Abstract:
A method and apparatus for reducing oxides of nitrogen in the exhaust of an internal combustion engine. The apparatus includes a pressurizing unit for providing compressed air to a pressure swing adsorption unit. The pressure swing adsorption removes nitrogen from the air to produce nitrogen-reduced air, which is then supplied to the engine. The pressurizing unit may be a compressor, a turbocharger, or a supercharger. The engine may utilize exhaust gas recirculation and fuel injection with air assist.
Abstract:
A system and method for controlling an exhaust gas recirculation system (10) on an electronically controlled, turbocharger (18) equipped internal combustion engine (12) having two or more actuating devices (84,86). In the disclosed embodiments, the actuating devices (84,86) may include an exhaust gas recirculation valve (40), a turbocharger back pressure valve (44), the vane actuators (46) in a variable geometry turbocharger (48), or an air intake throttle valve.
Abstract:
A low emission power generating apparatus which comprises a modified two-stroke diesel engine component and a modified turbocharger component which has a relatively low aspect ratio. The diesel engine component is a modification of a conventional two-stroke diesel engine design and includes a modified connecting rod assembly which causes a modified piston to accelerate rapidly within the combustion chamber and an exhaust valve cam of unique design that has a cam profile which results in a later than-normal exhaust valve opening and an earlier-than-normal valve closing so that the time during which the exhaust valve remains open is shorter than normal, thereby causing a substantially greater volume of residual gases to remain in the combustion chamber following the scavenge stroke. This increase in the volume of the residual exhaust gases within the chamber leads to an increase in compression temperature and effectively increases the compression ratio and consequently the compression pressure. Because of the heat absorption capacity of these residual exhaust gases, the exhaust gases remaining in the chamber following the scavenge stroke tend to absorb combustion heat and thereby effectively reduce the peak combustion temperature. This reduction in peak combustion temperature advantageously results in the lower than normal formation of nitrogen oxide (NOx) and, therefore, allows advancement of the injection timing, while still maintaining the NOx emissions coming from the engine lower than those legislatively mandated. Advantageously, the advance in injection timing, which increases NOx emissions, by definition has the effect of also reducing particulate matter emissions. Thus, by increasing the volume of residual exhaust gases within the cylinder, substantial particulate matter emission reductions can be achieved, while at the same time maintaining NOx emissions well below mandated limits. The modified turbocharger component provides an additional charge of oxygen-rich air into the combustion chamber which effectively increases the compression pressure, which, in turn, leads to an earlier start of combustion because of the combustible mixture reaching its auto-ignition temperature at an earlier point in the cycle. This phenomenon leads to more thorough combustion of the fuel and also generally leads to higher exhaust temperatures. Higher exhaust temperatures, in turn, lead to a greater oxidation rate of the soluble organic fraction thus lowering the level of emission from the engine of undesirable particulate matter.
Abstract:
A low emission power generating apparatus which comprises a modified two-stroke diesel engine component and a modified turbocharger component which has a relatively low aspect ratio. The diesel engine component is a modification of a conventional two-stroke diesel engine design and includes an exhaust valve cam of unique design that has a cam profile which results in a later-than-normal exhaust valve opening and an earlier-than-normal valve closing so that the time during which the exhaust valve remains open is shorter than normal, thereby causing a substantially greater volume of residual gases to remain in the combustion chamber following the scavenge stroke. This increase in the volume of the residual exhaust gases within the chamber leads to an increase in compression temperature and effectively increases the compression ratio and consequently the compression pressure. Because of the heat absorption capacity of these residual exhaust gases, the exhaust gases remaining in the chamber following the scavenge stroke tend to absorb combustion heat and thereby effectively reduce the peak combustion temperature. This reduction in peak combustion temperature advantageously results in the lower than normal production of nitrogen oxide (NOx) and, therefore, allows advancement of the injection timing, while still maintaining the NOx emissions coming from the engine lower than those legislatively mandated.
Abstract:
An internal combustion engine with a supercharger, of a reciprocating piston type, having a supercharger disposed in an intake passage, wherein the relation of a pressure ratio (.gamma.=P/Po) of pressure (P) on the discharge side of the supercharger to atmospheric pressure (Po) at the time of high load with a geometric compression ratio (.epsilon.) of the engine and a cylinder bore size (B), represented by millimeter, satisfies the following formula:.gamma..gtoreq.-0.29.epsilon.+6.0-0.022B.
Abstract:
Heating of the charge air in an intake is provided by a working fluid that is circulated through the intake to exchange heat with the charge air. The heated charge air can be used in response to a thermal management condition for an exhaust gas produced by operation of the internal combustion engine.
Abstract:
An exhaust gas recirculation apparatus includes: a fresh air throttle portion that continues from a fresh air inlet portion and is configured to throttle the flow of fresh air; an inner side tube portion that continues from the fresh air throttle portion, has a tubular shape and has an opening end disposed on a side opposite to the fresh air throttle portion; an exhaust gas inlet portion configured to receive a flow of exhaust gas; a surrounding portion that continues from the exhaust gas inlet portion, surrounds the inner side tube portion, and defines a circumference direction flow path for the exhaust gas extending along an outer circumference surface of the inner side tube portion; and an outlet portion that continues from the surrounding portion, has a tubular shape, and defines a merging flow path configured to receive the flow of the fresh air flowing out from the opening end of the inner side tube portion and the flow of the exhaust gas flowing out from the circumference direction flow path. An annular opening is defined between the opening end of the inner side tube portion and the surrounding portion, the annular opening extending along the opening end of the inner side tube portion and connecting the circumference direction flow path and the merging flow path.
Abstract:
Methods and systems are provided for on-board diagnostics of an exhaust gas recirculation system. In one example, a method may include dynamically estimating upper and lower EGR limits based on a commanded EGR flow and estimating a ratio of accumulated difference between a measured EGR flow and one of the upper and lower EGR limits to accumulated commanded EGR flow, over a duration of time. EGR system degradation may be indicated in response to the ratio being higher than a threshold.
Abstract:
An internal combustion engine is provided with a hydrocarbon feed valve arranged in an engine exhaust passage. When injection control for injecting hydrocarbons from the hydrocarbon feed valve for exhaust treatment is stopped, to prevent the hydrocarbon feed valve from clogging, hydrocarbons for preventing clogging are injected from the hydrocarbon feed valve when the engine is not discharging soot, that is, when the feed of fuel to the inside of the combustion chamber is stopped and, after hydrocarbons for preventing clogging are injected once, the injection of hydrocarbons for preventing clogging from the hydrocarbon feed valve is stopped until injection control for exhaust treatment is started.
Abstract:
An engine includes a turbocharger, an air bypass valve, a wastegate valve, and an EGR apparatus. The engine also includes an ISC passage that connects an upstream side and a downstream side of a throttle valve in an intake passage, and an ISC valve that adjusts an amount of air flowing through the ISC passage. A control apparatus for the engine performs valve opening control to set an opening of an ISC valve at a larger opening than a reference opening when a required torque required by the engine is smaller than an estimated torque that can be generated by the engine, and closes the air bypass valve and the wastegate valve for a fixed period following completion of the valve opening control when an EGR valve of a low pressure EGR apparatus is opened during execution of the valve opening control.