F02M21/0239

MODULES AND SUB-MODULES FOR USE IN CONVERTING A MARINE VESSEL TO GASEOUS FUEL
20170298847 · 2017-10-19 ·

A system is provided. The system includes a fuel receiving module configured for being installed within a marine vehicle, the fuel receiving module including at least a fuel receptacle. A tank module for storing gaseous fuel is provided. The tank module is in communication with the fuel receiving module. A pressure reduction module is configured for reducing a pressure of the gaseous fuel from the tank module to a pressure suitable for an engine of the marine vehicle. An engine module is in communication with an engine control module for controlling operation of the engine. A helm control module is in communication with the engine module and at least one other module for controlling operation of the system.

Fuel exchange system and fuel supply system for fuel systems
11255277 · 2022-02-22 · ·

A system for exchanging of different fuels that can be used for operation of an engine. The system includes a fuel exchange unit, a control and an exchange return conduit. The fuel exchange unit is configured to deliver a first fuel at pressure into the injections system given a switched-off engine, in order to replace a second fuel, which is located in the injection system, with the first fuel. A fuel delivery system includes a media converter which includes a deflectable element. The media converter is driven by a drive unit via the fluid by way of the fluid being able to be led at a varying pressure to the media transformer via a first feed conduit, and is configured to deliver the fuel via a pumping effect.

Fuel system for an internal combustion piston engine and a method of operating an internal combustion engine
09777690 · 2017-10-03 · ·

A fuel system for an internal combustion piston engine includes a first fuel section and a second fuel section in which the first fuel section has a first inlet line connecting respective inlets of the injectors to a tank, and the second fuel section has a second inlet line connecting respective inlets of the injectors to a fuel tank. The second fuel section is arranged to inject the fuel into the combustion chambers for igniting the first fuel, in which first fuel section the inlet line extends from a high pressure pump to the respective injectors, and a fuel return line of the first fuel section extends from each of the injectors to the tank. The fuel return line has a pressure increasing means arranged to the fuel return line of the first fuel section between the injectors and the tank.

A PRE-CHAMBER ARRANGEMENT FOR A GAS ENGINE AND A GAS ENGINE
20220034282 · 2022-02-03 ·

A pre-chamber arrangement (100) for a gas engine (1), including a pre-chamber body (20) accommodating a volume (30); and an inlet passage (40) with an inlet port (42), for supplying a gaseous medium (50) into the pre-chamber volume (30); the pre-chamber volume (30) extends in a longitudinal direction (1) between a top end (32) and a bottom end (34); the pre-chamber volume (30) is configured to accommodate an end of a spark plug (60) at the top end (32) and at the bottom end (34), the pre-chamber body (20) has openings (26) for allowing gas to flow between the pre-chamber volume (30) and a main combustion chamber (10) of the gas engine (1); the inlet port (42) is positioned, at a distance (D) from the top end (32) of the pre-chamber volume (30), in the longitudinal direction (L), such that a volume of residual gases is trapped at the top end of the pre-chamber volume when the gaseous medium is supplied into the pre-chamber volume during an intake stroke.

Pressure regulator warm up system for a transport refrigeration unit
11236661 · 2022-02-01 · ·

A fluid circuit for a trucking vehicle having a transport refrigeration unit is provided. The fluid circuit includes a first regulator assembly defining a first fuel inlet that is arranged to receive fuel from a first fuel tank and a first fuel outlet that is arranged to provide fuel to a first engine. The first regulator assembly having a first heat exchanger assembly defining a first coolant inlet that is arranged to receive coolant from a cooling system associated with the first engine and a first coolant outlet that is arranged to provide coolant to the cooling system.

Mixing block
09816465 · 2017-11-14 · ·

A mixing block to supply a throttle-able hydrogen and air mixture to an internal combustion engine includes a bore through the mixing block between an air intake side and an engine intake side. A slider chamber is disposed orthogonal to and intersecting the bore, where the slider chamber houses a movable slider biased to at least partially block the bore but throttle-able to overcome the bias and reduce blockage of the bore. A jet chamber is disposed parallel to and intersecting the slider chamber and extending away from the slider chamber a distance sufficient to accommodate a shaped needle, where the needle is connected to the slider on one side such that the needle moves within the jet chamber as the slider moves in the slider chamber.

Cooling circuit management for transport refrigeration unit gas engine
11248564 · 2022-02-15 · ·

A governing system of an engine coolant control system in which first and second portions of coolant are pumped from an engine to a regulator and back to the engine and from the engine to a radiator and back to the engine, respectively, is provided. The governing system includes a temperature sensor of the engine to sense coolant temperatures, an ambient temperature sensor of the radiator to sense ambient temperatures, a heating element disposed to heat the first portion of the coolant at one of a location upstream from the regulator and the regulator, a valve operably disposed along a section of piping through which the first portion of the coolant flows from the engine to the regulator and a controller which controls operations of the heating element and the valve in accordance with the readings of the temperature sensor of the engine and the ambient temperature sensor.

Portable gas powered internal combustion engine arrangement
09765918 · 2017-09-19 ·

A gas powered internal combustion engine in which the gas is provided from the gas phase of a pressurized liquid gas in an liquified petroleum gas container and in which the liquified petroleum gas container is rigidly mounted adjacent to the internal combustion engine at a preselected angle to be in conductive heat transfer relationship to the internal combustion engine and in vibration receiving relationship to the internal combustion engine whereby the liquified gas in the liquified petroleum gas container is heated and vibrated and the effective surface area thereof is thereby increased. A pressure regulator is provided for receiving the gas from the liquified petroleum gas bottle regulating the pressure of the gas transmitted to the internal combustion engine and at least one flexible hose is connected to the pressure regulator for transmitting the gas therethrough. A vibration and/or heat limiting member may be incorporated to reduce the frequence and amplitude of the vibration and limit the amount of heat transferred to the liquified petroleum gas.

Gas control system and gas control method of off-road gas engine

A gas control system of a non-road gas engine and a gas control method thereof are disclosed by the present disclosure. The gas control system includes a mixer, the mixer is provided with an air inlet, a gas inlet and a mixed gas outlet respectively, the air inlet is provided with a first pressure sensor, the gas inlet is provided with a second pressure sensor and a pressure regulating valve that are spaced apart, and the mixed gas outlet is provided with a third pressure sensor; the first pressure sensor, the second pressure sensor, the pressure regulating valve and the third pressure sensor are respectively electrically connected to a controller, and the controller controls an opening degree of the pressure regulating valve according to pressure information fed back by the first pressure sensor, the second pressure sensor and the third pressure sensor so as to adjust an air-gas ratio of the mixed gas. The system has a simple structure. By disposing a pressure regulating valve at the gas inlet, the pressure of the gas entering the mixer is controlled, and the air-gas ratios required under various working conditions are controlled, which realizes a closed-loop control so that a control range of the air-gas ratio is smaller, the accuracy is higher, and a transient response speed of the engine is improved.

Pressure stabilizer, a gas engine system and a gas pressure control method
11204003 · 2021-12-21 · ·

The present disclosure relates to a pressure stabilizer, a gas engine system and a gas pressure control method. The pressure stabilizer includes: a housing, which comprises a gas intake chamber and a piston chamber, wherein a spacer is provided between the gas intake chamber and the piston chamber, and the spacer is provided with a spacer through hole; a piston, which is slidably disposed in the piston chamber and which is provided therein with a piston through hole passing through the piston; a spring disposed in the piston chamber, wherein the spring is disposed between the piston and the spacer; a gas outlet end cap, which is disposed at an open end of the piston chamber and which is provided with a gas outlet; and an electromagnetic coil, which is disposed at an end of the gas outlet end cap that is close to the piston, wherein the electromagnetic coil generates a magnetic field force for attracting the piston in an energized state, so as to attract the piston to approach the gas outlet end cap.