EP3118433A1 - Ensemble chambre de précombustion pour moteurs à combustion interne - Google Patents

Ensemble chambre de précombustion pour moteurs à combustion interne Download PDF

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EP3118433A1
EP3118433A1 EP15176983.3A EP15176983A EP3118433A1 EP 3118433 A1 EP3118433 A1 EP 3118433A1 EP 15176983 A EP15176983 A EP 15176983A EP 3118433 A1 EP3118433 A1 EP 3118433A1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02M—SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
    • F02M21/00—Apparatus for supplying engines with non-liquid fuels, e.g. gaseous fuels stored in liquid form
    • F02M21/02—Apparatus for supplying engines with non-liquid fuels, e.g. gaseous fuels stored in liquid form for gaseous fuels
    • F02M21/0218—Details on the gaseous fuel supply system, e.g. tanks, valves, pipes, pumps, rails, injectors or mixers
    • F02M21/0248—Injectors
    • F02M21/0275—Injectors for in-cylinder direct injection, e.g. injector combined with spark plug
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02B—INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES; COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL
    • F02B19/00—Engines characterised by precombustion chambers
    • F02B19/10—Engines characterised by precombustion chambers with fuel introduced partly into pre-combustion chamber, and partly into cylinder
    • F02B19/1004—Engines characterised by precombustion chambers with fuel introduced partly into pre-combustion chamber, and partly into cylinder details of combustion chamber, e.g. mounting arrangements
    • F02B19/1014—Engines characterised by precombustion chambers with fuel introduced partly into pre-combustion chamber, and partly into cylinder details of combustion chamber, e.g. mounting arrangements design parameters, e.g. volume, torch passage cross sectional area, length, orientation, or the like
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02B—INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES; COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL
    • F02B19/00—Engines characterised by precombustion chambers
    • F02B19/12—Engines characterised by precombustion chambers with positive ignition
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02M—SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
    • F02M21/00—Apparatus for supplying engines with non-liquid fuels, e.g. gaseous fuels stored in liquid form
    • F02M21/02—Apparatus for supplying engines with non-liquid fuels, e.g. gaseous fuels stored in liquid form for gaseous fuels
    • F02M21/0218—Details on the gaseous fuel supply system, e.g. tanks, valves, pipes, pumps, rails, injectors or mixers
    • F02M21/0248—Injectors
    • F02M21/0281—Adapters, sockets or the like to mount injection valves onto engines; Fuel guiding passages between injectors and the air intake system or the combustion chamber
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02P—IGNITION, OTHER THAN COMPRESSION IGNITION, FOR INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES; TESTING OF IGNITION TIMING IN COMPRESSION-IGNITION ENGINES
    • F02P13/00—Sparking plugs structurally combined with other parts of internal-combustion engines

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  • the present disclosure generally relates to a pre-combustion chamber assembly for internal combustion engines.
  • the present disclosure relates further to an internal combustion engine and a pre-combustion chamber section.
  • the present disclosure relates further to a method for operating an internal combustion engine operating at least partly on gaseous fuel.
  • a pre-combustion chamber assembly including a pre-combustion chamber may have a spark plug partially protruding into the pre-combustion chamber.
  • Such a pre-combustion chamber assembly may further include a fuel supply for supplying some amount of fuel into the pre-combustion chamber.
  • the flames may advance through orifices provided in the pre-combustion chamber into the main combustion chamber, where the flames may ignite the main amount of fuel and air for operating the internal combustion engine.
  • a fuel nozzle includes at least one port for receiving fuel, a sidewall forming ports for introducing fuel into a pre-combustion chamber, and a plurality of conduits formed between the first end and the sidewall.
  • US 7,451,727 B2 discloses an engine comprising a working cylinder provided with a piston, a pre-ignition chamber provided with a spark plug, and a combustion chamber which are connected to a compressor cylinder by channels.
  • the compressor cylinder is provided with fuel and air supplying channels arranged in the top section thereof and with a piston and shutoff valve.
  • pre-combustion chamber assemblies are known from, for example, US 4,119,065 A , US 3,970,053 A , US 6,513,483 B2 , EP 0 338 882 B1 , AT 510 435 B1 , and WO 2009/109694 A2 .
  • the present disclosure is directed, at least in part, to improving or overcoming one or more aspects of prior systems.
  • a pre-combustion chamber assembly for internal combustion engines operating at least partly on gaseous fuel and having a cylinder defining a main combustion chamber.
  • the pre-combustion chamber assembly may extend along a longitudinal central axis and may comprise a pre-combustion chamber upper section extending along the longitudinal central axis and including an ignition device accommodation portion configured to accommodate an ignition device.
  • the pre-combustion chamber assembly may further comprise a pre-combustion chamber lower section extending along the longitudinal central axis and connected to the pre-combustion chamber upper section.
  • the pre-combustion chamber lower section may include a plurality of flow transfer passages.
  • the pre-combustion chamber assembly may further comprise a pre-combustion chamber delimited within the pre-combustion chamber upper section and the pre-combustion chamber lower section, and fluidly connectable to the main combustion chamber via the plurality of flow transfer passages.
  • the pre-combustion chamber may include a main portion having a main portion central axis extending in parallel to the longitudinal central axis with a predetermined offset.
  • the pre-combustion chamber assembly may further comprise an ignition device mounted to the ignition device accommodation portion and may be configured to initiate a combustion event at an ignition point within the main portion. The ignition point may lie substantially on the main portion central axis.
  • an internal combustion engine operating at least partly on gaseous fuel may comprise a cylinder defining a main combustion chamber, a cylinder head delimiting the main combustion chamber at a top end, and a pre-combustion chamber assembly according to the present disclosure.
  • the pre-combustion chamber assembly may be mounted to the cylinder head and configured to initiate a main combustion event within the main combustion chamber.
  • a method for operating an internal combustion engine operating at least partly on gaseous fuel and that includes a main combustion chamber and a pre-combustion chamber assembly including a longitudinal central axis and a pre-combustion chamber with a main portion having a main portion central axis extending substantially in parallel to the longitudinal central axis with a predetermined offset is disclosed.
  • the pre-combustion chamber may be fluidly connected to the main combustion chamber via a plurality of flow transfer passages.
  • the disclosed method may comprise supplying the steps of supplying a combustion mixture into the main portion via the plurality of flow transfer passages during a compression stroke of the internal combustion engine, and igniting the combustion mixture at an ignition point within the main portion.
  • the ignition point may lie on the main portion central axis.
  • the present disclosure may be based at least in part on the realization that asymmetrically arranging a pre-combustion chamber within a pre-combustion chamber assembly with respect to a longitudinally axis of the pre-combustion chamber assembly and providing a ignition point lying on a central axis of the pre-combustion chamber may support in stabilizing a combustion event within the pre-combustion chamber.
  • the combustion event may be provided symmetrically within the pre-combustion chamber and, hence, extinguishing of flames generated during the combustion event may be prevent due to a uniform distance of the ignition point to the inner walls of the combustion chamber.
  • the distance between the ignition point and the inner walls of the combustion chamber is as great as possible for preventing the flames from being extinguished too early during the ignition event.
  • a "central axis” describes an axis of symmetry of a respective element or portion. That is that an element or portion having a “central axis” is substantially symmetrical with respect to said axis. In particular, an element or portion having a “central axis” is rotationally symmetrical with respect to said axis.
  • the internal combustion engine 10 may include features not shown, such as fuel systems, air systems, cooling systems, peripheries, drivetrain components, turbochargers, etc.
  • the internal combustion engine 10 is considered as a four-stroke gaseous fuel internal combustion engine.
  • the gaseous fuel internal combustion engine 10 may be any type of engine (two-stroke, turbine, gas, diesel, natural gas, propane, etc.) that would utilize a pre-combustion chamber.
  • the internal combustion engine 10 may be of any size, with any number of cylinders, and in any configuration ("V", in-line, radial, etc.).
  • the internal combustion engine 10 may be used to power any machine or other device, including locomotive applications, on-highway trucks or vehicles, off-highway trucks or machines, earth moving equipment, generators, aerospace applications, marine applications, pumps, stationary equipment, or other engine powered applications.
  • the internal combustion engine 10 may include an engine block 12 having a plurality of cylinders 14 (one of which is illustrated in Fig. 1 ).
  • a piston 16 may be slidably disposed within the cylinder (or cylinder liner) 14 to reciprocate between a top dead center position and a bottom dead center position.
  • a connecting rod 18 may connect the piston 16 to an eccentric crankpin 20 of a crankshaft 22 such that reciprocating motion of the piston may result in rotation of the crankshaft 22.
  • the internal combustion engine 10 may also include a cylinder head 24 engaged with the engine block 12 to cover the cylinder 14, thereby delimiting a main combustion chamber 26.
  • the cylinder head 24 may define intake and exhaust openings 28 that may allow intake gases into the main combustion chamber 26 and exhaust gases out of the main combustion chamber 26, respectively.
  • Engine valves 30 may be positioned to selectively open and close the openings 28.
  • Each cylinder 14 may include multiple intake and exhaust openings 28.
  • the internal combustion engine 10 may include a series of valve actuation assemblies 40 (one of which is illustrated in Fig. 1 ).
  • the multiple valve actuation assemblies 40 may be provided per cylinder 14.
  • one valve actuation assembly may be used to open and close the intake valves and another valve actuation assembly may be provided to open and close the exhaust valves.
  • the valve actuation assembly 40 may include a rocker arm 46.
  • the rocker arm 46 may be pivotally mounted in the cylinder head 24 and may attach to the engine valves 30 at one end and may attach to a push rod 48 at the other end. Oscillation of rocker arm 46 about its pivot point 50 may cause the valves 30 to move between an open position and a closed position.
  • the valve actuation assembly 40 may also include valve springs 52 that may bias the valves 30 toward the closed position (i.e. closing the intake and exhaust openings 28).
  • the other end of the push rod 48 may engage a lifter 54 which may engage a camshaft 56.
  • the camshaft 56 may operatively engage the crankshaft 22.
  • the camshaft 56 may be connected with crankshaft 22 in any manner readily apparent to one skilled in the art where rotation of the crankshaft 22 may result in rotation of the camshaft 56.
  • camshaft 56 may be connected to crankshaft 22 through a gear train (not shown).
  • a first cam lobe 58 may be disposed on the camshaft 56 to engage the lifter 54.
  • the camshaft 56 may include additional cam lobes to engage with other lifters in order to actuate additional engine valves.
  • the internal combustion engine 10 may also include a pre-combustion chamber assembly 60 (also referred to as pre-combustion chamber ignition device), which is positioned within the cylinder head 24 between the valves 30.
  • the pre-combustion chamber assembly 60 may be configured in a variety of ways. Any assembly capable of being positioned in the cylinder head 24 to support a combustion event outside of the main combustion chamber 26, and direct the combustion into the main combustion chamber 26 may be used.
  • the pre-combustion chamber assembly 60 of Fig. 1 is shown in greater detail.
  • the pre-combustion chamber assembly 60 defining a longitudinal central axis 63 may extend from the cylinder head 24 into the main combustion chamber 26.
  • the pre-combustion chamber assembly 60 comprises a pre-combustion chamber upper section 70 and a pre-combustion chamber lower section 80 detachably mounted to the pre-combustion chamber upper section 70.
  • the pre-combustion chamber lower section 80 may be mounted to the pre-combustion chamber upper section 70 via, for example, welding or soldering.
  • the pre-combustion chamber upper section 70 is disposed above the pre-combustion chamber lower section 80.
  • a separation between the pre-combustion chamber upper section 70 and the pre-combustion chamber lower section 80 is indicated by a dashed line C.
  • the pre-combustion chamber assembly 60 may be a one-piece element manufactured by, for example, metal sintering, moulding, or any other suitable process.
  • the pre-combustion chamber assembly 60 is attached to the cylinder head 24 via, for example, a fastening device 61.
  • the fastening device 61 may at least partially press the pre-combustion chamber assembly 60 towards the main combustion chamber 26 (in Fig. 2 in a downward direction).
  • the pre-combustion chamber assembly 60 contacts a flange 114, such that the pre-combustion chamber upper and lower sections 70, 80 are at least partially compressed, thereby forming a robust device.
  • the pre-combustion chamber upper and lower sections 70, 80 are relatively fixed to one another with respect to axial displacement and rotation.
  • the pre-combustion chamber upper section 70 may be generally cylindrical and may be made of any suitable material.
  • the flange 114 is sealed against the main combustion chamber 26.
  • the flange 114 extends transversely relative to the longitudinal central axis 63 and is provided to seal against a sealing surface 116 provided in the cylinder head 24 to prevent leakage between the main combustion chamber 26 and first and second cooling fluid passages 32, 34.
  • the pre-combustion chamber upper section 70 is configured to accommodate an ignition device, such as, for example, a spark plug 62 therein such that a sparking end of the spark plug 62 at least partially protrudes into a pre-combustion chamber 90 provided within the pre-combustion chamber assembly 60.
  • the spark plug 62 in the context of this invention may mean any suitable ignition device available in the prior art, such as, for instance, a plasma generator, a laser ignition device, a pilot fuel injector, a glow plug, or a glow pencil.
  • the pre-combustion chamber lower section 80 is generally cylindrical and is mountable to the pre-combustion chamber upper section 70.
  • the pre-combustion chamber lower section 80 may be detachably mountable to the pre-combustion chamber upper section 70. This may allow replacing of, for example, the pre-combustion chamber lower section 80 by a new pre-combustion chamber lower section in the case of wear of the pre-combustion chamber lower section 80, especially in the case of wear of a pre-combustion chamber tip 81 including a plurality of flow transfer passages 83. For instance, after a usage time of, for example, about 15.000 hours of engine operation, the pre-combustion chamber lower section 80 may be replaced.
  • the pre-combustion chamber lower section 80 may be cast to the general configuration and subsequently machined to final dimensions where required. In some embodiments, the pre-combustion chamber lower section 80 may be machined out of a solid material block. In some further embodiments, the pre-combustion chamber lower section 80 may be sintered, or manufactured in any other suitable way known in the art.
  • the pre-combustion chamber upper section 70 may have a stepped bore 64 that may be adapted to receive the spark plug 62.
  • the stepped bore 64 may have an ignition device accommodation portion 66, such as a mounting bore adapted to receive an end of the spark plug 62.
  • the ignition device accommodation portion 66 may include a thread adapted to mate with threads on the end of the spark plug 62.
  • the stepped bore 64 may define a sealing surface 65 that may be adapted to sealingly contact the spark plug 62.
  • the ignition device accommodation portion 66 may have any suitable configuration for accommodating the ignition device.
  • the pre-combustion chamber lower section 80 includes the pre-combustion chamber tip 81 which is generally cylindrical and which may at least partially protrude into the main combustion chamber 26 through a bore 120 provided in the cylinder head 24 (see Fig. 2 ).
  • the pre-combustion chamber upper section 70 and the pre-combustion chamber lower section 80 each define at least a portion of the pre-combustion chamber 90.
  • the pre-combustion chamber lower section 80 defines at least a portion of the pre-combustion chamber 90
  • the pre-combustion chamber upper section 70 defines a remaining portion of the pre-combustion chamber 90.
  • the pre-combustion chamber upper and lower sections 70, 80 together define the pre-combustion chamber 90.
  • the pre-combustion chamber 90 includes a main portion 92, a riser passage 94, and an intermediate portion 96 fluidly interconnected between the main portion 92 and the riser passage 94.
  • the main portion 92, the riser passage 94, and the intermediate portion 96 are indicated in dash-two-dot lines.
  • the electrode end of the spark plug 62 at least partially protrudes into the pre-combustion chamber 90, particularly into the main portion 92.
  • the pre-combustion chamber tip 81 having a substantially dome-like shape includes a plurality of spaced apart, particularly radially oriented flow transfer passages 83.
  • the plurality of flow transfer passages 83 may extend tangentially with respect to a circle about the longitudinal axis 63.
  • the plurality of flow transfer passages 83 fluidly connects the pre-combustion chamber 90, particularly the riser passage 94, to the main combustion chamber 26.
  • the plurality of flow transfer passages 83 is configured to direct burning fuel, for example, expanding gases from the pre-combustion chamber 90 in a predetermined pattern into the main combustion chamber 26 and to direct an air/fuel mixture from the main combustion chamber 26 into the pre-combustion chamber 90.
  • the pre-combustion chamber upper section 70 includes a pre-combustion chamber upper section body 72 and a fuel supply accommodation portion 74 fluidly connected to the pre-combustion chamber 90 via a fuel supply channel 76.
  • the fuel supply accommodation portion 74 is further fluidly connected to a fuel system (not explicitly shown in the drawings) including, for example, a fuel reservoir, fuel pumps, control valves, and further elements configured to provide fuel, such as, for example, gaseous fuel, to the pre-combustion chamber 90.
  • the pre-combustion chamber upper section 70 may include more than one fuel supply accommodation portion 74.
  • the fuel supply accommodation portion 74 is configured to accommodate, for example, a gaseous fuel valve (not shown in the drawings) and to supply a predetermined amount of gaseous fuel into the pre-combustion chamber 90.
  • the gaseous fuel valve may be configured to control the supply of gaseous fuel into the pre-combustion chamber 90.
  • the fuel supply accommodation portion 74 includes a central axis 75 extending substantially in parallel to the longitudinal central axis 63 with a predetermined offset 77.
  • the central axis 75 of the fuel supply accommodation portion 74 may extend obliquely and inclined with respect to the longitudinal central axis 63.
  • the predetermined amount of gaseous fuel supplied into the main portion 92 may be configured to at least locally enrich the combustion mixture within the pre-combustion chamber 90, particularly within the main portion 92.
  • the pre-combustion chamber upper section 70 is mountable to the pre-combustion chamber lower section 80 via, for instance, welding, soldering, screwing, bolting, form-fitting, or any other suitable fixing means.
  • the pre-combustion chamber lower section 80 includes a pre-combustion chamber lower section body 82 and an annular protrusion 84 configured to engage and match with an annular recess 73 of the pre-combustion chamber upper section body 72.
  • the pre-combustion chamber upper and lower sections 70, 80 are mounted to one another via a thread (not shown in the drawings) provided on an inner circumferential surface of the annular protrusion 84 and on an outer circumferential surface of the annular recess 73, respectively.
  • the pre-combustion chamber upper and lower sections 70, 80 are mounted to one another by welding, particularly via a laser beam weld extending about the outer circumference of the pre-combustion chamber upper and lower sections 70, 80.
  • the main portion 92 of the pre-combustion chamber 90 is substantially cylindrical with a substantially circular cross-section and has a main portion central axis 93 extending substantially in parallel to the longitudinal central axis 63 with a predetermined offset 91.
  • the main portion 92 is not centrally and not symmetrically provided in the pre-combustion chamber upper and lower sections 70, 80 with respect to the longitudinal central axis 63.
  • the substantially cylindrical main portion 92 may have any other suitable cross-sectional shape, such as, for instance, a rectangular, square, and oval.
  • the riser passage 94 is substantially cylindrical with a substantially circular cross-section and has a riser passage central axis 95 extending coaxially with respect to the longitudinal central axis 63.
  • the riser passage 94 is centrally and symmetrically provided in the pre-combustion chamber lower section 80 with respect to the longitudinal central axis 63.
  • the riser passage central axis 95 is substantially coaxial with respect to the longitudinal central axis 63, that is that the riser passage central axis 95 is coincident with the longitudinal axis 63.
  • the riser passage central axis 95 extends substantially in parallel to the main portion central axis 93 with the predetermined offset 91.
  • the riser passage central axis 95 may extend obliquely and inclined with respect to the longitudinal central axis 63. In such case, a tumble flow imparted into the combustion mixture flowing from the main combustion chamber 26 into the pre-combustion chamber 90 during a compression stroke of the internal combustion engine 10 may be enhanced.
  • the ignition device accommodation portion 66 includes a central axis 67 extending substantially in parallel to the longitudinal central axis 63 and coaxially with respect to the main portion central axis 93. That is that the central axis 67 is coincident with the longitudinal central axis 63.
  • the spark plug 62 is mounted to the ignition device accommodation portion 66 along the central axis 67 (see Fig. 2 ).
  • the spark plug 62 is configured to generate a spark within the main portion 92 for initiating a combustion event within the main portion 92 at an ignition point 99.
  • the ignition point 99 lies on both the central axis 67 of the ignition device accommodation portion 66 and the main portion central axis 93 of the main portion 92.
  • a radial distance 97 between the ignition point 99 and an inner wall of the pre-combustion chamber 90 is equal in each radial direction with respect to the main portion central axis 93.
  • the ignition point 99 is centrally provided within the main portion 92 with respect to the main portion central axis 93.
  • the central axis 67 of the ignition device accommodation portion 66 may extend obliquely with respect to the main portion central axis 93 and the longitudinal central axis 63.
  • the spark plug 62 may extend obliquely with respect to the longitudinal central axis 63 such that the ignition point 99 lies on the main portion central axis 93 and, hence, centrally within the main portion 92 in a radial direction
  • the central axis 67 may extend obliquely with respect to the longitudinal central axis 63 with an angle between about 0° and about 30°.
  • the ignition point 99 may further be centrally arranged within the main portion 92 with respect to an axial direction of the main portion central axis 93. That is that the ignition point 99 is centrally disposed between an upper end of the main portion 92 and a lower end of the main portion 92.
  • Fig. 4 a cut view of the pre-combustion chamber assembly 60 taken along line IV - IV of Fig. 3 is shown.
  • the main portion 92 includes a substantially cylindrical shape with a substantially circular cross-section.
  • the ignition point 99 lying on the main portion central axis 93 is, thus, centrally disposed within the main portion 92 and has a radial distance 97 to the inner wall of the pre-combustion chamber 90 that corresponds substantially to the radius of the main portion 92.
  • the pre-combustion chamber lower section body 82 includes, in a circumferential direction about the longitudinal central axis 63, a varying radials wall thickness. That is that the radial wall thickness of the pre-combustion chamber lower section body 82 with respect to the longitudinal central axis 63 is smaller on the left side in Fig. 4 than on the right side in Fig. 4 (see also Fig. 3 ).
  • At least some amount of an air/fuel mixture provided to the cylinder 14 through the engine valves 30 during an intake stroke is forced into the pre-combustion chamber 90 through the flow transfer passages 83. Then, for enriching the air/fuel mixture within the pre-combustion chamber 90 in order to support the ignition event, at least some amount of fuel, such as gaseous fuel, is provided into the pre-combustion chamber 90, particularly into the main portion 92, via the gaseous fuel valve mounted to the fuel supply accommodation portion 74, and fuel supply channel 76.
  • fuel such as gaseous fuel
  • the fuel supplied into the pre-combustion chamber 90 via the gaseous fuel valve and the fuel supply channel 76, respectively, may be supplied at a piston position in the vicinity of its bottom dead center.
  • the gaseous fuel supplied into the pre-combustion chamber 90 via the gaseous fuel valve and the fuel supply channel 76, respectively, may be supplied shortly before the ignition event is initiated.
  • the ignition device accommodation portion 66 needs to be displaced with respect to the longitudinal central axis 63 by the offset 91. Particularly, in view of the fuel supply accommodation portion 74 and the fuel supply channel 76, there may be not enough space at the pre-combustion chamber upper section 70 for centrally providing the ignition device accommodation portion 66.
  • the ignition device mounted to the ignition device accommodation portion 66 may initiate a combustion event at the ignition point 99 lying on the main portion central axis 93 and, hence, in a central region of the main portion 92. Due to the central position of the ignition point 99, a uniform and symmetric combustion event may be initiated within the main portion 92, such that the flames generated during the ignition event may expand in all spatial directions in an improved manner. Moreover, the better the combustion within the pre-combustion chamber 90, the better the combustion within the main combustion chamber 26, in particular with respect to thermal efficiency.
  • the burning fuel may advance through the intermediate portion 96, the riser passage 94, and the plurality of flow transfer passages 83 into the main combustion chamber 26, where the main combustion mixture may be ignited.
  • the asymmetric arrangement of the pre-combustion chamber 90 with respect to the longitudinal central axis 63 may further have the effect of imparting at least partially a tumble flow into the combustion mixture pushed into the pre-combustion chamber 90 during a compression stroke. Specifically due to the asymmetric arrangement of the main portion 92 and the symmetric arrangement of the riser passage 94, the tumble flow may be imparted.
  • a tumble flow within the pre-combustion chamber 90, particularly within the main portion 92, may have the advantageous effect that it is substantially stable.
  • the combustion mixture flow flowing into the main portion 92 may detach from the inner wall in all spatial directions.
  • the combustion mixture flow may detach in less spatial directions, that is that the combustion mixture flow may be substantially guided along at least a portion of the inner wall of the pre-combustion chamber 90 in a substantially defined manner.

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