Abstract:
A piston (718, 818, 918, 1018) for a compression ignition internal combustion engine (1010) includes a piston body (720, 820, 920, 1020) having a combustion face (728, 828, 928, 1028) defining a combustion bowl (730, 830, 930, 1030), and the combustion face (728, 828, 928, 1028) including a compound bowl surface and a compound rim surface. The combustion face (728, 828, 928, 1028) is profiled to balance a combustion efficiency property of the piston (718, 818, 918, 1018) with emissions properties of the piston (718, 818, 918, 1018). A ratio of a diameter of the combustion bowl (730, 830, 930, 1030) to a diameter of the cylinder bowl bore is from 0.68 to 0.74. Other dimensional and proportional features of the piston (718, 818, 918, 1018) support low smoke and NOx production during operation.