Patent classifications
F02M21/0245
Engine operating method and engine system for improved load step acceptance
Operating an engine system includes feeding a flow of exhaust to a turbine in a turbocharger, receiving a load step request, and increasing a speed of rotation of the turbocharger based on an increase in a fueling rate initiated in response to the load step request. Operating the engine system further includes limiting dissipation of heat energy of the flow of exhaust to the turbine to hasten an increase in the speed of rotation of the turbocharger, and increasing dissipation of heat energy from the flow of exhaust after satisfaction of the load step request. Varying of the dissipation of heat energy can be achieved by displacing an insulating fluid in the exhaust manifold with a heat exchange fluid such as water and/or engine coolant.
System for adapting an internal combustion engine to be powered by gaseous fuel in gas phase and by gaseous fuel in liquid phase
System for adapting an internal combustion engine to be powered by gaseous fuel in gas phase and by gaseous fuel, an internal combustion engine arrangement comprising the system and a method for adapting an internal combustion liquid fuel engine to be powered by gaseous fuel in gas phase and gaseous fuel in liquid phase.
Metering valve for a gaseous medium
The invention relates to a metering valve (1) for a gaseous medium, in particular for a gaseous fuel, comprising a preferably planar valve seat element (2) having at least one flow-through opening (3) for the gaseous medium, a closing element (4) movable in a stroke-like manner and interacting in a sealing manner with the valve seat element (2) in order to release and close the at least one flow-through opening (3), and a corrugated or folding bellows (5) connected to the closing element (4) for delimiting a compensation space (6), which is connected to a pressure space (8) via a recess (7) formed in the closing element (4) so that the same gas pressure prevails in both spaces (6, 8) irrespective of the switched position of the metering valve (1). According to the invention, the compensation space (6) is arranged on the side of the closing element (4) facing the valve seat element (2) and is delimited in the axial direction by a pressure surface (10) which is formed on the closing element (4) or on a component (11) connected to the closing element (4), in particular a flange component.
High pressure fuel pump and LPDI system with the same
Disclosed are a high pressure fuel pump and a liquid petroleum direct injection system including the same. The high pressure fuel pump includes a body having an intake port and an exhaust port, and provided therein with a pressing device configured to press a portion of fuel at a high pressure, a spill valve coupled to one side of the body to control a supply flow rate and exhaust pressure of the fuel, and a cover coupled to an upper portion of the body and having a recovery port for recovering a portion of the fuel to a bombe. The cover has a dome shape that is convex upward. The cover collects gaseous fuel generated by heat of an engine when the engine is turned off after driving, that is, collects vapor to recover the vapor to the bombe, thereby improving the restartability.
Pressure regulating mass flow system for multipoint gaseous fuel injection
Embodiments of a gaseous or dual fuel electronic pressure regulation system (EPRS) for a multipoint fuel injection engine are described herein. Additionally, embodiments of a method for controlling the EPRS are provided. In particular, the EPRS employs an electronic pressure regulator (EPR) capable of accurately determining and controlling the mass flow of gaseous fuel into a fuel rail so as to avoid pressure droop and over- and under-pressurization of the gas admission valves (GAVs). By using the EPRS described above, mass flow is able to be distributed to the downstream manifold or engine cylinders very accurately, and the GAVs are able to be driven simultaneously in a pressure/pulse duration that is optimal for accurate and repeatable operation.
Fuel supply system for the active purging of an antechamber of a spark-ignition internal combustion engine, using fuel vapor or a fuel vapor/air mixture, with the aid of a fuel evaporator upstream from the antechamber
A fuel supply system for the active purging of at least one antechamber of a spark-ignition internal combustion engine, using a gaseous fuel, the internal combustion engine comprising at least one main combustion chamber, which is connected to the at least one antechamber at least on the fuel side. An evaporator is disposed upstream from the at least one antechamber.
High-pressure pump
A high-pressure pump is configured to pressurize fuel. The high-pressure pump includes a relief valve device that is placed in a relief passage, which has one end part connected to a discharge passage in a housing while another end part of the relief passage is configured to be communicated with a suction passage in the housing. The discharge passage is configured to conduct the fuel, which is pressurized in and discharged from a pressurizing chamber. The relief valve device is configured to enable or limit a flow of the fuel between one side of the relief passage, at which the discharge passage is located, and another side of the relief passage, which is opposite to the discharge passage, at a valve opening time or a valve closing time of the relief valve device.
DEVICE FOR SUPPLYING A GASEOUS FUEL TO AN ENGINE
The invention relates to a device for supplying a gaseous fuel to an engine that comprises a gas accumulator for receiving highly pressurized gaseous fuel, a gas buffer for receiving medium pressurized gaseous fuel, a gas supply device for delivering a gaseous fuel into an engine combustion space, a first gas line that connects the gas accumulator to the gas buffer and whose gas flow can be regulated via a first valve, a second gas line that connects the gas accumulator to the gas buffer and whose gas flow can be regulated via a second valve, and a third gas line that connects the gas buffer to the gas supply device. The device is further characterized in that a compressor is arranged in the second gas line to increase a pressure of a gaseous fuel flowing from the gas accumulator to the gas buffer.
Gas processing system and vessel including the same
A gas processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention controls inflow fuel pressure of a low pressure demand source according to an operation or a non-operation of a high pressure demand source and the low pressure demand source.
Hydrogen and electric power co-production system and method
A system and method for co-production of hydrogen and electrical power includes operating an engine having an electrical power generator connected thereto, and a hydrogen gas production plant, from a single source of gaseous fuel such that hydrogen extracted from a heated reformate provided by a partial oxidation catalyst is removed and collected for storage or sale while a tail gas is recirculated to an engine inlet to reduce NOx emissions during engine operation.