Method for controlling compression ignition combustion
US6378489B1 · kind B1 · utility
22Cited by
8References
14Claims
0Family size
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | May 24, 2001 |
| Grant date | Apr 30, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 24, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/30
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
At least two separate fuels, having different volatility characteristics, are used to control the combustion phasing in a compression ignition engine. Desirably, the separate fuels are produced by distillation by which a parent fuel is separated into separate fractions having different reactivity. The provision multiple fuels by distillation and the control method embodying the present invention are particularly useful in controlling the combustion phasing of homogenous charge compression ignition combustion processes.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.