Abstract:
A control system for an engine includes one or more processors configured to determine when a change in one or more of oxygen or fuel supplied to an engine. The one or more processors also are configured to, responsive to determining the change in oxygen and/or fuel supplied to an engine, direct one or more fuel injectors of the engine to begin injecting fuel into one or more cylinders of the engine during both a first fuel injection and a second fuel injection during each cycle of a multi-stroke engine cycle of the one or more cylinders.
Abstract:
Dual-fuel engine system includes cylinders in which the cylinders have an intake valve and an exhaust valve that control a flow of fluid into and out of a combustion chamber of the corresponding cylinder. The intake valve is configured to have an intake valve closure (IVC) timing. The dual-fuel engine system is configured to operate in a single-fuel mode and a dual-fuel mode. The combustion chamber and a piston are designed to provide a compression ratio. The dual-fuel engine system also includes one or more processors that are operably coupled to and configured to control operation of the first fuel injector. The compression ratio and the IVC timing are selected to achieve a target pre-combustion temperature. The target pre-combustion temperature permits the dual-fuel engine system to operate at a high substitution rate in the dual-fuel mode and at a sufficient fuel efficiency in the single-fuel mode.
Abstract:
A traction loss warning system includes a warning controller configured to be disposed onboard a first vehicle and to determine a location on a route where a loss in traction of the first vehicle occurred and a vehicle controller configured to be disposed onboard a second vehicle, the vehicle controller configured to control movement of the second vehicle along the route. The warning controller also is configured to communicate a warning signal that notifies the second vehicle of the location where the loss in traction of the first vehicle occurred. The vehicle controller is configured to change the movement of second vehicle along the route during travel of the second vehicle over the location responsive to receiving the warning signal from the warning controller.
Abstract:
A control system for an engine includes one or more processors configured to determine when a change in one or more of oxygen or fuel supplied to an engine. The one or more processors also are configured to, responsive to determining the change in oxygen and/or fuel supplied to an engine, direct one or more fuel injectors of the engine to begin injecting fuel into one or more cylinders of the engine during both a first fuel injection and a second fuel injection during each cycle of a multi-stroke engine cycle of the one or more cylinders.
Abstract:
Fuel injector wear methodologies for use with internal combustion engines include a method that determines power of the engine and/or fuel flow of a fuel injector(s) associated with a cylinder the engine; obtains a duration of a fuel injection event from the injector(s) associated with the cylinder(s) of the engine; compares the power, the fuel flow, and/or the duration with a reference value; and then adjusts the fuel injection timing of the fuel injector(s), based on the comparison. Another method adjusts operation of an engine includes: comparing two (or more) engine models, wherein one model is related to a fuel injection event duration of the engine or a modeled fuel quantity being supplied to the engine and then adjusting the fuel injection timing of a fuel injector(s) of the engine, based on the comparison.
Abstract:
A system includes an engine coupled with a primary shaft that drives a first electric generator for generating electrical power via a gear subsystem, The system also includes a turbocharger assembly having at least one gas turbine engine configured for driving the primary shaft and coupled in parallel with the engine. The turbocharger assembly includes multiple compressors configured to provide a flow of compressed fluid into both the engine and the at least one gas turbine engine and multiple turbines configured to utilize exhausts from both the engine and the one gas turbine for driving the primary shaft. Further, the system includes a controller configured to operate a plurality of valves for controlling optimal intake fluid pressure into the engine and the turbocharger assembly and fuel injections into the engine and the at least one gas turbine engine.
Abstract:
A method of controlling an engine includes injecting a first fuel and a second fuel to each of a donor cylinder group and a non-donor cylinder group of the engine. The method also includes injecting a higher fraction of the first fuel into the donor cylinder group in comparison to the first fuel being injected into the non-donor cylinder group. Further, the method includes injecting a lower fraction of the second fuel into the donor cylinder group in comparison to the second fuel being injected into the non-donor cylinder group. Furthermore, the method includes recirculating an exhaust emission from the donor cylinder group to the non-donor cylinder group and the donor cylinder group and combusting a mixture of air, the first fuel, the second fuel and the exhaust emission from the donor cylinder group in both the donor cylinder group and the non-donor cylinder group.
Abstract:
An engine having an after-treatment system for reducing emissions from an exhaust stream includes an intake manifold and a plurality of cylinders coupled to the intake manifold. The plurality of cylinders includes a first set of cylinders and a second set of cylinders. Further, the engine includes a first exhaust manifold coupled to the first set of cylinders and a second exhaust manifold coupled to the second set of cylinders. The engine further includes an after-treatment system coupled to the first exhaust manifold. The first exhaust manifold further includes an end portion disposed downstream relative to the after-treatment system. The end portion of the first exhaust manifold is coupled to a first portion of the second exhaust manifold via a pipe.
Abstract:
A method includes combusting air within a plurality of cylinders of an internal combustion engine by injecting a fuel into the plurality of cylinders. The method further includes expanding a first portion of an exhaust gas generated from the plurality of combustion cylinders via a turbine. The method further includes controlling at least one of feeding a second portion of the exhaust gas via an exhaust channel bypassing the turbine; and recirculating a third portion of the exhaust gas to the plurality of combustion cylinders via a recirculation channel, as a function of an intake manifold air temperature and pressure at which the engine is operated.
Abstract:
A combustion system includes an annular tube disposed between an inner wall and an outer wall, the annular tube extending from an inlet end to an outlet end; at least one fluid inlet disposed in the annular tube proximate the inlet end, the fluid inlet providing a conduit through which fluid flows into the annular tube; at least one outlet disposed in the annular tube proximate the outlet end; at least one primary fuel injector, the primary fuel injector dispersing fuel into a fluid stream entering the annular tube via the fluid inlet; and at least one secondary fuel injector, the secondary fuel injector disposed in the annular tube.