Fuel Combustion System Having Component with Thermal Conductor Member and Method of Making Same

A fuel combustion system comprising:

• a cylinder block, the cylinder block defining, at least partially, a main combustion chamber;
• a cylinder head, the cylinder head removably attached to the cylinder block, at least one of the cylinder block and the cylinder head defining a coolant passage, the coolant passage adapted to be placed in communication with a source of coolant;
• a fuel combustion component, the fuel combustion component in communication with the main combustion chamber, the fuel combustion component including:
• a body, the body being positioned adjacent the coolant passage, the body including a fuel surface, the fuel surface in communication with the main combustion chamber, the body being made from a first material having a first thermal conductivity value,
• a thermal conductor member, the thermal conductor member being disposed within the body, the thermal conductor member being made from a second material having a second thermal conductivity value, the second material being different from the first material, and the second thermal conductivity value being greater than the first thermal conductivity value, and
• wherein the thermal conductor member includes a first end and a second end, the thermal conductor member extending between the first end and the second end, the first end being disposed adjacent the fuel surface of the body, and the second end being disposed adjacent the coolant passage.

A method of making a fuel combustion component of a fuel combustion system of an engine, the method of making comprising:

• manufacturing a body, the body including a fuel surface, the fuel surface configured to be in heat-transferring relationship with a source of fuel within the fuel combustion system, the body being made from a first material having a first thermal conductivity value;
• manufacturing a thermal conductor member, the thermal conductor member including a first end and a second end, the thermal conductor member extending between the first end and the second end, the thermal conductor member being made from a second material having a second thermal conductivity value, the second material being different from the first material, and the second thermal conductivity value being greater than the first thermal conductivity value;
• embedding the thermal conductor member within the body;
• wherein the thermal conductor member is embedded within the body such that the first end is disposed adjacent the fuel surface of the body, the second end is in distal relationship to the fuel surface relative to the first end, and the thermal conductor member extends from the first end to the second end along a thermal conduction path, the thermal conduction path being defined within the body and extending away from the fuel surface.