Far square tumble flow engine
AssigneeSouthwest Research Institute
InventorsKevin L. Hoag, Anthony S. Perkins, Ian P. Gilbert, Christopher L. Wray, Marc C Megel, Zainal Abidin
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AssigneeSouthwest Research Institute
InventorsKevin L. Hoag, Anthony S. Perkins, Ian P. Gilbert, Christopher L. Wray, Marc C Megel, Zainal Abidin
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A far square or diamond architecture engine with tumble flow to support spark-ignited fuel usage. The engine may be provided in a configuration generally suited for swirl flow, compression combustion fuel usage. However, the introduction of a unique, replaceable valve head assembly may be utilized to induce tumble flow within a combustion chamber of the engine. Thus, spark-ignited fuel may be utilized without requiring vast overhaul of the engine to accommodate such fuels. Notably, with the addition of such an assembly, diesel fuel may be replaced with natural gas on large scale equipment without the requirement of impractically burdensome or expensive measures.
An engine comprising:
A replaceable cylinder head assembly for a successive inlet valve engine, the assembly comprising:
A method of generating tumble in an engine for use of a spark-ignited air-fuel mixture in a combustion chamber thereof, the method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.