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US3046959A
US3046959A US74652A US7465260A US3046959A US 3046959 A US3046959 A US 3046959A US 74652 A US74652 A US 74652A US 7465260 A US7465260 A US 7465260A US 3046959 A US3046959 A US 3046959A
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    • 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
    • F02B23/00—Other engines characterised by special shape or construction of combustion chambers to improve operation
    • F02B23/02—Other engines characterised by special shape or construction of combustion chambers to improve operation with compression ignition
    • F02B23/06—Other engines characterised by special shape or construction of combustion chambers to improve operation with compression ignition the combustion space being arranged in working piston
    • F02B23/0636—Other engines characterised by special shape or construction of combustion chambers to improve operation with compression ignition the combustion space being arranged in working piston the combustion space having a substantially flat and horizontal bottom
    • 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
    • F02B23/00—Other engines characterised by special shape or construction of combustion chambers to improve operation
    • F02B23/02—Other engines characterised by special shape or construction of combustion chambers to improve operation with compression ignition
    • F02B23/06—Other engines characterised by special shape or construction of combustion chambers to improve operation with compression ignition the combustion space being arranged in working piston
    • F02B23/0645—Details related to the fuel injector or the fuel spray
    • F02B23/066—Details related to the fuel injector or the fuel spray the injector being located substantially off-set from the cylinder centre axis
    • 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
    • F02B23/00—Other engines characterised by special shape or construction of combustion chambers to improve operation
    • F02B23/02—Other engines characterised by special shape or construction of combustion chambers to improve operation with compression ignition
    • F02B23/06—Other engines characterised by special shape or construction of combustion chambers to improve operation with compression ignition the combustion space being arranged in working piston
    • F02B23/0675—Other engines characterised by special shape or construction of combustion chambers to improve operation with compression ignition the combustion space being arranged in working piston the combustion space being substantially spherical, hemispherical, ellipsoid or parabolic
    • 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
    • F02B2275/00—Other engines, components or details, not provided for in other groups of this subclass
    • F02B2275/14—Direct injection into combustion chamber
    • 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
    • F02B23/00—Other engines characterised by special shape or construction of combustion chambers to improve operation
    • F02B23/02—Other engines characterised by special shape or construction of combustion chambers to improve operation with compression ignition
    • F02B23/06—Other engines characterised by special shape or construction of combustion chambers to improve operation with compression ignition the combustion space being arranged in working piston
    • F02B23/0618—Other engines characterised by special shape or construction of combustion chambers to improve operation with compression ignition the combustion space being arranged in working piston having in-cylinder means to influence the charge motion
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    • 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
    • F02B23/00—Other engines characterised by special shape or construction of combustion chambers to improve operation
    • F02B23/02—Other engines characterised by special shape or construction of combustion chambers to improve operation with compression ignition
    • F02B23/06—Other engines characterised by special shape or construction of combustion chambers to improve operation with compression ignition the combustion space being arranged in working piston
    • F02B23/0618—Other engines characterised by special shape or construction of combustion chambers to improve operation with compression ignition the combustion space being arranged in working piston having in-cylinder means to influence the charge motion
    • F02B23/0624—Swirl flow
    • 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
    • F02B23/00—Other engines characterised by special shape or construction of combustion chambers to improve operation
    • F02B23/02—Other engines characterised by special shape or construction of combustion chambers to improve operation with compression ignition
    • F02B23/06—Other engines characterised by special shape or construction of combustion chambers to improve operation with compression ignition the combustion space being arranged in working piston
    • F02B23/0645—Details related to the fuel injector or the fuel spray
    • F02B23/0666—Details related to the fuel injector or the fuel spray having a single fuel spray jet per injector nozzle
    • 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
    • F02B23/00—Other engines characterised by special shape or construction of combustion chambers to improve operation
    • F02B23/02—Other engines characterised by special shape or construction of combustion chambers to improve operation with compression ignition
    • F02B23/06—Other engines characterised by special shape or construction of combustion chambers to improve operation with compression ignition the combustion space being arranged in working piston
    • F02B23/0645—Details related to the fuel injector or the fuel spray
    • F02B23/0669—Details related to the fuel injector or the fuel spray having multiple fuel spray jets per injector nozzle
    • 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
    • F02B3/00—Engines characterised by air compression and subsequent fuel addition
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  • This invention relates to combustion chambers for pistons.
  • the invention is directed to combustion chambers for self-ignition engines.
  • the piston of this invention is designed to operate in self-ignition engines such as disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 2,907,308.
  • the liquid fuel is injected into a hollow combustion chamber in the piston.
  • the injection is made in such a way that the major portion of the fuel travels over a short free path and is applied immediately to the wall of the combustion chamber. After striking the chamber wall, the fuel spreads out as a film over a part of the wall.
  • the remaining minor portion of the fuel is atomized directly in the air in the chamber and is self-ignited for igniting the fuel vaporized from the film of fuel. Combustion air is swirled over the film of fuel to vaporize the same.
  • the fuel cover as much as possible of the chamber wall. If the chamber, as in former pistons, is spherical or ellipsoidal and the fuel strikes the wall at a sharp angle, the fuel is spread as a film in a satisfactory manner. Because of the kinetic energy of the fuel, it has a tendency to spread peripherally about the wall of the combustion chamber. However, in these chambers, the spreading of the fuel is handicapped by the concave curve of the spherical or ellipsoidal chamber. Such chamber forms act in the nature of a groove with the fuel tending to flow along the bottom thereof and not completely spread out.
  • the object of this invention is to produce a combustion chamber formed as a body of rotation and having a shape such that the fuel will spread out evenly in all directions on the wall of the chamber.
  • the combustion chamber has an interrupted wall surface.
  • a chamber so constructed has been found to improve the cold starting of an engine. This is because of the sudden change given the direction of the spreading fuel over the interrupted or irregular surface. The fuel at this point is momentarily detach from the wall. Consequently, the air swirling across the separated fuel atomizes the fuel which is of special advantage for high boiling point fuels.
  • a periodical momentary separation of the fuel from the film on the combustion chamber Wall which in connection with secondary swirls to atomize the fuel, can be obtained by a stepped wall surface with the steps extending transversely to the direction of both the injected fuel and the air swirl in the chamber. These steps lie parallel to the longitudinal axis of the cylinder. These steps produce an irregularity on the combustion chamber wall so that a re-separation of the film of fuel can occur. In passing over the stair-like steps, the fuel which flows along the wall and forms a film travels a short distance through the air and then again makes contact with the wall of the chamber.
  • the fuel momentarily separated from the wall is mixed with the secondary air swirls formed by the steps and brings about the desired atomiza- 3,046,959 Patented July 31, 1962 tion of the fuel, which is of espectial advantage when low boiling point fuels are used.
  • the fuel is injected into the combustion chamber adjacent one or more of the stair-like steps.
  • FIGURE 1 is a plan view of a piston with the combustion chamber therein;
  • FIGURE 2 is a cross-sectional view of the piston of FIGURE 1 positioned in an engine cylinder.
  • combustion chamber 1 is positioned in the piston head of piston 2,
  • a nozzle 4 is inclined in the cylinder head 4a above the combustion chamber.
  • the major portion of the injected fuel is applied to the combustion chamber Wall by several fuel jets 4b which are directed at a sharp angle toward the wall and form a film thereon. This film is vaporized from the wall and mixed with the air swirling in the chamber to produce a combustible fuel mixture.
  • the minor portion of the fuel is atomized immediately in the air swirling in the chamber. This atomizing is accomplished by either deflecting a part of the injected fuel into the air or by a special ignition jet, not shown. As the fuel leaves the nozzle, it has a kinetic energy which moves the fuel circumferentially around and upon the combustion chamber wall.
  • step-like projections 17 formed in the wall These steps form an irregular wall surface with the separation of the fuel film occurring at the interruptions.
  • the fuel spreading along the chamber wall is intercepted by the air swirl during the time it passes step 17 and then contacts the chamber wall.
  • the secondary air swirls formed at these steps mix with the fuel separated from the wall to atomize the fuel, which is very desirable with fuels having a high boiling point.
  • Nozzle 4 through which the fuel is injected into chamber 1 is preferably mounted close to one of the steps 17.
  • Fuel jets 4b have the direction of nozzle 4.
  • Steps '17. are directed parallel to the axis of chamber 1 and transversely of the direction of the fuel jets and the direction of the air swirl.
  • a piston having a combustion chamber for receiving a film of fuel injected upon the wall of the chamber, said fuel being then vaporized and burned
  • the improvement comprising a downwardly directed combustion chamber extending from the top of the piston into the piston body, said chamber having a stepped wall surface with the steps extending from the top to the bottom of said chamber and transversely of the direction of both the injected fuel and the air swirl in said chamber.

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July 31, 1962 s. MEURER 3,046,959
Original Fi eeeeeeeeeee 58 INVENTOR nited States This invention relates to combustion chambers for pistons. In particular, the invention is directed to combustion chambers for self-ignition engines.
This application is a division of my application Serial No. 740,908, filed June 9, 1958, for Combustion Chambers for Pistons, now Patent 2,975,773, issued Mar. 21, 1961.
The piston of this invention is designed to operate in self-ignition engines such as disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 2,907,308. In such engine, the liquid fuel is injected into a hollow combustion chamber in the piston. The injection is made in such a way that the major portion of the fuel travels over a short free path and is applied immediately to the wall of the combustion chamber. After striking the chamber wall, the fuel spreads out as a film over a part of the wall. The remaining minor portion of the fuel is atomized directly in the air in the chamber and is self-ignited for igniting the fuel vaporized from the film of fuel. Combustion air is swirled over the film of fuel to vaporize the same.
In these engines, it is desirable to have the fuel cover as much as possible of the chamber wall. If the chamber, as in former pistons, is spherical or ellipsoidal and the fuel strikes the wall at a sharp angle, the fuel is spread as a film in a satisfactory manner. Because of the kinetic energy of the fuel, it has a tendency to spread peripherally about the wall of the combustion chamber. However, in these chambers, the spreading of the fuel is handicapped by the concave curve of the spherical or ellipsoidal chamber. Such chamber forms act in the nature of a groove with the fuel tending to flow along the bottom thereof and not completely spread out.
The object of this invention is to produce a combustion chamber formed as a body of rotation and having a shape such that the fuel will spread out evenly in all directions on the wall of the chamber.
In accordance with the invention, the combustion chamber has an interrupted wall surface. A chamber so constructed has been found to improve the cold starting of an engine. This is because of the sudden change given the direction of the spreading fuel over the interrupted or irregular surface. The fuel at this point is momentarily detach from the wall. Consequently, the air swirling across the separated fuel atomizes the fuel which is of special advantage for high boiling point fuels.
A periodical momentary separation of the fuel from the film on the combustion chamber Wall, which in connection with secondary swirls to atomize the fuel, can be obtained by a stepped wall surface with the steps extending transversely to the direction of both the injected fuel and the air swirl in the chamber. These steps lie parallel to the longitudinal axis of the cylinder. These steps produce an irregularity on the combustion chamber wall so that a re-separation of the film of fuel can occur. In passing over the stair-like steps, the fuel which flows along the wall and forms a film travels a short distance through the air and then again makes contact with the wall of the chamber. The fuel momentarily separated from the wall is mixed with the secondary air swirls formed by the steps and brings about the desired atomiza- 3,046,959 Patented July 31, 1962 tion of the fuel, which is of espectial advantage when low boiling point fuels are used. The fuel is injected into the combustion chamber adjacent one or more of the stair-like steps.
The means by which the objects of the invention are obtained are described more fully with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
FIGURE 1 is a plan view of a piston with the combustion chamber therein; and
FIGURE 2 is a cross-sectional view of the piston of FIGURE 1 positioned in an engine cylinder.
As shown in FIGURES 1 and 2, the combustion chamber 1 is positioned in the piston head of piston 2,
the chamber being coaxial with the axis of piston 2 and cylinder 3. A nozzle 4 is inclined in the cylinder head 4a above the combustion chamber. The major portion of the injected fuel is applied to the combustion chamber Wall by several fuel jets 4b which are directed at a sharp angle toward the wall and form a film thereon. This film is vaporized from the wall and mixed with the air swirling in the chamber to produce a combustible fuel mixture. The minor portion of the fuel is atomized immediately in the air swirling in the chamber. This atomizing is accomplished by either deflecting a part of the injected fuel into the air or by a special ignition jet, not shown. As the fuel leaves the nozzle, it has a kinetic energy which moves the fuel circumferentially around and upon the combustion chamber wall.
The momentary separation of the film being applied to the wall as shown in FIGURES 1 and 2 is increased by step-like projections 17 formed in the wall. These steps form an irregular wall surface with the separation of the fuel film occurring at the interruptions. The fuel spreading along the chamber wall is intercepted by the air swirl during the time it passes step 17 and then contacts the chamber wall. The secondary air swirls formed at these steps mix with the fuel separated from the wall to atomize the fuel, which is very desirable with fuels having a high boiling point. Nozzle 4, through which the fuel is injected into chamber 1, is preferably mounted close to one of the steps 17. Fuel jets 4b have the direction of nozzle 4. Steps '17. are directed parallel to the axis of chamber 1 and transversely of the direction of the fuel jets and the direction of the air swirl.
Having now described the means by which the objects of the invention are obtained,
1 claim:
1. In a piston having a combustion chamber for receiving a film of fuel injected upon the wall of the chamber, said fuel being then vaporized and burned, the improvement comprising a downwardly directed combustion chamber extending from the top of the piston into the piston body, said chamber having a stepped wall surface with the steps extending from the top to the bottom of said chamber and transversely of the direction of both the injected fuel and the air swirl in said chamber.
2. In a piston as in claim 1, said steps being parallel to the longitudinal axis of said piston.
3. In a piston as in claim 1, at least one of said steps being positioned adjacent the point where the injected jet of fuel strikes the combustion chamber wall.
References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,762,348 Meurer Sept. 11, 1956 2,947,292 Bottger Aug. 2, 1960 FOREIGN PATENTS 408,873 Italy May13, 1953 807,712 Great Britain Jan. 21, 1959
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US3253584A (en) * 1962-08-07 1966-05-31 Daimler Benz Ag Internal combustion engine
US3809031A (en) * 1971-02-19 1974-05-07 Maschf Augsburg Nuernberg Ag Air compressing self-igniting fuel injection internal combustion engine
US4273079A (en) * 1976-08-10 1981-06-16 Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nurnberg Aktiengesellschaft Air-compressing direct injection internal combustion engine

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GB807712A (en) * 1955-02-01 1959-01-21 Ricardo & Co Engineers Internal combusition engine of the liquid fuel injection type
US2947292A (en) * 1957-05-07 1960-08-02 Bottger Josef Piston for internal combustion engines, particularly for self-ignition engines having combustion chambers adapted for direct fuel injection

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GB807712A (en) * 1955-02-01 1959-01-21 Ricardo & Co Engineers Internal combusition engine of the liquid fuel injection type
US2947292A (en) * 1957-05-07 1960-08-02 Bottger Josef Piston for internal combustion engines, particularly for self-ignition engines having combustion chambers adapted for direct fuel injection

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US3253584A (en) * 1962-08-07 1966-05-31 Daimler Benz Ag Internal combustion engine
US3809031A (en) * 1971-02-19 1974-05-07 Maschf Augsburg Nuernberg Ag Air compressing self-igniting fuel injection internal combustion engine
US4273079A (en) * 1976-08-10 1981-06-16 Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nurnberg Aktiengesellschaft Air-compressing direct injection internal combustion engine

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