AIR-ASSISTED JET FLAME IGNITION DEVICE AND IGNITION METHOD THEREOF

Abstract

An air-assisted jet flame ignition device includes a housing, a fuel-air premixing unit, and a prechamber. The fuel-air premixing unit includes a fuel injector, an air injection valve, a premixing sleeve, a premixing sleeve inner core placed in the premixing sleeve, and a fuel injector fastening bolt. An inner wall surface of the premixing sleeve and an outer wall surface of the premixing sleeve inner core form a premixing sleeve inner cavity. An inner wall surface of the premixing sleeve inner core, a lower end surface of a nozzle of the fuel injector, and an upper end surface of an air inlet of the air injection valve form a premixing cavity. The premixing cavity coupled to the premixing sleeve inner cavity via a through hole on the sidewall of the premixing sleeve inner core. A prechamber nozzle is fixedly coupled to the lower part of the housing.

Claims

1. An air-assisted jet flame ignition device, comprising: a housing, comprising a lower part, wherein a circumference of the lower part comprises first external threads; a fuel-air premixing unit comprising: a fuel injector comprising a nozzle, wherein the nozzle comprises a lower end surface; an air injection valve, comprising an air inlet, wherein the air inlet comprises an upper end surface; a premixing sleeve, comprising a first inner wall surface; a premixing sleeve inner core placed in the premixing sleeve, and comprising: a sidewall; a through hole located on the sidewall; a second inner wall surface, wherein the second inner wall surface, the lower end surface, and the upper end surface are configured to form a premixing cavity; and an outer wall surface, wherein the first inner wall surface and the outer wall surface are configured to form a premixing sleeve inner cavity, and wherein the premixing cavity is coupled to the premixing sleeve inner cavity via the through hole; and a fuel injector fastening bolt, a prechamber comprising: a locating pin; a prechamber nozzle fixedly coupled to the lower part of the using the locating pin, wherein a periphery of the prechamber nozzle comprises second external threads; and a nozzle compression piece, wherein internal threads in fit with the first external threads are located inside the nozzle compression piece, and wherein the nozzle compression piece is configured to press the prechamber nozzle against the housing to form a prechamber cavity body.

2. The air-assisted jet flame ignition device of claim 1, further comprising an air tube coupled to the premixing sleeve, wherein a high-pressure air is configured to enter, through the air tube, to the premixing sleeve inner cavity and is further injected into the premixing cavity via the through hole to be mixed with fuel to obtain a premixed fuel-air mixture, and wherein the air injection valve is configured to inject the premixed fuel-air mixture into the prechamber cavity body.

3. An ignition method comprising: defining a first turn-on time of a fuel injector of an ignition device as a fuel injection pulse width; defining a second turn-on time of an air injection valve of the ignition device as an air injection pulse width; turning on the fuel injector according to the fuel injection pulse width to inject fuel; determining a delay time according to a fuel injection amount, wherein the delay time is an air injection delay; turning on, according to the air injection pulse width, the air injection valve after reaching the air injection delay to inject air to obtain a premixed fuel-air mixture; injecting, by the air injection valve, the premixed fuel-air mixture into a prechamber cavity body of the ignition device; and igniting, by a spark plug of the ignition device, the premixed fuel-air mixture to inject flame jets.

4. The ignition method of claim 3, further comprising determining an excess air coefficient of a prechamber mixture by regulating the fuel injection pulse width and the air injection pulse width.

5. The ignition method of claim 3, further comprising injecting an equivalent mixture with an excessive air coefficient less than 1 into the prechamber cavity body.

6. The ignition method of claim 4, further comprising injecting an equivalent mixture with an excessive air coefficient less than 1 into the prechamber cavity body.

7. The ignition method of claim 4, further comprising injecting a rich mixture with an excessive air coefficient less than 1 into the prechamber cavity body.

8. The ignition method of claim 3, further comprising: identifying that a rich mixture is needed in the prechamber cavity body; and increasing, in response to the identifying, the fuel injection pulse width to obtain the rich mixture.

9. The ignition method of claim 3, further comprising: identifying that a lean mixture is needed in the prechamber cavity body; and increasing, in response to the identifying, the air injection pulse width.

10. The ignition method of claim 3, further comprising injecting a rich mixture with an excessive air coefficient less than 1 into the prechamber cavity body.

11. The ignition method of claim 3, wherein a fuel injection pressure is 10 megapascals (MPa) to 20 MPa.

12. The ignition method of claim 3, wherein an air injection pressure is 0.4 megapascals (MPa) to 1 MPa.

13. The air-assisted jet flame ignition device of claim 2, wherein the premixed fuel-air mixture has a scavenging capability and scavenges residual exhaust gas in the prechamber cavity body.

14. The air-assisted jet flame ignition device of claim 1, wherein the air injection valve, the premixing sleeve inner core, the premixing sleeve, and the fuel injector are sequentially placed in and are jointly pressed against the housing by the fuel injector fastening bolt at a top.

15. A fuel-air premixing component comprising: a fuel injector comprising a nozzle, wherein the nozzle comprises a lower end surface; an air injection valve comprising an air inlet, wherein the air inlet comprises an upper end surface; a premixing sleeve comprising a first inner wall surface; a premixing sleeve inner core placed in the premixing sleeve and comprising: a sidewall; a through hole located on the sidewall; a second inner wall surface, wherein the second inner wall surface, the lower end surface, and the upper end surface are configured to form a premixing cavity, and wherein the premixing cavity coupled to the premixing sleeve inner cavity via the through hole; and an outer wall surface, wherein the first inner wall surface and the outer wall surface are configured to form a premixing sleeve inner cavity; and a fuel injector fastening bolt.

16. The fuel-air premixing component of claim 15, further comprising an air tube coupled to the premixing sleeve, wherein a high-pressure air is configured to enter, through the air tube, to the premixing sleeve inner cavity and further injected into the premixing cavity via the through hole to be mixed with fuel to obtain a premixed fuel-air mixture, and wherein the air injection valve is configured to inject the premixed fuel-air mixture into a prechamber cavity body.

17. The fuel-air premixing component of claim 16, wherein the premixed fuel-air mixture has a scavenging capability and scavenges residual exhaust gas in the prechamber cavity body.

18. The fuel-air premixing component of claim 16, wherein a fuel injection pressure is 10 megapascals (MPA) to 20 MPa.

19. The fuel-air premixing component of claim 16, wherein an air injection pressure is 0.4 megapascals (MPa) to 1 MPa.

20. The fuel-air premixing component of claim 15, wherein the air injection valve, the premixing sleeve inner core, the premixing sleeve, and the fuel injector are sequentially placed in and are jointly pressed against a housing by the fuel injector fastening bolt at a top.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] FIG. 1 is an exploded view of parts of a device in accordance with the present disclosure.

[0020] FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the assembly of a device in accordance with the present disclosure.

[0021] FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a device in accordance with the present disclosure.

[0022] FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of fuel-air premixing of a fuel premixing device of a device in accordance with the present disclosure.

[0023] Reference numerals: 1—housing; 2—spark plug; 3—locating pin; 4—prechamber nozzle; 5—nozzle compression piece; 6—air injection valve; 7—premixing sleeve inner cover; 8—air tube; 9—premixing sleeve; 10—fuel injector; 11—fuel injector fastening bolt; 12—prechamber cavity body; 13—premixing cavity, 14—premixing sleeve inner cavity.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

[0024] FIG. 1 is an exploded view of parts of a device in accordance with the present disclosure. The device comprises a total of 10 parts, which are divided into three portions according to functions: a housing, a fuel-air premixing unit, and a prechamber. Wherein the function of the housing 1 is to provide installation positions for other parts. The function of the fuel-air premixing unit is to provide a premixed mixture of fuel and air for the prechamber, and the fuel-air premixing unit comprises a fuel injector 10, an air injection valve 6, a premixing sleeve inner core 7, a premixing sleeve 9, and a fuel injector fastening bolt 11. The function of the prechamber is to provide flame jets for a main combustion chamber, and the prechamber comprises a spark plug 2, a prechamber nozzle 4, a locating pin 3, and a nozzle compression piece 5.

[0025] During installation, the air injection valve 6, the premixing sleeve inner core 7, the premixing sleeve 9 and the fuel injector 10 are sequentially placed in and are jointly pressed against the housing by the fuel injector fastening bolt 11 at the top, then the spark plug 2 is installed; and in the end, the locating pin 3, the prechamber nozzle 4 and the nozzle compression piece 5 are sequentially installed, wherein the locating pin 3 is provided for preventing the nozzle from rotating. The device is entirely installed on a cylinder head by the threads on the nozzle.

[0026] Fuel-air premixing unit: the fuel-air premixing unit plays a role in providing a premixed air-fuel mixture for the prechamber. As shown in FIG. 4, the fuel is injected into the premixing cavity 13 by the fuel injector 10. The air flows in through an air tube 8, the air firstly enters the premixing sleeve inner cavity 14, then is injected into the premixing cavity 13 through orifices on the premixing sleeve inner core 7 to be mixed with the fuel, and then the mixture is injected into the prechamber cavity body 12 by the air injection valve 6. The injected premixed mixture has a scavenging function and can scavenge the residual exhaust gas in the prechamber cavity body.

[0027] Determination of use parameters: the fuel injection pressure can be selected to be 10-20 MPa according to different selected fuels, the pressure of the air tube 8 is the same as that of the premixing cavity, and as the premixed mixture is to be injected into the prechamber cavity body from the premixing cavity, the pressure of the premixing cavity is higher than that of the prechamber cavity body, generally ranging from 0.4 MPa to 1 MPa.

[0028] The specific working process is as follows: turning on the fuel injector according to a fuel injection width pulse to inject the fuel, wherein the fuel is mixed with the air within air injection delay time; and then turning on the air injection valve according to an air injection width pulse, wherein the mixture is injected into the prechamber cavity body and then is ignited by the spark plug to inject flame jets.

[0029] An excess air coefficient of the prechamber mixture can be determined by regulating the fuel injection width pulse and the air injection width pulse, which is as follows: increasing the fuel injection width pulse if a rich mixture is needed, and increasing the air injection width pulse if a lean mixture is needed. The air can be continuously injected after the premixed mixture is completely injected into the prechamber cavity body to increase the air injection width pulse, thus diluting the mixture in the prechamber. However, in order to guarantee stable ignition in the prechamber, an equivalent mixture or a rich mixture with the excess air coefficient less than 1 is generally employed.

[0030] The present disclosure is not limited to the embodiments described above. The above description of specific embodiments is intended to describe and illustrate technical solutions of the present disclosure, and the above specific embodiments are merely illustrative rather than restrictive. Those of ordinary skill in the art, under the inspiration of the present disclosure, may make many specific changes in form without departing from the spirit of the present disclosure and the scope of the protection of the claims, all of which fall within the scope of protection of the present disclosure.