Abstract:
A method of fuel injection, comprising constructing an hydraulic behaviour profile by fuel pressure measurement, using the hydraulic behaviour profile to predict fuel pressure that will prevail in a fuel injector during an injection event, and supplying a control signal to the fuel injector to control the amount of fuel injected during the injection event in accordance with the predicted fuel pressure. By predicting the fuel pressure that will prevail during an injection event, the fuel delivered during the injection event can be accurately controlled.
Abstract:
A fuel injector (100; 200; 300) for an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The injector includes a slave piston (130; 230; 330) provided with a control bore (144; 244; 344) and associated with a valve needle (110; 210; 310), such that movement of the slave piston causes movement of the valve needle. An end of the slave piston remote from the valve needle is exposed to fuel pressure in a control chamber (152; 252; 352) of the injector, in use. A control piston (148; 348) is operable to move relative to the slave piston so as to control fuel flow through first and second control ports that connect the control bore to a high-pressure fuel supply and a low-pressure drain respectively. By suitable positioning of the control piston, the valve needle can be biased in an opening direction and in a closing direction and, optionally, the valve needle can be held in one or more intermediate positions between its fully-lifted and fully-seated positions. Proportional control of the position and velocity of the valve needle is possible, and a low-force actuator can be used to control the valve needle.
Abstract:
A reagent dosing system for dosing a reagent into the exhaust gas stream of an internal combustion engine (3), comprising a reagent tank (21) for storing a supply of reagent; an injector module (40) comprising an atomising dispenser (42) and a positive-displacement metering pump (41) which draws reagent from the reagent tank (21) and delivers it to the dispenser (42); a supply line (35) coupling the reagent tank (21) to the injector module (40); a dosing control unit (70) operable to control the injector module (40) to inject reagent into the exhaust gas stream; and an additional priming pump (80) arranged, in use, to urge reagent along the supply line (35) toward the injector module (40) under selected conditions.
Abstract:
A method of dosing a reagent into an exhaust gas stream of an internal combustion engine (3) having an SCR catalyst (13), the method comprising injecting reagent from a reagent tank (21) into the exhaust gas stream at a position upstream of the SCR catalyst (13) using a reagent injector (40) in accordance with a first dosing schedule in order to remediate a predetermined proportion of NOx in the exhaust gas stream, the first dosing schedule being associated with a first range of engine operating conditions; and injecting reagent from the reagent tank (21) into the exhaust gas stream at a position upstream of the SCR catalyst (13) using a reagent injector (40) in accordance with a second dosing schedule in order to enable heat transfer between the reagent injector (40) and said injected reagent, the second dosing schedule being associated with a second range of engine operating conditions. Dosing in accordance with said first or said second dosing schedule is carried out in dependence on whether engine operating conditions lie within said first or said second range of engine operating conditions, and the proportion of NOx in the exhaust gas stream which is remediated by dosing using said second dosing schedule is less than said predetermined portion. A reagent dosing system (1) is also provided for dosing a reagent into the exhaust gas stream of an internal combustion engine (3), comprising a reagent tank (21) for storing a supply of reagent, an injector module (40) comprising an atomising dispenser (42) and a positive-displacement metering pump (41) which draws reagent from the reagent tank (21) and delivers it to the dispenser (42) a supply line (35) coupling the reagent tank (21) to the injector module (40), and a dosing control unit (70) operable to control the injector module (40) to inject reagent into the exhaust gas stream. A priming pump (80) is provided to urge reagent along the supply line (35) toward the injector module (40) under selected conditions.
Abstract:
A method of dosing a reagent into an exhaust gas stream of an internal combustion engine (3) having an SCR catalyst (13), the method comprising injecting reagent from a reagent tank (21) into the exhaust gas stream at a position upstream of the SCR catalyst (13) using a reagent injector (40) in accordance with a first dosing schedule in order to remediate a predetermined proportion of NOx in the exhaust gas stream, the first dosing schedule being associated with a first range of engine operating conditions; and injecting reagent from the reagent tank (21) into the exhaust gas stream at a position upstream of the SCR catalyst (13) using a reagent injector (40) in accordance with a second dosing schedule in order to enable heat transfer between the reagent injector (40) and said injected reagent, the second dosing schedule being associated with a second range of engine operating conditions. Dosing in accordance with said first or said second dosing schedule is carried out in dependence on whether engine operating conditions lie within said first or said second range of engine operating conditions, and the proportion of NOx in the exhaust gas stream which is remediated by dosing using said second dosing schedule is less than said predetermined portion. A reagent dosing system (1) is also provided for dosing a reagent into the exhaust gas stream of an internal combustion engine (3), comprising a reagent tank (21) for storing a supply of reagent, an injector module (40) comprising an atomising dispenser (42) and a positive-displacement metering pump (41) which draws reagent from the reagent tank (21) and delivers it to the dispenser (42) a supply line (35) coupling the reagent tank (21) to the injector module (40), and a dosing control unit (70) operable to control the injector module (40) to inject reagent into the exhaust gas stream. A priming pump (80) is provided to urge reagent along the supply line (35) toward the injector module (40) under selected conditions.
Abstract:
A method of dosing a reagent into an exhaust gas stream of an internal combustion engine (3) having an SCR catalyst, the method comprising injecting reagent from a reagent tank (20) into the exhaust gas stream at a position upstream of the SCR catalyst using a reagent injector (40) in accordance with a first dosing schedule in order to remediate a predetermined proportion of NOx in the exhaust gas stream, the first dosing schedule being associated with a first range of engine operating conditions; and injecting reagent from the reagent tank (20) into the exhaust gas stream at a position upstream of the SCR catalyst using a reagent injector (40) in accordance with a second dosing schedule in order to enable heat transfer between the reagent injector (40) and said injected reagent, the second dosing schedule being associated with a second range of engine operating conditions. Dosing in accordance with said first or said second dosing schedule is carried out in dependence on whether engine operating conditions lie within said first or said second range of engine operating conditions, and the proportion of NOx in the exhaust gas stream which is remediated by dosing using said second dosing schedule is less than said predetermined portion. The method further comprises sensing the level of reagent in the reagent tank (20); and halting the first dosing schedule when the sensed level of reagent drops below a predetermined level.
Abstract:
A method of dosing a reagent into an exhaust gas stream of an internal combustion engine (3) having an SCR catalyst (13), the method comprising injecting reagent from a reagent tank (21) into the exhaust gas stream at a position upstream of the SCR catalyst (13) using a reagent injector (40) in accordance with a first dosing schedule in order to remediate a predetermined proportion of NOx in the exhaust gas stream, the first dosing schedule being associated with a first range of engine operating conditions; and injecting reagent from the reagent tank (21) into the exhaust gas stream at a position upstream of the SCR catalyst (13) using a reagent injector (40) in accordance with a second dosing schedule in order to enable heat transfer between the reagent injector (40) and said injected reagent, the second dosing schedule being associated with a second range of engine operating conditions. Dosing in accordance with said first or said second dosing schedule is carried out in dependence on whether engine operating conditions lie within said first or said second range of engine operating conditions, and the proportion of NOx in the exhaust gas stream which is remediated by dosing using said second dosing schedule is less than said predetermined portion. A reagent dosing system (1) is also provided for dosing a reagent into the exhaust gas stream of an internal combustion engine (3), comprising a reagent tank (21) for storing a supply of reagent, an injector module (40) comprising an atomising dispenser (42) and a positive-displacement metering pump (41) which draws reagent from the reagent tank (21) and delivers it to the dispenser (42) a supply line (35) coupling the reagent tank (21) to the injector module (40), and a dosing control unit (70) operable to control the injector module (40) to inject reagent into the exhaust gas stream. A priming pump (80) is provided to urge reagent along the supply line (35) toward the injector module (40) under selected conditions.
Abstract:
A method of dosing a reagent into an exhaust gas stream of an internal combustion engine (3) having an SCR catalyst (13), the method comprising injecting reagent from a reagent tank (21) into the exhaust gas stream at a position upstream of the SCR catalyst (13) using a reagent injector (40) in accordance with a first dosing schedule in order to remediate a predetermined proportion of NOx in the exhaust gas stream, the first dosing schedule being associated with a first range of engine operating conditions; and injecting reagent from the reagent tank (21) into the exhaust gas stream at a position upstream of the SCR catalyst (13) using a reagent injector (40) in accordance with a second dosing schedule in order to enable heat transfer between the reagent injector (40) and said injected reagent, the second dosing schedule being associated with a second range of engine operating conditions. Dosing in accordance with said first or said second dosing schedule is carried out in dependence on whether engine operating conditions lie within said first or said second range of engine operating conditions, and the proportion of NOx in the exhaust gas stream which is remediated by dosing using said second dosing schedule is less than said predetermined portion. A reagent dosing system (1) is also provided for dosing a reagent into the exhaust gas stream of an internal combustion engine (3), comprising a reagent tank (21) for storing a supply of reagent, an injector module (40) comprising an atomising dispenser (42) and a positive-displacement metering pump (41) which draws reagent from the reagent tank (21) and delivers it to the dispenser (42) a supply line (35) coupling the reagent tank (21) to the injector module (40), and a dosing control unit (70) operable to control the injector module (40) to inject reagent into the exhaust gas stream. A priming pump (80) is provided to urge reagent along the supply line (35) toward the injector module (40) under selected conditions.
Abstract:
A method of dosing a reagent into the exhaust gas stream of an internal combustion engine (3) having an SCR catalyst, the method comprising injecting a spray of reagent with a spray momentum into the exhaust gas stream using an injector module (40) comprising a positive-displacement metering pump (41) and an atomising dispenser (42), controlling the positive-displacement metering pump (41) in accordance with a control parameter such as a drive current level which is dependent on the exhaust gas stream space velocity so that the spray momentum provides optimum mixing of the injected reagent with the exhaust gas stream upstream of the SCR catalyst.
Abstract:
A method of dosing a reagent into the exhaust gas stream of an internal combustion engine (3) having an SCR catalyst, the method comprising injecting a spray of reagent with a spray momentum into the exhaust gas stream using an injector module (40) comprising a positive-displacement metering pump (41) and an atomising dispenser (42), controlling the positive-displacement metering pump (41) in accordance with a control parameter such as a drive current level which is dependent on the exhaust gas stream space velocity so that the spray momentum provides optimum mixing of the injected reagent with the exhaust gas stream upstream of the SCR catalyst.