a cylinder; a piston movable within the cylinder; a cylinder head forming a combustion chamber with the piston, and including an intake port connected to the combustion chamber and a fuel supply port connected to the combustion chamber; an intake valve for opening and closing the intake port; a fuel supply valve for opening and closing the fuel supply port; and a valve train commonly provided for the intake valve and the fuel supply valve, and configured to open and close the intake valve and the fuel supply valve in conjunction with each other. The hydrogen engine is configured such that a valve opening timing of the fuel supply valve is more retarded than a valve opening timing of the intake valve.

A hydrogen engine using fuel gas containing hydrogen, including: a cylinder; a piston movable within the cylinder; a cylinder head forming a combustion chamber with the piston, and including an intake port connected to the combustion chamber and a fuel supply port connected to the combustion chamber; an intake valve for opening and closing the intake port; a fuel supply valve for opening and closing the fuel supply port; and a valve train commonly provided for the intake valve and the fuel supply valve, and configured to open and close the intake valve and the fuel supply valve in conjunction with each other. The hydrogen engine is configured such that a valve opening timing of the fuel supply valve is more retarded than a valve opening timing of the intake valve.

A hydrogen engine using fuel gas containing hydrogen, including: a cylinder; a piston movable within the cylinder; a cylinder head forming a combustion chamber with the piston, and including an intake port connected to the combustion chamber and a fuel supply port connected to the combustion chamber; an intake valve for opening and closing the intake port; a fuel supply valve for opening and closing the fuel supply port; and a valve train commonly provided for the intake valve and the fuel supply valve, and configured to open and close the intake valve and the fuel supply valve in conjunction with each other. The hydrogen engine is configured such that a valve opening timing of the fuel supply valve is more retarded than a valve opening timing of the intake valve.