摘要:
The heat-insulating engine with swirl chamber of this invention injects a fuel at a low pressure along the inner wall surface (21) of swirl chambers (4) having a heat-insulating structure by subsidiary nozzles (2) equipped with an accumulation chamber for accumulating temporarily the fuel from a fuel pressurization pump (22,28) and having a needle valve opened and closed electrically, from the second half of an intake stroke to a compression stroke, and then injects mainly the fuel from a fuel injection pump (23) by main nozzles (3), into the swirl chambers (4) from the second half of the compression stroke to an expansion stroke. Atomization of the fuel from the subsidiary nozzles (2) may be to such an extent that the fuel merely attaches to the wall surface (21); hence, the subsidiary nozzles (2) can be of accumulation type low pressure injection type. Accordingly, the fuel pressurization pump (22,28) itself can be made compact in size and light in weight and the cost of production can be reduced. The fuel from the subsidiary nozzles (2) is injected to the wall surface (21) of the swirl chambers (4) in the contact state so as to deprive the wall surface (21) of the heat and thus to recover the heat. Main injection is effected following the subsidiary injection and a rich mixture is generated inside the swirl chambers (4) so as to restrict the generation of NOX and to improve cycle efficiency. Furthermore, it is possible to prevent a lean mixture from diffusing into cylinders (14). since the fuel of subsidiary injection is caused to stay inside the swirl chambers (4), degradation of hydrocarbon components can be reduced.
摘要:
In a heat-insulating swirl chamber engine of this invention, a fuel is injected subsidiarily from subsidiary nozzles (2) along the inner wall surfaces (16) of swirl chambers (4) of a heat-insulating structure from the second half of an intake stroke to the first half of a compression stroke, so that a lean mixture formed in the swirl chambers (4) does not diffuse into cylinders (14), deterioration of hydrocarbon components can be prevented and moreover, since the fuel comes into contact with the wall surfaces (16) of the swirl chamber, heat energy can be recovered from the wall surfaces (16). Next, the fuel is mainly injected from main nozzles (3) into the swirl chambers (4) from the second half of the compression stroke to the first half of an expansion stroke, so that the inside of the swirl chambers (4) becomes fuel-rich due to the lean mixture formed in advance in the swirl chambers (4) and the fuel by the main injection, combustion is effected in the fuel-rich state to restrict the generation of NOx and moreover, cycle efficiency can be improved because the main combustion period is shortened.
摘要:
The upper parts of the cylinder liners and the cylinder head are formed integral in one piece, and a water jacket is provided around the outer peripheries of the upper parts of the cylinder liners, with no water jacket provided to the cylinder body. This eliminates the use of the core for the water jacket in molding the cylinder body, which in turn reduces the engine weight, brings about a significant cost reduction and makes machining operations easy. Because the piston head is made of a heat insulating material and a water jacket is not provided to the cylinder body, the heat is prevented from flowing down to the cylinder liners. Furthermore, the cylinder liners are made of a ceramic material to improve an anti-galling characteristic during sliding motions at high temperatures. Also, since the water jacket is provided only to the cylinder head, the water jacket can be made simple and small in structure, reducing the cooling water flow resistance. This in turn permits the use of a small motor-powered water pump that can be controlled independently of the engine conditions. Moreover, since the cylinder body has no water jacket, there is a greater freedom in designing the cylinder body, which makes it possible to form reinforcement ribs on the cylinder body to increase its rigidity and thereby reduce vibrations and noise.
摘要:
The heat-insulating piston structure (10) according to the present invention is formed by fixing a piston head (4), which consists of a material the coefficient of thermal expansion of which is substantially equal to that of a ceramic material, to a piston skirt (2), and setting a thin, flat plate (5) portion of a ceramic material on the whole of the flat surface of the piston head which is on the side of a combustion chamber via a heat-insulating member. Accordingly, the piston (10) can be formed so that it has excellent heat-insulating characteristics and high thermal resistance, deformation resistance and corrosion resistance. Especially, the thin plate portion of a ceramic material (5), which is exposed to a combustion gas, can be formed to the smallest possible thickness to reduce the thermal capacity thereof greatly. Therefore, the temperature of the wall of the combustion chamber varies easily with that of the combustion gas (in other words, the amplitude of the temperature of this wall becomes large). Consequently, a difference between the temperature of the thin plate portion of a ceramic material and those of the gases (combustion gas and suction air) becomes small momentarily, so that the heat transfer rate of the thin plate portion decreases. This causes a decrease in the quantity of heat which the suction air receives from the wall surface. As a result, the suction air smoothly enters the combustion chamber without being expanded therein. This enables the suction efficiency and cycle efficiency to be improved.
摘要:
In order to improve the suction efficiency and the cycle efficiency, a heat-insulating engine structure (10) of the invention has a planar and thin-walled piston head surface portion (4) of a ceramics material to be exposed to combustion gases. A combustion chamber (15) is formed not on the side of the piston head but on the side of a cylinder head. Namely, the piston head is defined by the cooperation of a cylinder head bottom wall portion (26) having a lowered central portion and a raised outer peripheral portion (18) and a cylinder liner upper portion (28) including an upper tubular part of a substantially square cross-section and a lower cylindrical part. The cylinder head bottom wall portion has an inclined surface radially upwardly extending from the central portion to the outer peripheral portion. Intake and exhaust valves (21, 27) are associated with valve seats formed in the inclined surface. A fuel injection nozzle (25) is disposed substantially centrally of the cylinder head bottom wall portion. The sides of the square tubular part are operative to agitate a swirl to facilitate uniform mixture of fuel and air thereby assuring that the fuel and air are mixed instantaneously in a zone adjacent to the top dead center of the piston.
摘要:
The heat-insulating piston structure (10) according to the present invention is formed by fixing a piston head (4), which consists of a material the coefficient of thermal expansion of which is substantially equal to that of a ceramic material, to a piston skirt (2), and setting a thin, flat plate (5) portion of a ceramic material on the whole of the flat surface of the piston head which is on the side of a combustion chamber via a heat-insulating member. Accordingly, the piston (10) can be formed so that it has excellent heat-insulating characteristics and high thermal resistance, deformation resistance and corrosion resistance. Especially, the thin plate portion of a ceramic material (5), which is exposed to a combustion gas, can be formed to the smallest possible thickness to reduce the thermal capacity thereof greatly. Therefore, the temperature of the wall of the combustion chamber varies easily with that of the combustion gas (in other words, the amplitude of the temperature of this wall becomes large). Consequently, a difference between the temperature of the thin plate portion of a ceramic material and those of the gases (combustion gas and suction air) becomes small momentarily, so that the heat transfer rate of the thin plate portion decreases. This causes a decrease in the quantity of heat which the suction air receives from the wall surface. As a result, the suction air smoothly enters the combustion chamber without being expanded therein. This enables the suction efficiency and cycle efficiency to be improved.