Injector-ignition for an internal combustion engine
AssigneeTransonic Combustion, Inc.
InventorMichael Cheiky
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Abstract
The present invention provides a heated catalyzed fuel injector that dispenses fuel substantially exclusively during the power stroke of an internal combustion engine, wherein ignition occurs in a fast burn zone at high fuel density such that a leading surface of the fuel is completely burned within several microseconds. In operation, the fuel injector precisely meters instantly igniting fuel at a predetermined crank angle for optimal power stroke production. Specifically, the fuel is metered into the fuel injector, such that the fuel injector heats, vaporizes, compresses and mildly oxidizes the fuel, and then dispenses the fuel as a relatively low pressure gas column into a combustion chamber of the engine.
Claims27
1-34. (canceled)
Apparatus for dispensing fuel into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine, the apparatus comprising:
- a heated fuel injector that dispenses the fuel substantially during a power stroke of an engine;
- wherein the injector catalyzes the fuel in a gas phase or super-critical phase prior to injection into the combustion chamber.
Apparatus for dispensing fuel into a combustion chamber of a variable cycle engine in a multi-fuel vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
- a heated fuel injector that dispenses the fuel into the combustion chamber substantially during a power stroke of the variable cycle engine;
- wherein the injector catalyzes the fuel in a gas phase or super-critical phase prior to injection into the combustion chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.