IP Library Granted Patent US 9,816,430
Granted Patent B2
US 9,816,430 · App. 15/026,169 · Granted Nov 14, 2017

Pre-combustion-chamber type gas engine

Inventors: Akihiro Yuuki (Tokyo, JP); Daisuke Takemoto (Tokyo, JP); Yuta Furukawa (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 9,816,430
App. No.
15/026,169
Granted
Nov 14, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

An object is to improve a trap effect to trap ignition fuel gas supplied to a pre-combustion chamber and reduce an amount of non-combusted ignition fuel gas flowing out of the pre-combustion chamber to suppress a decrease in combustion efficiency. A pre-combustion-chamber type gas engine includes: a pre-combustion chamber Sr disposed on a cylinder head portion 10 ; a spark plug 20 disposed on an upper part of the pre-combustion chamber Sr; a pre-combustion-chamber gas supply mechanism configured to supply ignition fuel gas “g” to the pre-combustion chamber Sr via gas supply channels for the pre-combustion chamber 22 a and 22 b with an opening on an upper part of the pre-combustion chamber Sr; and a check valve 24 disposed in the gas supply channel 22 b for the pre-combustion chamber. The opening of the gas supply channel 22 a for the pre-combustion chamber is disposed on a lower surface of a cover member 16 forming the pre-combustion chamber Sr or on an upper section of a side wall of a pre-combustion-chamber member 14 , the opening facing in a tangent direction of a side-wall inner peripheral surface 14 a of the pre-combustion-chamber member 14 . The ignition fuel gas “g” supplied to the pre-combustion chamber Sr forms a swirl flow s 1 which swirls about a longitudinal axis x of the pre-combustion chamber Sr inside the pre-combustion chamber Sr.

Claims (46)

1. A pre-combustion-chamber type gas engine, comprising:

a pre-combustion chamber disposed on a cylinder head portion;

a spark plug disposed on an upper part of the pre-combustion chamber;

a pre-combustion-chamber gas supply mechanism configured to supply ignition fuel gas to the pre-combustion chamber via a gas supply channel for the pre-combustion chamber, the gas supply channel having an opening on an upper part of the pre-combustion chamber; and

an opening-closing valve configured to open and close the gas supply channel for the pre-combustion chamber,

wherein the opening of the gas supply channel for the pre-combustion chamber is disposed on an upper wall of a partition wall forming the pre-combustion chamber or on an upper section of a side wall of the partition wall, the opening facing in a tangent direction of a side-wall inner peripheral surface forming the pre-combustion chamber,

wherein the ignition fuel gas supplied to the pre-combustion chamber forms a first swirl flow which swirls about a longitudinal axis of the pre-combustion chamber inside the pre-combustion chamber,

wherein the gas supply channel for the pre-combustion chamber is disposed outside the partition wall forming the pre-combustion chamber, and is connected to the upper section of the side wall at least partially forming the pre-combustion chamber,

wherein the gas supply channel for the pre-combustion chamber extends downward toward the pre-combustion chamber from above the pre-combustion chamber,

wherein a pocket portion is disposed on an upper end of the side wall at least partially forming the pre-combustion chamber, the pocket portion including

an interior space into which the ignition fuel gas flows from the gas supply channel for the pre-combustion chamber,

a communication hole through which the interior space and the pre-combustion chamber communicate with each other, the communication hole having an opening facing in a tangent direction of the side-wall inner peripheral surface of the pre-combustion chamber,

and

wherein the gas supply channel for the pre-combustion chamber is connected to the pocket portion.

2. The pre-combustion-chamber type gas engine according to claim 1 ,

wherein the pocket portion is formed inside the partition wall forming the pre-combustion chamber.

3. The pre-combustion-chamber type gas engine according to claim 1 ,

wherein the side-wall inner peripheral surface of the pre-combustion chamber including the opening of the gas supply channel for the pre-combustion chamber has a region cut out to have a cutout surface formed into an arc shape, the region being on a side toward which the ignition fuel gas flows from the opening of the gas supply channel for the pre-combustion chamber.

4. The pre-combustion-chamber type gas engine according to claim 1 ,

wherein air-fuel mixture flowing into the pre-combustion chamber via a nozzle formed on an end portion of the pre-combustion chamber from a main combustion chamber forms a second swirl flow which swirls about the longitudinal axis of the pre-combustion chamber inside the pre-combustion chamber, the second swirl flow swirling in a direction opposite to a swirl direction the first swirl flow.

5. A pre-combustion-chamber type gas engine, comprising:

a pre-combustion chamber disposed on a cylinder head portion;

a spark plug disposed on an upper part of the pre-combustion chamber;

a pre-combustion-chamber gas supply mechanism configured to supply ignition fuel gas to the pre-combustion chamber via a gas supply channel for the pre-combustion chamber, the gas supply channel having an opening on an upper part of the pre-combustion chamber; and

an opening-closing valve configured to open and close the gas supply channel for the pre-combustion chamber,

wherein the opening of the gas supply channel for the pre-combustion chamber is disposed on an upper wall of a partition wall forming the pre-combustion chamber or on an upper section of a side wall of the partition wall, the opening facing in a tangent direction of a side-wall inner peripheral surface forming the pre-combustion chamber,

wherein the ignition fuel gas supplied to the pre-combustion chamber forms a first swirl flow which swirls about a longitudinal axis of the pre-combustion chamber inside the pre-combustion chamber,

wherein the gas supply channel for the pre-combustion chamber is disposed outside the partition wall forming the pre-combustion chamber, and is connected to the upper section of the side wall at least partially forming the pre-combustion chamber,

wherein the gas supply channel for the pre-combustion chamber extends downward toward the pre-combustion chamber from above the pre-combustion chamber, wherein a pocket portion is disposed on a joint between the gas supply channel for the pre-combustion chamber and the partition wall forming the pre-combustion chamber, the pocket portion including

an interior space into which the ignition fuel gas flows from the gas supply channel for the pre-combustion chamber, and

a communication hole through which the interior space and the pre-combustion chamber communicate with each other, the communication hole having an opening facing in a tangent direction of the side-wall inner peripheral surface of the pre-combustion chamber,

and

wherein the side-wall inner peripheral surface of the pre-combustion chamber including the opening of the gas supply channel for the pre-combustion chamber has a region cut out to have a cutout surface formed into an arc shape, the region being on a side toward which the ignition fuel gas flows from the opening of the gas supply channel for the pre-combustion chamber.

6. A pre-combustion-chamber type gas engine, comprising:

a pre-combustion chamber disposed on a cylinder head portion;

a spark plug disposed on an upper part of the pre-combustion chamber;

a pre-combustion-chamber gas supply mechanism configured to supply ignition fuel gas to the pre-combustion chamber via a gas supply channel for the pre-combustion chamber, the gas supply channel having an opening on an upper part of the pre-combustion chamber; and

an opening-closing valve configured to open and close the gas supply channel for the pre-combustion chamber,

wherein the opening of the gas supply channel for the pre-combustion chamber is disposed on an upper wall of a partition wall forming the pre-combustion chamber or on an upper section of a side wall of the partition wall, the opening facing in a tangent direction of a side-wall inner peripheral surface forming the pre-combustion chamber,

wherein the ignition fuel gas supplied to the pre-combustion chamber forms a first swirl flow which swirls about a longitudinal axis of the pre-combustion chamber inside the pre-combustion chamber,

wherein the gas supply channel for the pre-combustion chamber is disposed outside the partition wall forming the pre-combustion chamber, and is connected to the upper section of the side wall at least partially forming the pre-combustion chamber,

wherein the gas supply channel for the pre-combustion chamber extends downward toward the pre-combustion chamber from above the pre-combustion chamber, wherein a pocket portion is disposed on a joint between the gas supply channel for the pre-combustion chamber and the partition wall forming the pre-combustion chamber, the pocket portion including

an interior space into which the ignition fuel gas flows from the gas supply channel for the pre-combustion chamber, and

a communication hole through which the interior space and the pre-combustion chamber communicate with each other, the communication hole having an opening facing in a tangent direction of the side-wall inner peripheral surface of the pre-combustion chamber,

and

wherein air-fuel mixture flowing into the pre-combustion chamber via a nozzle formed on an end portion of the pre-combustion chamber from a main combustion chamber forms a second swirl flow which swirls about the longitudinal axis of the pre-combustion chamber inside the pre-combustion chamber, the second swirl flow swirling in a direction opposite to a swirl direction the first swirl flow.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 13, 2018
From: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.
Reel/Frame 047063/0420 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 28, 2016
From: YUUKI, AKIHIRO; TAKEMOTO, DAISUKE; FURUKAWA, YUTA
To: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 038403/0356 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2013-218385 · Oct 21, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
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