Combustion chamber construction with dual mixing regions for opposed-piston engines
US9211797B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 7, 2013 |
| Grant date | Dec 15, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 7, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T90/16
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A combustion chamber construction for opposed-piston engines in which fuel is injected from two opposed injectors includes a dual mixing region construction with a respective mixing region for each injector and a coupling region between the two mixing regions through which the mixing regions communicate. In some aspects, the mixing regions are bulbous and are connected by a waist, or tunnel, region that is relatively narrower than the bulbous mixing chambers.
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