System and method of injecting combustible gas in liquid form into a diesel engine
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United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B60T-007/12
F02M-021/02
F02D-019/06
F02D-019/10
F02D-019/08
출원번호
US-0821854
(2010-06-23)
등록번호
US-9057344
(2015-06-16)
우선권정보
AU-2009902887 (2009-06-23)
발명자
/ 주소
Rumbel, Keith Murray
Watkins, Derek Robert
출원인 / 주소
Horley, Anthony James
대리인 / 주소
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP
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초록▼
The present invention discloses a method of introducing fuel into a diesel engine for combustion within the engine. A combustible gas in liquid form is injected into the engine for combustion therein with diesel fuel so as to maintain a combustible gas concentration derived from the liquid in the ra
The present invention discloses a method of introducing fuel into a diesel engine for combustion within the engine. A combustible gas in liquid form is injected into the engine for combustion therein with diesel fuel so as to maintain a combustible gas concentration derived from the liquid in the range of 0.2%-0.6% of air intake by volume of combustible gas. Suitable gases include LPG or liquid petroleum gas, natural gas, hydrogen, ethane, methane, propane, butane, hexane, heptane, pentane, acetylene, carbon monoxide, ammonia or other combustible gas, or a combination of two or more thereof.
대표청구항▼
1. A method of injecting a combustible gas in liquid form into a diesel fuel engine for combustion with diesel fuel therein, said method comprising: injecting said combustible gas in liquid form into said engine for combustion therein with said diesel fuel so as to maintain a combustible gas concent
1. A method of injecting a combustible gas in liquid form into a diesel fuel engine for combustion with diesel fuel therein, said method comprising: injecting said combustible gas in liquid form into said engine for combustion therein with said diesel fuel so as to maintain a combustible gas concentration in one or more cylinders of said engine prior to combustion,said combustible gas concentration being maintained in the range of 0.2% to 0.6% of air intake by volume of said combustible gas. 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising either measuring said concentration of said combustible gas injected into said engine or measuring an engine performance parameter; and varying the rate of injection of said combustible gas into said engine in response to said measured concentration of combustible gas or to said measured engine performance parameter. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein said injecting said combustible gas in liquid form into said engine further comprises either: injecting said combustible gas in liquid form into an air-intake stream or manifold of said engine upstream of one or more engine cylinders, orinjecting said combustible gas in liquid form directly into one or more said cylinders. 4. The method of claim 3, wherein said combustible gas concentration in one or more cylinders of said engine prior to combustion is maintained between 0.25% to 0.55% of air-intake volume. 5. The method of claim 4, wherein said combustible gas concentration in one or more cylinders of said engine prior to combustion is maintained between 0.3% to 0.4% of air-intake volume. 6. The method of claim 2, wherein said measuring said concentration of combustible gas injected into said engine further comprises: bleeding a portion of said air-intake stream of said engine by combusting said combustible gas and said bled air-intake mixture; andmeasuring same with a time delayed hot wire sensor. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein said liquid combustible gas comprises one or more combustible gases selected from the group consisting of: liquid petroleum gas (LPG), natural gas, hydrogen, ethane, methane, propane, butane, hexane, heptane, pentane, acetylene, carbon monoxide, and ammonia. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein said injecting said liquid combustible gas comprises: measuring engine revolutions per minute of said engine (REVScurrent) at engine idle (REVSmin) to determine a baseline injection rate; andinjecting said liquid combustible gas (GASinject) at said baseline rate plus a predetermined rate proportional to said engine revolution rate (REVScurrent). 9. The method of claim 8, further comprising: measuring the air-pressure of said engine manifold at engine idle; andvarying said rate of injection of said combustible gas (GASinject) proportionally with said measured air pressure. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein said engine revolutions per minute of said engine is measured via the voltage output of an alternator of said diesel fuel engine or other engine signal source. 11. The method of claim 9, wherein said air-pressure of said engine manifold is measured via a corresponding measurement of a manifold absolute pressure (MAP) sensor, a turbo charger pressure sensor, a throttle positioning sensor, an exhaust temperature sensor, an exhaust nitrous-oxide gas sensor or a combination of two or more said sensors, or by attaching said engine to a dynamometer. 12. A system for injecting combustible gas in liquid form into a diesel fuel engine for combustion with diesel fuel therein, said system comprising: a combustible gas injection device having an outlet disposed in fluid communication with said engine and an inlet disposed in fluid communication with a liquid combustible gas source;a combustible gas injection device controller configured to receive input indicative of an engine performance parameter and configured to control the rate of injection of said combustible gas in liquid form from said combustible gas injection device outlet such that said combustible gas is present in one or more cylinders of said engine prior to combustion in the amount of between 0.2% to 0.6% of air intake by volume of said combustible gas. 13. The system of claim 12, wherein said engine performance parameter comprises: a percentage of combustible gas mixed into said air-intake stream in said engine cylinders prior to combustion;engine revolutions per minute of said engine;a voltage output of the alternator of said diesel fuel engine or other engine signal source;engine manifold absolute pressure; turbo charger pressure;throttle position; exhaust temperature;exhaust nitrous-oxide gas concentration; andan engine dynamometer. 14. The system of claim 12, wherein said combustible gas injection device outlet is configured either to inject said liquid combustible gas into an air-intake stream or manifold of said engine upstream of one or more engine cylinders, or to inject said combustible gas directly into one or more said cylinders. 15. The system of claim 12, wherein said liquid combustible gas comprises one or more combustible gases selected from the group consisting of: liquid petroleum gas (LPG), natural gas, hydrogen, ethane, methane, propane, butane, hexane, heptane, pentane, acetylene, carbon monoxide, and ammonia. 16. The system of claim 12 configured to perform the method for injecting combustible gas in liquid form into the diesel fuel engine of claim 1. 17. A diesel fuel engine modified to operate in accordance with the method of claim 1. 18. A diesel fuel engine comprising the system for injecting combustible gas in liquid form into the diesel fuel engine of claim 12.
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