Engine intake stratifier

Patent · Tue Apr 03 04:00:00 EST 1979

OSTI ID:6299675

Firey, J C

The devices of the invention, when used in combination with internal combustion engines of spark ignition type and/or compression ignition type, can create a multiregional stratification of the intake air-fuel mixture. By use of multiregional stratification at intake various beneficial objects can be achieved including the following: reduction of engine exhaust emissions of undesireable oxides of nitrogen, improvement of engine efficiency, reduction of engine noise, reduction of engine exhaust smoke, reduction of engine cost and others. The multiregional stratified air-fuel mixture is created by a stratifier valve which selects differing kinds of air-fuel mixtures in sequence from several different mixture creating channels. The resulting multiregional stratified mixture passes from the stratifier valve to the engine intake. Within the engine cylinder this subsequently compressed multiregional stratified mixture may be spark ignited, or compression ignited, or ignited by both spark and compression means.

• Assignee: TIC; ERA-04-043361; EDB-79-082934
• Patent Number(s): US 4147137
• OSTI ID: 6299675
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
330101* -- Internal Combustion Engines-- Spark-Ignition
330102 -- Internal Combustion Engines-- Diesel
AIR POLLUTION ABATEMENT
AUTOMOBILES
DESIGN
ENGINES
FUEL SYSTEMS
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
POLLUTION ABATEMENT
STRATIFIED CHARGE ENGINES
VEHICLES