Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Internal combustion engine with common rail pilot and main injection
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Application No.: US14926357Application Date: 2015-10-29
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Publication No.: US09771860B2Publication Date: 2017-09-26
- Inventor: Jean Thomassin
- Applicant: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
- Applicant Address: unknown Longueuil, Quebec
- Assignee: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
- Current Assignee: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
- Current Assignee Address: unknown Longueuil, Quebec
- Agency: Norton Rose Fulbright Canada
- Main IPC: F02B53/10
- IPC: F02B53/10 ; F02B19/00 ; F01C1/22 ; F02B19/10 ; F02D41/30 ; F02D41/38 ; F02B55/14

Abstract:
An internal combustion engine including a pilot subchamber, a pilot fuel injector having a tip in communication with the pilot subchamber, an ignition element positioned to ignite fuel within the pilot subchamber, and a main fuel injector spaced apart from the pilot fuel injector. The engine includes a common rail in fluid communication with the main fuel injector and with the pilot fuel injector. The internal combustion engine may be a reciprocating engine. A method of combusting fuel in an internal combustion engine is also provided.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160047299A1 IINTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH COMMON RAIL PILOT AND MAIN INJECTION Public/Granted day:2016-02-18
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