Internal combustion engine and piston having stepped combustion bowl with non-axisymmetric profile
US11274628B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 2, 2020 |
| Grant date | Mar 15, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 2, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/12
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An internal combustion engine system includes an engine housing having a combustion cylinder, and a piston movable within the combustion cylinder to increase a pressure therein to an autoignition threshold for injected fuel. The piston includes a piston crown having a combustion face forming a combustion bowl, and varied in profile to form jet-jet interaction limiters at locations offset from fuel spray jet paths from a fuel injector. The jet-jet interaction limiters include a bowl component and a step component protruding, respectively, within the combustion bowl and a step located transitioning between the combustion bowl and a circumferential rim of the piston. Limiting jet-jet interaction limits soot production in exhaust produced by the engine.
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