WO2002048541A2 - Ultrasonic unitized fuel injector with ceramic valve body - Google Patents
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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
- F02M69/00—Low-pressure fuel-injection apparatus ; Apparatus with both continuous and intermittent injection; Apparatus injecting different types of fuel
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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
- F02M57/00—Fuel-injectors combined or associated with other devices
- F02M57/02—Injectors structurally combined with fuel-injection pumps
- F02M57/022—Injectors structurally combined with fuel-injection pumps characterised by the pump drive
- F02M57/023—Injectors structurally combined with fuel-injection pumps characterised by the pump drive mechanical
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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
- F02M61/00—Fuel-injectors not provided for in groups F02M39/00 - F02M57/00 or F02M67/00
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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
- F02M69/00—Low-pressure fuel-injection apparatus ; Apparatus with both continuous and intermittent injection; Apparatus injecting different types of fuel
- F02M69/04—Injectors peculiar thereto
- F02M69/041—Injectors peculiar thereto having vibrating means for atomizing the fuel, e.g. with sonic or ultrasonic vibrations
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- the present invention relates to an apparatus for injecting fuel into a combustion chamber and in particular to a unitized fuel injector for engines that use overhead cams to actuate the injectors.
- Diesel engines for locomotives use unitized fuel injectors that are actuated by overhead cams.
- One such typical conventional unitized injector is schematically represented in Fig. 1 and is generally designated by the numeral 10.
- This unitized injector 10 includes a steel valve body 11 that is disposed in an injector nut 29.
- the steel valve body 11 houses a needle valve that can be biased in the valve's closed position to prevent the injector from injecting fuel into one of the engine's combustion chambers, which is generally designated by the numeral 20.
- the needle valve includes a conically shaped valve seat 12 that is defined in the hollowed interior of the valve body 11 and can be mated with and against a conically shaped tip 13 at one end of a needle 14.
- the hollowed interior of the valve body 11 further defines a fuel pathway 15 connecting to a fuel reservoir 16 and a discharge plenum 17, which is disposed downstream of the needle valve.
- Each of several exit channels 18 typically is connected to the discharge plenum 17 by an entrance orifice 19 and to the combustion chamber 20 by an exit orifice 21 at each opposite end of each exit channel 18.
- the needle valve controls whether fuel is permitted to flow from the storage reservoir 16 into the discharge plenum 17 and through the exit channels 18 into the combustion chamber 20.
- a fuel pump 23 is disposed above the spring-biased end of the needle 14 and in axial alignment with the needle 14.
- Another spring 24 biases a cam follower 25 that is disposed above and in axial alignment with each of the fuel pump 23 and the spring-biased end of the needle 14.
- the cam follower 25 engages the plunger 26 that produces the pump's pumping action that forces pressurized fuel into the valve body 11 of the injector.
- An overhead cam 27 cyclically actuates the cam follower 25 to overcome the biasing force of spring 24 and press down on the plunger 26, which accordingly actuates the fuel pump 23.
- the fuel that is pumped into the valve body 11 via actuation of the pump 23 hydraulically lifts the conically shaped tip 13 of the needle 14 away from contact with the valve seat 12 and so opens the needle valve and forces a charge of fuel out of the exit orifices 21 of the injector 10 and into the combustion chamber 20 that is served by the injector.
- the injector's exit orifices can become fouled and thereby adversely affect the amount of fuel that is able to enter the combustion chamber.
- improving the fuel efficiency of these engines is desirable as is reducing unwanted emissions from the combustion process performed by such engines.
- the standard unitized injector actuated by overhead cams is retrofitted by replacing the steel valve body with a valve body that is composed of ceramic material that is transparent to magnetic fields oscillating at ultrasonic frequencies.
- the ceramic material is harder and more wear resistant than the steel at the pressures involved.
- the retrofitting of the valve body also includes replacing the steel needle with a needle that has an elongated portion that is composed of magnetostrictive material that is capable of responding mechanically to magnetic fields oscillating at ultrasonic frequencies.
- the portion of the ceramic valve body surrounding the magnetostrictive portion of the retrofitted needle is itself surrounded by a wire coil that is capable of inducing in the region occupied by the magnetostrictive portion of the needle a magnetic field that is oscillating at ultrasonic frequencies and thus causes the magnetostrictive portion to vibrate at ultrasonic frequencies.
- This vibration causes the tip of the needle, which is disposed in the liquid fuel near the entrance to the discharge plenum and the channels leading to the injector's exit orifices, to vibrate at ultrasonic frequencies and therefore subjects the fuel to these ultrasonic vibrations.
- the ultrasonic stimulation of the fuel as it leaves the exit orifices permits the injector to achieve the desired performance while operating at lower pressures and using larger exit orifices than the conventional solutions that are aimed at increasing the velocity of the fuel exiting the injector.
- a control for actuation of the ultrasonically oscillating signal.
- the control is configured so that the actuation of the ultrasonically oscillating signal that is provided to the coil only occurs when the overhead cams are actuating the injector so as to allow fuel to flow through the injector and into the combustion chamber from the injector's exit orifices.
- the control operates so that the ultrasonic vibration of the fuel only occurs when fuel is flowing through the injector and into the combustion chamber from the injector's exit orifices.
- This control can include a sensor such as a pressure transducer that is disposed on the cam follower and includes a piezoelectric transducer that detects the pressure change indicating actuation of the follower by the cam.
- injectors can be made in accordance with the present invention as original equipment rather than as retrofits.
- Fig. 1A is a cross-sectional view of a conventional unitized fuel injector actuated by overhead cams.
- Fig. 1 B is an expanded cross-sectional view of a portion of the steel valve body of the conventional unitized fuel injector of Fig. 1A.
- Fig. 2 is a diagrammatic representation of a partial perspective view with portions shown in phantom (dashed line) of a presently preferred embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention.
- Fig. 3 is a partial perspective view of a presently preferred embodiment of the ceramic valve body of the apparatus of the present invention with portions cut away and portions shown in cross-section and environmental structures shown in phantom (chain dashed line).
- Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the ceramic valve body shown in Fig. 3.
- Fig. 5 is an expanded perspective view of one portion of a presently preferred embodiment of the valve body of the apparatus of the present invention with portions cut away and portions shown in cross-section and environmental components shown schematically.
- liquid refers to an amorphous (noncrystalline) from of matter intermediate between gases and solids, in which the molecules are much more highly concentrated than in gases, but much less concentrated than in solids.
- a liquid may have a single component or may be made of multiple components. The components may be other liquids, solid and/or gases.
- a characteristic of liquids is their ability to flow as a result of an applied force. Liquids that flow immediately upon application of force and for which the rate of flow is directly proportional to the force applied are generally referred to as Newtonian liquids. Some liquids have abnormal flow response when force is applied and exhibit non- Newtonian flow properties.
- an internal combustion engine 30 with unitized fuel injectors 31 (only one being shown in Fig. 2) actuated by an overhead cam 27 forms the power plant of an exemplary apparatus, a broken away portion of which is shown generally and designated by the numeral 32.
- Such apparatus 32 could be almost any device that requires a power plant and would include but not be limited to an on site electric power generator, a land vehicle such as a railroad locomotive for example, an air vehicle such as an airplane, or a marine craft powered by diesel such as an ocean going vessel.
- the ultrasonic fuel injector apparatus of the present invention is indicated generally in Fig. 2 by the designating numeral 31.
- Unitized injector 31 differs from the conventional unitized injector 10 described above primarily in the configuration and composition of the valve body 33 and the needle 36 and in the addition of a sensor, a control and an ultrasonic power source, and these differences are described below.
- the remaining features and operation of the injector 31 of the present invention are the same as for the conventional unitized injector.
- valve body 33 of injector 31 is shown in Fig. 3 in a perspective view that is partially cut away and in Fig. 4 in a cross-sectional view. External dimensions of the valve body 33 matched those of the conventional valve body 11 for the conventional injector 10 and likewise fit within the injector nut 29.
- the valve body 33 is composed of ceramic material, which is transparent to magnetic fields changing at ultrasonic frequencies. As embodied herein and shown in Figs. 3 and 4 for example, this valve body 33 can be composed of ceramic material such as partially stabilized zirconia, which is available from Coors Ceramic Company of Golden, Colorado.
- the valve body 33 is hollowed about most of the length of its central longitudinal axis and configured to receive therein an injector needle 36.
- a forward portion of the injector needle 36 defines the conically shaped tip 13.
- the hollowed portion of the valve body defines the same fuel reservoir 16 as in the conventional valve body 11.
- Reservoir 16 is configured to receive and store an accumulation of pressurized fuel in addition to accommodating the passage therethrough of a portion of the injector needle 36.
- the hollowed portion of the valve body 33 further defines the same discharge plenum 17 as in the conventional valve body 11.
- Plenum 17 communicates with the fuel reservoir 16 and is configured for receiving pressurized liquid fuel.
- the shape of the hollowed portion is generally cylindrically symmetrical to accommodate the external shape of the needle, but varies from the shape of the needle at different portions along the central axis of the valve body to accommodate the fuel reservoir 16 and the discharge plenum 17.
- the differently shaped hollowed portions that are disposed along the central axis of the valve body 33 generally communicate with one another and interact with the needle 36 in the same manner as these same features would in the conventional valve body 11 of the conventional injector 10.
- valve body 33 also defines a valve seat 12 that is configured as a truncated conical section that connects at one end to the opening of the discharge plenum 17 and at the opposite end is configured in communication with the fuel reservoir 16.
- the discharge plenum 17 is connected to the fuel reservoir via the valve seat 12 in the same manner as in the conventional valve body 11.
- At least one and desirably more than one nozzle exit orifice 21 is defined through the lower extremity of the valve body 34 of the injector 31.
- Each nozzle exit orifice 21 connects to the discharge plenum 17 via an exit channel 18 defined through the lower extremity of the injector's valve body and an entrance orifice 19 defined through the inner surface that defines the discharge plenum 17.
- Each channel 18 and its orifices 19, 21 may have a diameter of less than about 0.1 inches (2.54 mm).
- the channel 18 and its orifices 19, 21 may have a diameter of from about 0.0001 to about 0.1 inch (0.00254 to 2.54 mm).
- the channel 18 and its orifices 19, 21 may have a diameter of from about 0.001 to about 0.01 inch (0.0254 to 0.254 mm).
- the beneficial effects from the ultrasonic vibration of the fuel before the fuel leaves the exit orifice 21 of the injector 31 has been found to occur regardless of the size, shape, location and number of channels 18 and the orifices 19, 21 of same.
- valve body 33 of the injector 31 also defines a fuel pathway 115 that is configured and disposed off-axis within the injector's valve body.
- the fuel pathway 115 is configured to supply pressurized liquid fuel to the fuel reservoir 16 and is connected to the fuel reservoir 16 and communicates with the discharge plenum 17.
- one end of the valve body 33 is configured to be mated to the spring cage 28 (shown in dashed line in Fig. 3) that holds the spring 22 that biases the position of the needle 36 as in the conventional injector 10.
- Design considerations for the valve body 33 included maintaining adequate surface area for sealing and to minimize stress concentrations and prevent high-pressure fuel leakage between mating parts. Sealing of high-pressure fuel is accomplished in this particular injector by mating surfaces between parts which are clamped together by the injector nut 29. The sealing, or contact, surfaces should be sized such that the contact pressure is significantly greater than the peak injection pressure that must be contained.
- the static pressure within the valve body 33 is also the sealing pressure between the valve body 33 and the mating cage 28.
- the sealing pressure included a sealing safety factor of 1.62 for an estimated peak injection pressure of 15,000 psi.
- the dome portion 34 of the valve body 33 constitutes the exterior bearing surface that is received within the injector nut 29, and is the portion of the valve body 33 that is configured to bear the compressive force applied to hold the unitized injector 31 together.
- An objective of this design of the valve body 33 was to minimize stress concentrations on the lower shoulder portion 35 of the valve body 33 when mating surfaces between parts in this injector 31 are clamped together by the injector nut 29.
- the compression load was diverted from the shoulder portion 35 to the dome portion 34 by means of an annular metal collar 40 disposed between the dome portion 34 of the valve body 33 and the interior surface of the injector nut 29.
- the annular collar 40 is configured to receive and absorb part of the compressive load applied to the valve body 33 within the injector nut 29.
- the annular collar is composed of a metal such as aluminum which is softer than the ceramic material and softer than the metal forming the injector nut 29. In this way the annular collar 40 compensates for the more brittle composition of the ceramic valve body that might otherwise crack in areas such as shoulder portion 35 that otherwise might bear some of this compressive force.
- annular area between the external surface of the needle 36 and the internal surface 37 that defines the axial bore within the valve body 33.
- the internal bore 37 of the valve body 33 and the needle 36 disposed therein are selectively fitted to maintain minimal clearances and leakage.
- a value of 0.0002-inch is a typical maximum clearance between the external diameter of the needle 36 and the diameter of the bore 37 disposed immediately upstream of reservoir 16 in the nozzle 34.
- the configuration and operation of the needle valve in the injector 31 of the present invention is the same as in the conventional injector 10 described above.
- the second end of the injector needle 36 defines a tip shaped with a conical surface 13 that is configured to mate with and seal against a portion of the conically shaped valve seat 12 defined in the hollowed portion of the injector's valve body 33.
- the opposite end of the injector needle 36 is connected so as to be biased into a position that disposes the conical surface 13 of the injector needle 36 into sealing contact with the conical surface of the valve seat 12 so as to prevent the fuel from flowing out of the fuel passageway 115, into the storage reservoir 16, into the discharge plenum 17, through the exit channels 18, out of the nozzle exit orifices 21 and into the combustion chamber 20.
- a spring 22 provides one example of a means of biasing the conical surface 13 of the injector needle 36 into sealing contact with the conical surface 12 of the valve seat.
- the actuation of the cam 25 operates to overcome the biasing force of spring 24 and force the conical end of the injector needle and the conically shaped valve seat apart so as to permit the flow of fuel into the discharge plenum and out of the nozzle exit orifices 21 of the fuel injector 31 into the combustion chamber 20 of the engine 30 of the apparatus 32.
- This is accomplished as in the conventional unitized injectors 10 described above, i.e., by actuation of a pump 23 that forces pressurized fuel to hydraulically lift the needle 36 against the biasing force of the spring 22.
- magnetostrictive refers to the property of a sample of ferromagnetic material that results in changes in the dimensions of the sample depending on the direction and extent of the magnetization of the sample. Magnetostrictive material that is responsive to magnetic fields changing at ultrasonic frequencies means that a sample of such magnetostrictive material can change its dimensions at ultrasonic frequencies.
- the injector needle defines at least a first portion 38 that is configured to be disposed in the central axial bore 37 defined within the valve body 33.
- this first portion 38 of the injector needle 36 is indicated by the stippling and is formed of magnetostrictive material that is responsive to magnetic fields changing at ultrasonic frequencies.
- the length of the first portion 38 composed of magnetostrictive material can be about one third of the overall length of needle 36.
- the entire needle 36 can be formed of the magnetostrictive material if desired.
- a suitable magnetostrictive material is provided by an ETREMA TERFENOL-D® magnetostrictive alloy, which can be bonded to steel to form the needle of the injector.
- the ETREMA TERFENOL-D® magnetostrictive alloy is available from ETREMA Products, Inc. of Ames, Iowa 50010. Nickel and permalloy are two other suitable magnetostrictive materials.
- the length of this first portion 38 of the injector needle 36 increases or decreases slightly in the axial direction.
- the length of this first portion 38 of the injector needle 36 is restored to its unmagnetized length.
- the time during which the expansion and contraction occur is short enough so that the injector needle 36 can expand and contract at a rate that falls within ultrasonic frequencies, namely, 15 kilohertz to 500 kilohertz.
- the overall length of needle 36 in the needle's unmagnetized state is the same as the overall length of the conventional needle 14.
- the axial bore 37 of the injector's valve body 33 is defined by a wall that is composed of material that is transparent to magnetic fields changing at ultrasonic frequencies.
- this wall that defines the axial bore 37 is composed of ceramic material such as partially stabilized zirconia.
- the partially stabilized zirconia ceramic material has excellent material properties and satisfies the requirement for an electrically non-conductive material between the winding (described below) and needle 36.
- Partially stabilized zirconia has relatively high compressive strength and fracture toughness compared to all other available technical ceramics.
- the inner surface 39 of the cavity within the valve body 33 is disposed so as to coincide with the first portion 38 of the injector needle 36 that is disposed within the axial bore 37 of the valve body 33 of the injector 31.
- the internally hollowed portion 39 of the valve body 33 defines a cylindrical cavity that is configured to receive therein at least a first portion 38 of the injector needle 36.
- the length of the inner surface 39 of the cavity comprised a majority of the axial bore 37 of the valve body 33 and had a diameter that was sized 0.001 inch larger than the diameter of axial bore 37 in order to prevent binding of the needle 36 due to potential non-concentricity of the assembly.
- a means for applying within the cavity of the axial bore of the injector body, a magnetic field that can be changed at ultrasonic frequencies.
- the magnetic field can change from on to off or from a first magnitude to a second magnitude or the direction of the magnetic field can change.
- This means for applying a magnetic field changing at ultrasonic frequencies desirably is carried at least in part by the injector's valve body 33.
- the means for applying within the cavity of the axial bore 37 a magnetic field changing at ultrasonic frequencies can include an electric power source 46 and a wire coil 42 that is wrapped around the outermost surface 43 of the portion of the valve body 33 that surrounds the portion of the valve body's cavity that receives the portion 38 of the needle 36 that is formed of magnetostrictive material.
- the electrical winding 42 was wound directly around the valve body 33 and potted to prevent shorting of the coil's turns to the injector nut 29.
- the wire coil 42 can be imbedded in potting material, which is generally represented by the stippled shading that is designated by the numeral 48.
- electrical grounding of one end of the winding 42 was accomplished through contact with one side of a copper washer 49.
- the opposite side of washer 49 which could be formed of another conductive material besides copper, desirably features dimples (not shown) that would compress against the interior surface of the injector nut 29 when the valve body 33 is assembled in the metallic injector nut 29 and assure good electrical contact with injector nut 29.
- a contact ring 44 that is embedded in a channel 41 formed between shoulder 35 and the outermost buildup of potting material 48 as shown in Figs. 3, 4 and 5 for example.
- Electrically connecting winding 42 to the ultrasonic power source 46 was accomplished through a spring loaded electrical probe 54 that was kept in electrical contact with contact ring 44.
- the back end of probe 54 is threaded through the injector nut 29, and an electrically insulating sleeve 55 surrounds the section of probe 54 that extends through injector nut 29 and into channel 41 in valve body 33.
- the probe 54 in turn can be connected to an electrical lead 45 that electrically connects to a source of electric power 46 that can be activated by a control 47 to oscillate at ultrasonic frequencies.
- a control 47 to oscillate at ultrasonic frequencies.
- the combination of the needle 36 composed of magnetostrictive material and the coil 42 function as a magnetostrictive transducer that converts the electrical energy provided to the coil 42 into the mechanical energy of the expanding and contracting needle 36.
- a suitable example of a control 47 for such a magnetostrictive transducer is disclosed in commonly owned U.S. Patent Nos. 5,900,690 and 5,892,315, which are hereby incorporated herein in their entirety by this reference. Note in particular Fig. 5 in Patent Nos. 5,900,690 and 5,892,315 and the explanatory text of same.
- control 47 ensures that the ultrasonic vibration of the fuel only occurs when the injector 31 is open and injecting fuel into the combustion chamber 20.
- control 47 can receive a signal from a pressure sensor 51 that is disposed on the cam follower 25 and detects when the cam 27 engages the follower 25.
- the pressure sensor 51 can include a pressure transducer such as a piezoelectric transducer that generates an electrical signal when subjected to pressure. Accordingly, the pressure sensor 51 sends an electric signal to the control 47, which can include an amplifier to amplify the electrical signal that is received from the sensor 51.
- Control 47 is configured to then provide this amplified electrical signal to activate the oscillating power source 46 that powers the coil 42 via lead 45 and induces the desired oscillating magnetic field in the magnetostrictive portion 38 of the needle 36.
- Control 47 also governs the magnitude and frequency of the ultrasonic vibrations through its control of power source 46.
- Other forms of control can be used to achieve the synchronization of the application of ultrasonic vibrations and the injection of fuel by the injector, as desired.
- the conically-shaped end 13 of the injector needle 36 is disposed so as to protrude into the discharge plenum 1 .
- the expansion and contraction of the length of the injector needle 36 caused by the elongation and retraction of the magnetostrictive portion 38 of the injector needle 36 is believed to cause the conically-shaped end 13 of the injector needle 36 to move respectively a small distance into and out of the discharge plenum 17 as would a sort of plunger.
- This in and out reciprocating motion is believed to cause a commensurate mechanical perturbation of the liquid fuel within the discharge plenum 17 at the same ultrasonic frequency as the changes in the magnetic field in the magnetostrictive portion 38 of the injector needle 36.
- This ultrasonic perturbation of the fuel that is leaving the injector 31 through the nozzle exit orifices 21 results in improved atomization of the fuel that is injected into the combustion chamber 20.
- Such improved atomization results in more efficient combustion, which increases power and reduces pollution from the combustion process.
- the ultrasonic vibration of the fuel before the fuel exits the injector's orifices produces a plume that is an uniform, cone-shaped spray of liquid fuel into the combustion chamber 20 that is served by the injector 31.
- the minimum distance between the tip 13 of the needle 36 and the entrance orifice 19 of the channels 18 leading to the exit orifices 21 of the injector 31 in a given situation may be determined readily by one having ordinary skill in the art without undue experimentation. In practice, such distance will be in the range of from about 0.002 inches (about 0.05 mm) to about 1.3 inches (about 33 mm), although greater distances can be employed.
- Such distance determines the extent to which ultrasonic energy is applied to the pressurized liquid other than that which is about to enter the exit orifice. In other words, the greater the distance, the greater the amount of pressurized liquid which is subjected to ultrasonic energy. Consequently, shorter distances generally are desired in order to minimize degradation of the pressurized liquid and other adverse effects which may result from exposure of the liquid to the ultrasonic energy.
- the vibrating tip 13 that contacts the liquid fuel applies ultrasonic energy to the fuel.
- the vibrations appear to change the apparent viscosity and flow characteristics of the high viscosity liquid fuels.
- the vibrations also appear to improve the flow rate and/or improve atomization of the fuel stream as it enters the combustion chamber 20.
- Application of ultrasonic energy appears to improve (e.g., decrease) the size of liquid fuel droplets and narrow the droplet size distribution of the liquid fuel plume.
- application of ultrasonic energy appears to increase the velocity of liquid fuel droplets exiting the injector's orifice 21 into the combustion chamber 20.
- the vibrations also cause breakdown and flushing out of clogging contaminants at the injector's exit orifice 21.
- the vibrations can also cause emulsification of the liquid fuel with other components (e.g., liquid components) or additives that may be present in the fuel stream.
- the injector 31 of the present invention may be used to emulsify multi-component liquid fuels as well as liquid fuel additives and contaminants at the point where the liquid fuels are introduced into the internal combustion engine 30.
- water entrained in certain fuels may be emulsified by the ultrasonic vibrations so that fuel/water mixture may be used in the combustion chamber 20.
- Mixed fuels and/or fuel blends including components such as, for example, methanol, water, ethanol, diesel, liquid propane gas, bio-diesel or the like can also be emulsified.
- the present invention can have advantages in multi-fueled engines in that it may be used so as to render compatible the flow rate characteristics (e.g., apparent viscosities) of the different fuels that may be used in the multi-fueled engine.
- it may be desirable to add water to one or more liquid fuels and emulsify the components immediately before combustion as a way of controlling combustion and/or reducing exhaust emissions.
- a gas e.g., air, N 2 0, etc.
- One advantage of the injector 31 of the present invention is that it is self-cleaning. Because of the ultrasonic vibration of the fuel before the fuel exits the injector's orifices 21, the vibrations dislodge any particulates that might otherwise clog the channel 18 and its entrance and exit orifices 19, 21 , respectively. That is, the combination of supplied pressure and forces generated by ultrasonically exciting the needle 36 amidst the pressurized fuel directly before the fuel leaves the nozzle 34 can remove obstructions that might otherwise block the exit orifice 21.
- the channel 18 and its entrance orifice 19 and exit orifice 21 are thus adapted to be self- cleaning when the injector's needle 36 is excited with ultrasonic energy (without applying ultrasonic energy directly to the channel 18 and its orifices 19, 21) while the exit orifice 21 receives pressurized liquid from the discharge chamber 17 and passes the liquid out of the injector 31.
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