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A nozzle for a prechamber assembly of an engine includes a nozzle body which is hollow and includes an outer surface, an inner surface, and an orifice surface. The outer surface defines an outer orifice opening, and the inner surface defines an interior chamber and an inner orifice opening. The orif

A nozzle for a prechamber assembly of an engine includes a nozzle body which is hollow and includes an outer surface, an inner surface, and an orifice surface. The outer surface defines an outer orifice opening, and the inner surface defines an interior chamber and an inner orifice opening. The orifice surface defines an orifice passage extending between, and in communication with, the outer orifice opening and the inner orifice opening. The orifice passage is in communication with the interior chamber via the inner orifice opening. The nozzle body includes a coolant surface which defines a coolant passage within the nozzle body. The coolant surface includes an orifice interface portion disposed adjacent the orifice surface such that the orifice surface and the orifice interface portion of the coolant surface are in heat-transferring relationship with each other.

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1. A nozzle for a prechamber assembly of an engine, the nozzle comprising: a nozzle body, the nozzle body being hollow and including an outer surface, an inner surface, and an orifice surface, the outer surface defining an outer orifice opening, the inner surface defining an interior chamber and an

1. A nozzle for a prechamber assembly of an engine, the nozzle comprising: a nozzle body, the nozzle body being hollow and including an outer surface, an inner surface, and an orifice surface, the outer surface defining an outer orifice opening, the inner surface defining an interior chamber and an inner orifice opening, and the orifice surface defining an orifice passage extending between, and in communication with, the outer orifice opening and the inner orifice opening, the orifice passage being in communication with the interior chamber via the inner orifice opening;wherein the nozzle body includes a coolant surface, the coolant surface defining a coolant passage within the nozzle body, the coolant surface including an orifice interface portion disposed adjacent the orifice surface such that the orifice surface and the orifice interface portion of the coolant surface are in heat-transferring relationship with each other. 2. The nozzle according to claim 1, wherein the coolant surface comprises a closed surface such that the coolant passage is a closed cavity disposed within the nozzle body between the outer surface and the inner surface, the nozzle further comprising: a cooling medium disposed within the coolant passage, the cooling medium configured to be in heat-transferring relationship with the orifice interface portion of the coolant surface. 3. The nozzle according to claim 2, wherein the nozzle body includes a mounting end and a distal tip, the nozzle body defining a central longitudinal axis extending between the mounting end and the distal tip, the orifice surface being disposed within the distal tip, and wherein the coolant surface includes a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end being closer to the mounting end along the central longitudinal axis than the distal end is, the distal end comprising the orifice interface portion of the coolant surface disposed adjacent the orifice surface. 4. The nozzle according to claim 3, wherein the coolant surface and the cooling medium disposed therein cooperate together to comprise a multi-phase heat transfer device, the cooling medium comprising a material that undergoes a phase change from a liquid to a vapor upon receiving a sufficient amount of thermal energy. 5. The nozzle according to claim 1, wherein the outer surface defines a first coolant passage opening and a second coolant passage opening, and the coolant passage extends between, and is in communication with, the first coolant passage opening and the second coolant passage opening. 6. The nozzle according to claim 5, wherein the nozzle body includes a mounting end and a distal tip, the nozzle body defining a central longitudinal axis extending between the mounting end and the distal tip, the orifice surface being disposed within the distal tip, the first coolant passage opening is closer to the distal tip along the central longitudinal axis than the second coolant passage opening. 7. The nozzle according to claim 5, wherein the coolant surface includes a bend portion, the bend portion of the coolant surface comprising the orifice interface portion. 8. The nozzle according to claim 7, wherein the bend portion of the coolant surface is disposed relative to the orifice surface such that the bend portion extends around the orifice surface. 9. The nozzle according to claim 7, wherein the inner orifice opening, the outer orifice opening, the orifice surface, and the orifice passage respectively comprise a first inner orifice opening, a first outer orifice opening, a first orifice surface, and a first orifice passage, wherein the outer surface defines a second outer orifice opening, the inner surface defines a second inner orifice opening, and the nozzle body includes a second orifice surface, the second orifice surface defining a second orifice passage extending between, and in communication with, the second outer orifice opening and the second inner orifice opening, the second orifice passage being in communication with the interior chamber via the second inner orifice opening, and wherein the bend portion is disposed adjacent the first orifice surface and the second orifice surface such that the coolant surface is in heat-transferring relationship with both the first orifice surface and the second orifice surface. 10. A fuel combustion system comprising: a cylinder housing, the cylinder housing defining a main combustion chamber;a prechamber assembly, the prechamber assembly in communication with the main combustion chamber, the prechamber assembly defining a precombustion chamber, the precombustion chamber in communication with the main combustion chamber, the prechamber assembly including a prechamber housing, an ignition device adapted to selectively ignite a fuel supply disposed in the precombustion chamber, and a nozzle, the ignition device mounted to the prechamber housing, the nozzle adjacent the prechamber housing, the nozzle at least partially defining the precombustion chamber, the nozzle including: a nozzle body, the nozzle body being hollow and including an outer surface, an inner surface, and an orifice surface, the outer surface defining an outer orifice opening, the inner surface defining an interior chamber and an inner orifice opening, and the orifice surface defining an orifice passage extending between, and in communication with, the outer orifice opening and the inner orifice opening, the orifice passage being in communication with the interior chamber via the inner orifice opening and with the main combustion chamber via the outer orifice opening, andwherein the nozzle body includes a coolant surface, the coolant surface defining a coolant passage within the nozzle body, the coolant surface including an orifice interface portion disposed adjacent the orifice surface such that the orifice surface and the orifice interface portion of the coolant surface are in heat-transferring relationship with each other. 11. The fuel combustion system according to claim 10, wherein the nozzle body of the nozzle includes a mounting end and a distal tip, the nozzle body defining a central longitudinal axis extending between the mounting end and the distal tip, the orifice surface being disposed within the distal tip, wherein the coolant surface includes a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end being closer to the mounting end along the central longitudinal axis than the distal end is, the distal end comprising the orifice interface portion of the orifice surface, and the distal end of the coolant passage being adjacent the orifice passage, and wherein the coolant surface of the nozzle comprises a closed surface such that the coolant passage is disposed within the nozzle body between the outer surface and the inner surface, the fuel combustion system further comprising: a cooling medium disposed within the coolant passage, the cooling medium configured to be in heat-transferring relationship with the orifice interface portion of the coolant surface. 12. The fuel combustion system according to claim 11, wherein the coolant surface of the nozzle and the cooling medium disposed in the coolant passage cooperate together to comprise a heat pipe, the cooling medium comprising a material that undergoes a phase change from a liquid to a vapor upon receiving a sufficient amount of thermal energy. 13. The fuel combustion system according to claim 10, wherein the outer surface of the nozzle defines a first coolant passage opening and a second coolant passage opening, and the coolant passage extends between, and in communication with, the first coolant passage opening and the second coolant passage opening, the fuel combustion system further comprising: a cooling medium, the cooling medium being a coolant fluid, the cooling medium in fluid communication with the coolant passage via at least one of the first coolant passage opening and the second coolant passage opening. 14. The fuel combustion system according to claim 13, wherein the fuel combustion system is configured to circulate the cooling medium through the coolant passage such that the cooling medium enters through one of the first coolant passage opening and the second coolant passage opening into the coolant passage, and exits out the other of the first coolant passage opening and the second coolant passage opening in a re-circulating manner. 15. The fuel combustion system according to claim 13, wherein the nozzle body includes a mounting end and a distal tip, the nozzle body defining a central longitudinal axis extending between the mounting end and the distal tip, the orifice surface being disposed within the distal tip, the first coolant passage opening being closer to the distal tip along the central longitudinal axis than the second coolant passage opening is, and wherein the cylinder housing defines a cooling medium cavity, the cooling medium disposed within the cooling medium cavity, the cooling medium cavity configured to establish a pressure gradient within the cooling medium disposed therein, the pressure gradient driving the cooling medium such that the cooling medium enters through the first coolant passage opening into the coolant passage, and exits out the second coolant passage opening. 16. A method of making a nozzle for a prechamber assembly of an engine, the method of making comprising: manufacturing a nozzle body, the nozzle body being hollow and including an outer surface and an inner surface, the inner surface defining an interior chamber;defining an orifice surface in the nozzle body, the orifice surface defining an orifice passage extending between, and in communication with, an outer orifice opening defined in the outer surface and an inner orifice opening defined in the inner surface, the orifice passage being in communication with the interior chamber via the inner orifice opening;defining a coolant surface in the nozzle body, the coolant surface defining a coolant passage within the nozzle body, the coolant surface including an orifice interface portion disposed adjacent the orifice surface such that the orifice surface and the orifice interface portion of the coolant surface are in heat-transferring relationship with each other. 17. The method of making according to claim 16, wherein the nozzle body is manufactured and the coolant surface is defined via additive manufacturing. 18. The method of making according to claim 16, wherein the coolant surface is defined in the nozzle body such that the coolant passage extends between, and is in communication with, a first coolant passage opening defined in the outer surface and a second coolant passage opening defined in the outer surface. 19. The method of making according to claim 16, wherein the coolant surface is defined in the nozzle body such that the coolant surface comprises a closed surface, the coolant passage being disposed within the nozzle body between the outer surface and the inner surface, the method of making further comprising: inserting a cooling medium within the coolant passage, the cooling medium configured to transfer heat from the coolant surface. 20. The method of making according to claim 19, wherein the nozzle body is manufactured and the coolant surface is defined via additive manufacturing, and wherein the cooling medium is inserted within the coolant passage at a time when the coolant passage is at least partially defined and accessible.