Compression rate reduction process by adding cold material at the cylinder head of engines converted to natural gas to be used as fuel
View Patent ↗One of the processes needed for the conversion of a diesel engine so that it can use natural gas as fuel is the reduction of the compression ratio, since the one that the diesel engine originally has is greater than the one needed for the optimal operation with natural gas. The proposed process consists of adding cold material to the cylinder head or engine head through metallization or electric arc or plasma spraying to form a combustion chamber therein.
1. A process for converting a diesel internal combustion engine having a cylinder head, a combustion chamber, a sealing surface and valve seats to natural gas, the process comprising:
a) performing compression ratio calculations for obtaining the combustion chamber volume required for a gas-fuel engine;
b) removing the cylinder head of the internal combustion engine;
c) adding cold material into the cylinder head of the internal combustion engine by a metallization process on the sealing surface, protecting thus an area of the valve seats by forming an additional combustion chamber;
d) subjecting the modified cylinder head of the internal combustion engine to a machining process, which will allow the combustion chambers and the sealing surface to be polished;
e) reinstalling the modified cylinder head of the internal combustion engine.
2. The process for converting an engine according to claim 1 , wherein the metallization process is performed by arc-spraying.
3. The process for converting an engine according to claim 1 , wherein the metallization process is performed by plasma spraying.
4. The process for converting an engine according to claim 1 , wherein in step e) if the engine contains a camshaft on 0 the cylinder head a lightener is adjusted so that cam belts will not be tighten more than necessary.