A method for starting an engine is provided. The method comprises in response to an engine start request, cycling a gaseous fuel injector prior to activating a starter motor. In this way, delayed engine starts using gaseous fuel may be mitigated.

A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine, includes circuitry. The circuitry is configured to control a ratio of an amount of low octane number fuel to be supplied to a cylinder to a total amount of the low octane number fuel and a high octane number fuel to be supplied to the cylinder in order to control an overall octane number of fuel to be supplied to the cylinder. The high octane number fuel has a second octane number higher than a first octane number of the low octane number fuel. The circuitry is configured to calculate a maximum octane number of the fuel to be supplied into the cylinder. The circuitry is configured to restrict a power generated by the internal combustion engine based on the maximum octane number.

An engine device (21) including: an intake manifold (67) configured to supply air into a cylinder (77); an exhaust manifold (44) configured to output exhaust gas from the cylinder (77); a gas injector (98) which mixes a gaseous fuel with the air supplied from the intake manifold 67; and a main fuel injection valve (79) configured to inject a liquid fuel into the cylinder (77) for combustion. At the time of switching the operation mode from one to the other between a gas mode and a diesel mode, an instant switching to the diesel mode is executed when the engine rotation number is determined to approach the upper limit value which leads to an emergency stop of the engine device.

Fuel management system for enhanced operation of a spark ignition gasoline engine. Injectors inject an anti-knock agent such as ethanol directly into a cylinder. It is preferred that the direct injection occur after the inlet valve is closed. It is also preferred that stoichiometric operation with a three way catalyst be used to minimize emissions. In addition, it is also preferred that the anti-knock agents have a heat of vaporization per unit of combustion energy that is at least three times that of gasoline.

A method is provided for operating an internal combustion piston engine, including introducing air into a cylinder of the engine, compressing the air in a first compression stroke of the cylinder, providing fuel into the cylinder for a first combustion, with a portion of the oxygen in the compressed air as oxidant, in a first power stroke succeeding the first compression stroke, to produce residues including oxygen, compressing the residues in a second compression stroke succeeding the first power stroke, and providing, after the first combustion, fuel into the cylinder for a second combustion, with at least a portion of the oxygen of the residues as oxidant, in a second power stroke succeeding the second compression stroke, wherein the first compression stroke is repealed immediately after the second power stroke, and the introduction of air into the cylinder is done at the end of the second power stroke and/or at the beginning of the first compression stroke.

A fuel system for an internal combustion engine is provided including a first fuel container for a first fuel, a second fuel container for a second fuel, a pump, and a first fuel injector, the fuel system being arranged to provide a communication between the first fuel container and the pump and between the pump and the first fuel injector, and a reservoir with a separation device adapted to divide the reservoir into a first volume and a second volume, whereby the separation device may be moved or flexed by a pressure difference in the first and second volumes so as to change the sizes of the first and second volumes, wherein the fuel system is arranged to provide a communication between the pump and the first volume, and to provide a communication between the second fuel container and the second volume and between the second volume and a second fuel injector.

A fuel injection valve capable of forming a homogeneous air-fuel mixture in homogeneous combustion at a low engine speed and a control device thereof are provided. According to the present invention, a fluid injection valve that is configured separately from a fuel injection valve and has a function of injecting a fluid is provided and a control device of the fuel injection valve includes a control unit that performs control such that fuel is injected from the fuel injection valve and then controls the fluid injection valve such that the fluid is injected from the fluid injection valve and the fuel injected from the fuel injection valve is stirred.

In a dual-fuel fuel injector comprising a first injector unit for a first injector operating mode using a first main fuel and a second injector unit for a second injector operating mode using a second main fuel and an injector-reservoir, the reservoir is connected at one end to a first main fuel supply and at the opposite end to a second main fuel supply with a separating element disposed in the injector reservoir so as to be movable between the opposite ends so that, in each operating mode, the full volume of the reservoir can be used for accommodating the respective main fuel.

A method for fuelling an internal combustion engine, and a fuel system (10) for delivering a variety of fuel types to the engine, with selected fuel types typically being chosen according to theft availability. The fuel system (10) can be configured to accommodate liquid fuels such as gasoline, ethanol or a blend thereof, and gaseous fuels such as CNG, LNG or LPG. The engine is configured to operate on any of the designated liquid fuels, and can switch between the liquid and gaseous fuels. The fuel system (10) includes a respective common delivery arrangement (11) for selectively delivering fuel into the combustion chamber of each cylinder of the engine. The common delivery arrangement (11) comprises at a fluid delivery device (12) and a liquid metering device (31) configured for operation in concert. The fluid delivery device (12) comprises a fluid delivery injector. Fuel is delivered to each combustion chamber is through the same fluid delivery device; that is, the same fluid delivery device (12) is used, regardless of the fuel type. More particularly, the fluid delivery device (12) can be used for delivery of gaseous fuel only, delivery of liquid fuel only (by way of an air assist delivery process), or delivery of a fuel mixture comprising the gaseous fuel and the liquid fuel according to the fuelling requirements of the engine at any time.

The invention relates to a combustion gas injector assembly (1) comprising a combustion gas injector (3) having groups (11a,b,c) of combustion gas nozzle openings distributed around the periphery, each group having at least one combustion gas nozzle opening (13), a combustion gas nozzle valve member (9a,b,c) of the combustion gas injector (3), which member can be controlled in the open position and closed position, is associated with each group (11a,b,c) of combustion gas nozzle openings, in order to selectively discharge the combustion gas via the at least one combustion gas nozzle opening (13). The combustion gas injector assembly (1) is configured to control the combustion gas nozzle valve members (9a,b,c) successively with a predetermined time offset (T) into the closed position.