Abstract:
A fuel injector for an internal combustion engine, the fuel injector comprising: an injector body (3) of substantially elongate form and defining an injector body axis (19); an injector nozzle (5) disposed at one end of the injector body and a fuel supply passage arrangement (8) defined in the injector body and in fluid communication with the injector nozzle, the fuel supply passage arrangement arranged in use to contain fuel under high pressure; and wherein the fuel supply passage arrangement is axially distributed around the injector body axis.
Abstract:
A control method for a high-pressure fuel pump comprising a plurality of pump elements (17), each of which comprises a plunger (10) having a pumping stroke during which fuel within a pump chamber (6) is pressurised and a filling stroke during which fuel is supplied to the pump chamber (6) for pressurisation, and a valve (18) for controlling fuel flow into and/or out of the pump chamber (6). The high-pressure fuel pump has a maximum pump capacity corresponding to all of the pump elements pumping at maximum capacity. The method comprises reducing the pump capacity of the high-pressure fuel pump by reducing the pump duty of at least one of the pump elements to less than its maximum capacity.
Abstract:
A fluid dosing device (57) for introducing a fluid into a gas flow having a given flow direction, the dosing device comprising: input means (66) for receiving the fluid from a source of fluid; nozzle means (62) for injecting the fluid into the gas flow, the nozzle means comprising valve means (132) arranged to move between a first position in which the valve means seals the nozzle means and a second open position in which injection of fluid into the gas flow can take place wherein the fluid dosing device is arranged to inject fluid into the gas flow in a direction having at least a component which is counter to the flow direction of the gas flow.
Abstract:
An outlet valve assembly for a common rail fuel pump for an internal combustion engine, comprising a valve member (18) provided with a frusto-conical surface which is engageable with a valve seating (16) to control fuel flow between a high pressure pump volume of the fuel pump and a common rail located downstream of the pump volume, and an outlet flow passage (36, 32, 34) for fuel through which fuel flows to the common rail when the valve member (18) is lifted from the valve seating (16). A valve housing (12) is provided within a valve housing bore (14), the valve member (18) including a guide portion (18a) which cooperates with the valve housing bore (14) so as to guide movement of the valve member (18), in use. The valve seating (16) is defined by the valve bore housing (14) and is of frusto-conical form.
Abstract:
A method of operating an internal combustion engine is proposed, the engine comprising an exhaust system with a DOC and a DPF and, downstream thereof a SCR catalyst. The ECU is configured to allow operation in at least one of a normal mode and a heat-up mode. A predicted temperature evolution of said second exhaust after treatment means is regularly determined based on a thermal model taking into account the thermal inertia of the exhaust system and having as input the current temperatures of the DOC/DPF and SCR. The predicted temperature evolution of SCR is indicative of the temperature that the SCR may reach during a simulated time period in case the operating mode. The engine operating mode is changed depending on the predicted temperature evolution.
Abstract:
A fuel injector for an internal combustion engine comprises a valve needle (12) which is movable within a bore (30) relative to a valve needle seating (34) defined by the bore to control fuel delivery through at least one outlet (38) of the injector, the bore (30) being supplied with fuel at high pressure for injection when the valve needle is moved away from the valve needle seating (34); an actuator (14) coupled to the valve needle (12) so as to effect movement thereof; and a sac volume (40) for fuel at a lower end of the valve needle (12) and downstream of the valve needle seating (34). A balance chamber (60) for fuel is provided at an upper end of the valve needle (12) which communicates with the sac volume (40) via a connecting flow path (62). The balance chamber (60), the connecting flow path (62) and the sac volume (40) define a volume for fuel which is isolated from fuel within the bore (30) when the valve needle (12) is engaged with the valve needle seating (34).
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a rotary fuel pump (101). The pump (101) has a rotor (107) and at least one pumping element (115) for supplying high pressure fuel. A cam box (123) containing a cam arrangement (103) is provided for actuating the at least one pumping element (115). A speed dependent fuel pressure line (129) is provided for supplying speed dependent fuel pressure to an advance arrangement (125) for adjusting the timing of fuel delivery by the pump (101). A first vent line (131) is provided for venting air from the speed dependent fuel pressure line (129). The present invention also relates to an advance arrangement (125) for a fuel pump (101) and a rotor (107) for a fuel pump (101).