10th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 28 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160069205 | TURBOMACHINE COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF FIXED RADIAL BLADES MOUNTED UPSTREAM OF THE FAN - Bypass turbine engine, in particular for an aircraft, in which air flows circulate from upstream to downstream, the turbine engine extending axially and comprising:
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20160069206 | STEAM TURBINE - A steam turbine includes a turbine body; a steam flow passage; a regulating valve which regulates opening and closing of the steam flow passage with a linear motion; a switching drive mechanism which drives the regulating valve; an electronic governor which controls at least the switching drive mechanism; and a controller unit. The switching drive mechanism has an electric motor which rotates when supplied with power, a conversion mechanism which converts a rotary motion of the electric motor into a linear motion of the regulating valve, and a brake which brakes the rotary motion of the electric motor. At least one of the controller unit and the electronic governor performs control such that the brake is actuated and the position of the regulating valve is maintained when at least one of the electric motor and the controller unit breaks down. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069207 | FAN DISK FOR A JET ENGINE AND JET ENGINE - A fan disk is for a jet engine in which there flows a gas stream in a flow direction, pin-shaped radial section of the fan disk includes a first branch, designed to be fixed to a drive shaft of the jet engine, a second branch, extending opposite the first branch and designed to support a plurality of fan blades, and a curved junction wall that extends between the first branch and the second branch. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069208 | COMPRESSOR, TURBINE AND TURBOCHARGER - A compressor for compressing a gas, the compressor comprising: a housing having an axial inlet and an annular outlet volute; an impeller wheel including a plurality of blades, the wheel being rotatably mounted within the housing between the inlet and outlet volute; the axial inlet being defined by a tubular inducer portion of the housing and the annular outlet volute being defined by an annular diffuser passage surrounding the impeller, the diffuser having an annular outlet communicating with the outlet volute; the housing having an inner wall defining a surface located in close proximity to radially outer edges of the impeller blades which sweep across the surface as the impeller wheel rotates; wherein the compressor housing incorporates at least one section comprised of a deformable, energy absorbing material arranged to deform and absorb energy generated as a result of impeller wheel failure. A turbine incorporating similar deformable, energy absorbing materials is also described, as are turbochargers incorporating such a compressor and/or turbine. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069209 | DEVICE FOR WASHING A TURBOMACHINE AIR INTAKE CASING - A turbomachine air intake casing including an inner annular wall and an outer annular wall defining an air passage and at least two cleaning agent injection nozzles, wherein a first nozzle is directed towards the outer wall while a second nozzle is directed towards the inner wall. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069210 | WINDBACK HEAT SHIELD - A heat shield includes a first end configured to connect to an inner engine case at an inner connecting point, and a second end configured to connect to an outer engine case at an outer connecting point. The heat shield also includes a bulge extending in an aft direction from a radially upstream portion. A compressor section and a gas turbine engine including the heat shield are also disclosed. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069211 | BEARING COMPARTMENT WITH INTEGRATED FLUID LINES - A turbine module comprises a turbine shaft, a rotor assembly secured to the shaft, a bearing assembly rotatably supporting the turbine shaft, a bearing housing containing the bearing assembly, and a bearing compartment containing the bearing housing. A bearing compartment wall has at least one integral fluid supply passage in fluid communication with the bearing housing. The at least one integral fluid passage extends generally longitudinally through the bearing compartment wall. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069212 | OIL TRANSFER BEARING - A transfer bearing assembly includes a transfer bearing shaft. An oil transfer bearing surrounds the transfer bearing shaft. A radially extending tube is attached to the transfer bearing shaft and is configured to engage a carrier on a speed reduction device. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069213 | ELECTRICAL PANEL - A rigid panel is disclosed which has elongate elements embedded therein. The elongate elements may be electrical wires. The rigid panel has a supporting splint embedded therein which is placed between the elongate elements and a rigid structural layer so as to provide protection to the rigid structural layer from the effects of the elongate elements. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069214 | FAN CASE ASSEMBLIES - A fan case for use in a gas turbine engine of an aircraft includes an outer shroud and a liner extending along the outer shroud. The fan case provides a protective band that blocks fan blades from being thrown out of the fan case in case of a blade-off event in which a fan blade is released during operation of the gas turbine engine. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069215 | OFFTAKES FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE SECONDARY GAS FLOWS - A turbo machinery case includes a shell body extending circumferentially about a longitudinal axis and defining therein a main gas path. The shell body defines a first offtake opening and a second offtake opening that extend in a circumferential direction about the longitudinal axis. The first and second offtake openings are defined at a common axial location with respect to the longitudinal axis of the turbo machinery case. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069216 | SHROUD DEVICE OF A JET ENGINE - A shroud device of a jet engine, including a radially internal shroud appliance and a radially external shroud appliance. The internal shroud appliance is embodied with a radially internal ring-shaped shroud part and a radially external ring-shaped shroud part. The internal shroud appliance includes multiple blades that extend substantially in the radial direction between the internal shroud part and the external shroud part. The radially external shroud appliance is embodied with a radially internal ring-shaped shroud part and a radially external ring-shaped shroud part. The external shroud appliance includes multiple blades that extend substantially in the radial direction between the internal shroud part and the external shroud part. The internal shroud appliance is embodied as a first one-piece cast structural component and the external shroud appliance is embodied as a second one-piece cast structural component. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069217 | PANELS OF A FAN OF A GAS TURBINE - An aircraft gas turbine with a fan disc at which fan blades 31, distributed around the circumference and forming an intermediate space in between each other, are attached, with a sealing disc that is arranged on the back side of the fan disc, and with an inlet cone that is mounted at the front side of the fan disc, as well as with filling elements that are arranged in the intermediate spaces, characterized in that the inlet cone includes strip-shaped lugs which are configured in one piece with the same and which can be inserted into the intermediate spaces, with their free ends being inserted into a ring groove that is formed at the sealing disc, and in that a filling element is arranged on each strip-shaped | 2016-03-10 |
20160069218 | POWER PLANT SYSTEM HAVING A THERMOCHEMICAL ACCUMULATOR - A power plant system has a heat-generating unit for providing thermal energy; a water-steam circuit, which is connected to the heat-generating unit for heat transfer; an electricity-generating device, which can be energised by the thermal energy conducted in the water-steam circuit to generate electricity; and a thermochemical accumulator, which is connected to the water-steam circuit. The thermochemical accumulator is connected to an exhaust gas line of the heat-generating unit for heat transfer, and the thermochemical accumulator has two tanks, which are connected to each other for fluid flow. A thermochemical storage material is arranged in a first tank, and the first tank is supplied with heat by thermally conditioned exhaust gas of the heat-generating unit, and the second tank is connected for heat flow to a heat exchanger, by which the second tank is supplied with low-temperature heat at a temperature level of at most 150° C. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069219 | Compact Energy Cycle Construction Utilizing Some Combination of a Scroll Type Expander, Pump, and Compressor for Operating According to a Rankine, an Organic Rankine, Heat Pump, or Combined Orgainc Rankine and Heat Pump Cycle - A compact energy cycle construction that operates as or in accordance with a Rankine, Organic Rankine, Heat Pump, or Combined Organic Rankine and Heat Pump Cycle, comprising a compact housing of a generally cylindrical form with some combination of a scroll type expander, pump, and compressor disposed therein to share a common shaft with a motor or generator and to form an integrated system, with the working fluid of the system circulating within the housing as a torus along the common shaft and toroidally within the housing as the system operates. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069220 | Heat Utilization in ORC Systems - Apparatus, systems and methods are provided for the improved use of waste heat recovery systems which utilize the organic Rankine cycle (ORC) to generate mechanical and/or electric power from heat sources generating power from byproducts of water purification process(es). Waste heat energy obtained from heat source(s) is provided to one or more ORC system(s) which may be operatively coupled to electric generator(s). A heat coupling subsystem provides the requisite condensation of ORC working fluid by transferring heat from ORC working fluid to one or more other process(es) or system(s), such as anaerobic digester tank(s), to provide heat energy that enhances the production of fuel for the prime mover(s) without requiring the consumption of additional energy for that purpose. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069221 | THERMAL WATER TREATMENT FOR STIG POWER STATION CONCEPTS - A method and an assembly for thermal water treatment for STIG power station concepts. The heat of an exhaust gas after a heat recovery steam generator stage is used for treating water in a water treatment system. The heat of the exhaust gas, the gas having a low-temperature level, is transported through a heating element to water that circulates between at least one evaporator and condenser in the water treatment system. The treated process water can then be used for steam injection into the gas turbine. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069222 | METHOD OF REMANUFACTURING A ROCKER ARM AND REMANUFACTURED ROCKER ARM - A method of remanufacturing a rocker arm having a body defining a socket portion is disclosed. The method includes machining the socket portion to remove a worn surface and form a seat configured to receive an insert member therein. The method further includes disposing the insert member within the seat and coupling the insert member to the seat. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069223 | VARIABLE VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A variable valve timing control apparatus has drive rotary member having therein working chambers; vane rotor relatively rotatably housed in the drive rotary member and defining the working chambers as retard and advance working chambers; and spiral spring forcing the vane rotor all the time in one rotation direction with respect to the drive rotary member. The vane rotor has tubular portion formed integrally with the vane rotor and protruding from a middle position of one end side of the vane rotor and recessed portion formed on an outer peripheral surface of the tubular portion. Engaging end of outermost circumferential portion of the spiral spring is engaged with the drive rotary member, and engaging end of innermost circumferential portion of the spiral spring is engaged with the tubular portion, and a part of the innermost circumferential portion of the spiral spring is inserted in the recessed portion. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069224 | CAMSHAFT ADJUSTING DEVICE - A camshaft adjusting device, including a camshaft ( | 2016-03-10 |
20160069225 | VARIABLE VALVE LIFT APPARATUS - A variable valve lift apparatus includes a lever body having a set length for a lever motion. One end of the lever body is connected with a hydraulic pressure supply portion and another end thereof is connected with the valve. A rotation shaft is disposed such that a width direction of the lever body is a length direction of the rotation shaft. A roller rotates around the rotation shaft. A high cam is disposed at the camshaft to rotate together with the camshaft and has a lobe shape for rolling-contact the roller to realize a high lift. A low cam is disposed at the camshaft to rotate together with the camshaft and has a lobe shape for rolling-contacting the roller to realize a low lift. The roller is disposed to slide along the length direction of the rotation shaft and selectively rolling-contact with the high cam or the low cam by sliding. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069226 | CAMSHAFT PHASER - A camshaft phaser has a central-position locking device for locking the rotor in a central locking position relative to the stator. One or more of the vanes altogether have at least two pressure medium conduits each fluidically connect two working chambers of different directions of action. The pressure medium conduits have check valves of different directions of action which allow the pressure medium to be transferred in one direction and prevent it from being transferred in the respective opposite direction, depending on the direction of rotation of the rotor relative to the stator. A valve device is provided in the rotor hub, the at least one switchable valve device in one operating position allowing the working chambers between which transfer of pressure medium is prevented by the check valve or between which no check valve is provided to be fluidically connected to each other. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069227 | CAMSHAFT PHASER - A camshaft phaser having a vane-type phaser having a central-position locking device having locking pins lockable in a locking slot stationary with respect to the stator and locking in the locking slot from different directions. A locking pin has a blocking portion and a flow-through pressure medium conduit, by which a fluid connection between two working chambers of different directions of action can be established or blocked in the different positions of the first locking pin. The working chambers-of the different directions of actions are capable of being short-circuited by a switching device. At least one pressure medium conduit fluidically connectable to the pressure medium circuit by the flow-through pressure medium conduit of the locking pin has a check valve therein which allows the pressure medium to flow into one of the working chambers whose volume is increased during a rotation of the rotor from either of the advance or retard stop positions toward the central locking position, while at the same time preventing backflow from the same working chamber. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069228 | Adjusting Device, in Particular for Adjusting a Camshaft of an Internal Combustion Engine - An adjusting device, in particular for adjustment of a camshaft of an internal combustion engine, is disclosed. The adjusting device includes a brake unit which has at least one brake disc and at least one electromagnet for actuating the brake unit. The electromagnet has a yoke and an armature formed separately from the brake disc, where the brake disc is disposed at least partially spatially between the yoke and the armature of the electromagnet. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069229 | SYSTEM COMPRISING A PUMPING ASSEMBLY OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO A VALVE ACTUATION MOTION SOURCE OR VALVE TRAIN COMPONENT - A system for supplying hydraulic fluid in an internal combustion engine comprises a pumping assembly disposed within a housing and a hydraulic circuit, operatively connected to the pumping assembly, also disposed within the housing, which housing may be fixed or dynamic. A source of pumping motions is operatively connected to the pumping assembly, which source of pumping motions may comprise a valve actuation motion source or a component of a valve train between the valve actuation motion source and an engine valve. Pumping motions applied to the pumping assembly by the source of pumping motions causes hydraulic fluid received from a supply pressure hydraulic fluid input of the hydraulic circuit to be transmitted to an increased pressure hydraulic fluid output of the hydraulic circuit. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069230 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREVENTING STICKING OF CONTINUOUS VARIABLE VALVE TIMING LOCKING-PIN - A method of preventing sticking of a CVVT locking pin includes a condition determining step that determines whether a CVVT operation condition is satisfied, an locking-pin unlocking step that unlocks a locking-pin before the CVVT is operated, and a CVVT operating step that operates the CVVT, and a system for preventing sticking of a CVVT locking pin. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069231 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A control system for electric vehicle is provided. The control system is applied to an electric vehicle (Ve) having a motor ( | 2016-03-10 |
20160069232 | FILTER DEVICE - A filter device may include a filter housing cover defining a chamber and an annular filter element arranged within the receiving chamber. The filter device may further include a housing and at least one intermediate piece arranged between the filter housing cover and the housing when the cover is secured to the housing. An inlet duct may be in communication with an untreated side of the filter element and an outlet duct may be in communication with a clean side of the filter element. A drainage duct may be arranged in the housing for draining the chamber during removal of the cover. A closure device may be arrange in the intermediate piece and have a closure element configured to close the drainage duct. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069233 | ENGINE EXHAUST AFTER-TREATMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - Soot in engine exhaust gas is separated in a cyclonic filter and burned inside the cyclonic filter. An acoustic agglomerator has increased soot density in the engine exhaust gas before entering the cyclonic filter. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069234 | EXHAUST PURIFICATION SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In an internal combustion engine, an exhaust purification catalyst ( | 2016-03-10 |
20160069235 | UREA COMMON RAIL - An exhaust after-treatment system includes an exhaust treatment component, a tank for holding an exhaust treatment fluid, and an exhaust treatment fluid dosing system. The dosing system includes a fluid distributor providing exhaust treatment fluid under pressure to a plurality of dosing modules that dose exhaust treatment fluid into the exhaust stream and a return for returning unused exhaust treatment fluid to the tank. A valve is positioned between the fluid distributor and the return and is configured to allow a flow of exhaust treatment fluid from the return to the fluid distributor before being returned to the tank during a purge operation. A controller is configured to open the valve and allow communication between the return and the fluid distributor during the purge operation such that unused exhaust treatment fluid drains during the purge operation. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069236 | TEMPERED SCR-LINE AND TEMPERATE SCR-LINE BUNDLES - The invention relates to an SCR line for treatment of exhaust from an internal combustion engine; and including a first hose to carry a reducing agent, a second hose to carry a tempering agent and a pipe enclosing the two hoses. The two hoses are arranged in the pipe so as to run side by side in parallel. Each of the same-side ends of the first hose and of the pipe are connected to a reducing agent coupling housing. The ends of the second hose are each connected to a tempering agent coupling part separate from the reducing agent coupling housing. At least one of the reducing agent coupling housings has a through-opening at the outer perimeter. The second hose runs from the interior of the pipe through the through-opening to the outside. Furthermore, the invention relates to an SCR line bundle with an SCR line. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069237 | SELECTIVE DOSING MODULE CONTROL SYSTEM - Systems and methods to selectively control plurality of dosing modules may include receiving data indicative of an exhaust flow rate. An amount of reductant to be dosed may be determined based, at least in part, on the data indicative of the exhaust flow rate. A decomposition delay time may also be determined and a first dosing module and a second dosing module may be selectively activated. The first dosing module may be selectively activated at a first time and the second dosing module is selectively activated at a second time. The second time is based on the first time and the determined decomposition delay time. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069238 | Method for operating a device for the dosed supply of a liquid - A method for operating a device for the dosed supply of a liquid includes: detecting a demanded dose amount of the liquid; activating an electric drive of a pump to move a seal in a delivery direction from an inlet to an outlet to deliver the liquid by application of an operating voltage to the electric drive; stopping operation of the pump when the delivered amount of the liquid corresponds to the demanded dose amount; stopping movement of an eccentric; and maintaining a holding voltage at the electric drive. In response to the holding voltage, a holding torque is exerted on the eccentric and a movement of the eccentric counter to the delivery direction is prevented. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069239 | Flowhood and Emissions Cleaning Module - A flowhood is provided to which an upstream conduit and a downstream conduit of an emissions cleaning module can be connected includes a first section and a second section. The second section includes a first aperture for connection to the upstream conduit and a second aperture for connection to the downstream conduit. The first and second apertures may face substantially in the same direction to permit a compact arrangement. A body of the first section may be shaped to channel gas flow from the first aperture to the second aperture. An emissions cleaning module including such a flowhood is also described. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069240 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION SYSTEM - An exhaust gas purification system comprises an exhaust gas purification device which is arranged in an exhaust gas route of an engine, renewing devices for burning and removing a particulate matter within the exhaust gas purification device, renewal advance notifying means which is actuated in the case that a clogged state of the exhaust gas purification device becomes equal to or more than a prescribed level, and renewal informing means which informs of a fact that the renewing devices are under operation. The renewal advance notifying means is actuated before actuating the renewing devices. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069241 | ABNORMALITY DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE FOR A PARTICULATE FILTER - Diagnostic accuracy is improved when abnormality diagnosis of a particulate filter is carried out by using a PM sensor arranged in an exhaust passage downstream of the particulate filter. An abnormality diagnostic device for a particulate filter includes a PM sensor arranged in an exhaust passage at the downstream side of the particulate filter so as to output a signal corresponding to an amount of PM deposited in between electrodes which constitute a sensor element, and a filter diagnostic unit to carry out filter diagnostic processing in which abnormality of the particulate filter is diagnosed based on an output value of the PM sensor, wherein it is decided whether to carry out the filter diagnostic processing based on a degree of variation in the output value of the PM sensor before the filter diagnostic processing is carried out. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069242 | ABNORMALITY DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM OF AIR-FUEL RATIO SENSOR - An air-fuel ratio sensor is provided in an exhaust passage of an internal combustion engine which can perform fuel cut control, and detects an air-fuel ratio of exhaust gas. The system calculates the response time of the air-fuel ratio sensor based on a changing output value of the air-fuel ratio sensor while performing or after fuel cut control, and compares the calculated response time and a threshold value to diagnose an abnormality. The abnormality diagnosis system is configured to correct the response time so that the response of the air-fuel ratio sensor is treated as becoming faster, the smaller the lean degree of the air-fuel ratio corresponding to the converged value of the air-fuel ratio sensor during fuel cut control; and diagnose an abnormality in the response of the air-fuel ratio sensor based on the corrected calculated response time and threshold value. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069243 | Method for Operating an Exhaust Gas Purification System of a Motor Vehicle Combustion Engine - A method for operating an exhaust gas purification system of a motor vehicle internal combustion engine is disclosed. The system has an SCR catalyst where a reducing agent containing ammonia is metered into the exhaust gas at a predeterminable metering rate which is produced from a base value and an adaptation factor which corrects the base value. A test procedure checks and, if appropriate, adjusts the adaptation factor where a first nitrogen oxide value is compared with a second nitrogen oxide value of the exhaust gas, where the first and the second nitrogen oxide value are determined by the same nitrogen oxide sensor disposed downstream of the SCR catalyst. The first nitrogen oxide value is determined when the metering of the reducing agent is switched off and the second nitrogen oxide value is determined when the reducing agent is metered at a test metering rate which can be predetermined. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069244 | SHIELD AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SHIELD - Provided is a shield in which a flexible member is interposed between two metal plates; still unfilled spaces that are not filled with the flexible member are secured, so that the shielding properties are improved by air layers. The shield | 2016-03-10 |
20160069245 | COATING MATERIAL FOR PARTS OF ENGINE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed is a coating material for parts of an engine exhaust system and a method for manufacturing the same. The coating material includes a second junction layer made of CrN or Ti(C)N, a support layer made of TiAlN/CrN disposed on a surface of the second junction layer, and a functional layer made of TiAlN/CrSiN or TiAlN/CrSiCN disposed on a surface of the support layer. The coating material improves abrasion resistance and seizure resistance of the parts of the engine exhaust system. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069246 | METHOD OF PRODUCING AN INSULATED EXHAUST DEVICE - A method for producing an exhaust gas aftertreatment or acoustic device ( | 2016-03-10 |
20160069247 | Socket Isolator Mounting Apparatus - An isolator mounting apparatus is disclosed for supporting an exhaust component from a body portion of a vehicle. The apparatus has an elastomeric isolator element having at least one hole for receiving a first external hanger. An isolator bracket has a portion which is used for receiving and supporting the isolator element, and a neck portion extending therefrom. A mounting element is configured to engage with at least a portion of the neck portion of the isolator bracket. The mounting element is adapted to be secured to the isolator bracket. The mounting element is further adapted to be fixedly secured to the exhaust component. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069248 | BORE BRIDGE AND CYLINDER COOLING - An engine includes a cylinder block with first and second saw cuts intersecting a block face on opposed sides of a block bore bridge. A cylinder head has third and fourth saw cuts intersecting a head face on opposed sides of a head bore bridge. A gasket is placed between the block and the head. The gasket defines a cooling passage adapted to fluidly connect the first, second, third and fourth saw cuts and cool the interbore region of the engine. The cooling passage has an inlet and a pair of outlets. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069249 | CASTING PRODUCT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a casting product and a method of manufacturing the casting product. The manufacturing method of the casting product includes: manufacturing a salt core including a heterogeneous material part; manufacturing the casting product by inserting the salt core including the heterogeneous material part into a casting mold; injecting a molten metal into the casting mold; and removing the salt core from the casting product. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069250 | CONTROL VALVE FOR PRE-COMBUSTION CHAMBER ASSEMBLY - An engine with a cylinder, a cylinder head, a main combustion chamber, a pre-combustion chamber assembly, and a control valve is provided. The main combustion chamber is disposed in the cylinder. The pre-combustion chamber assembly is disposed in the cylinder head. The pre-combustion chamber assembly includes a pre-chamber portion in fluid communication with the main combustion chamber. The pre-combustion chamber assembly includes a tip portion, which includes at least one orifice to allow fluid communication between the main combustion chamber and the pre-chamber portion. The control valve is accommodated in the pre-chamber portion and is mechanically switchable between a closed position and an open position. The control valve is adapted to be switched to the closed position when fluid pressure in the pre-chamber portion reaches a peak pressure value. The control valve then blocks fluid communication between the main combustion chamber and the pre-chamber portion. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069251 | PRESSURE-LIMITING DEVICE FOR PRE-COMBUSTION CHAMBER - An engine with a main combustion chamber and a pre-combustion chamber assembly is provided. The pre-combustion chamber assembly includes a pre-combustion chamber, a pressure-limiting device, and a fluid conduit. The pressure-limiting device includes a first end and a second end. The first end includes a spring. The second end is exposed to the pre-combustion chamber. The pressure-limiting device is operable in a passive state and an active state. The fluid conduit is disposed between the main combustion chamber and the first end of the pressure-limiting device to facilitate fluid communication between the main combustion chamber and the pressure-limiting device. The pressure-limiting device is actuated to the active state when fluid pressure in the pre-combustion chamber reaches a threshold value during pre-chamber combustion. In the active state, the pressure-limiting device moves away from the pre-combustion chamber, to increase a volume in the pre-combustion chamber. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069252 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OPERATION OF AN ENGINE - The method involves receiving a plurality of current operating parameters of an engine during operation of engine and determining at least one of a current substitution ratio and a current peak cylinder pressure based on the plurality of current operating parameters. The method also involves determining at least one of a target substitution ratio and a predefined peak cylinder pressure based on the plurality of current operating parameters and comparing at least one of the current substitution ratio with the target substitution ratio and the current peak cylinder pressure with the predefined peak cylinder pressure. The method also involves controlling a first power output from a plurality of engine cylinders and a second power output from an electric turbo-compounding system, based on the comparison of at least one of the current substitution ratio with the target substitution ratio and the current peak cylinder pressure with the predefined peak cylinder pressure. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069253 | CONTROL ARRANGEMENT OF AN EXHAUST-GAS TURBOCHARGER - A control arrangement ( | 2016-03-10 |
20160069254 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS TO ADDRESS EVAPORATIVE COOLING AND WET COMPRESSION FOR ENGINE THERMAL MANAGEMENT - An apparatus including a reciprocating internal combustion engine with at least one piston and cylinder set and an intake stream; at least one liquid atomizer in fluid communication with the intake stream operable to provide a plurality of liquid droplets with a diameter less than 5 μm to the intake stream; and a controller where the controller is able to adjust an index of compression for the engine by: calculating a wet compression level in response to an engine operating limit and adjusting the at least one liquid atomizer in response to the wet compression level. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069255 | COMPOUND CYCLE ENGINE - A compound cycle engine having an output shaft, at least two rotary units each including an internal combustion engine with the rotor of each rotary unit mounted on the output shaft and in driving engagement therewith, and a turbine including a rotor in driving engagement with the output shaft. The exhaust port of each rotary unit housing is in fluid communication with the flowpath of the turbine upstream of its rotor. The turbine is disposed co-axially between two of the rotary units. The engine may further include a compressor in fluid communication with the inlet port of each housing and a second turbine having an inlet in fluid communication with the flowpath of the first turbine downstream of its rotor. A method of compounding rotary engines is also discussed. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069256 | HYDRAULIC ENGINE - An internal combustion engine and method of operating such an engine are disclosed. In some embodiments, the engine includes a piston provided within a cylinder, wherein a combustion chamber is defined within the cylinder at least in part by a face of the piston, and an intake valve within the cylinder capable of allowing access to the combustion chamber. The engine further includes a source of compressed air, where the source is external of the cylinder and is coupled to the cylinder by way of the intake valve, and where the piston does not ever operate so as to compress therewithin an amount of uncombusted fuel/air mixture, whereby the engine is capable of operating without a starter. In further embodiments, the piston is rigidly coupled to another, oppositely-orientated second piston, and the two pistons move in unison in response to combustion events to drive hydraulic fluid to a hydraulic motor. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069257 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AN ARTICULATING INNER STRUCTURE OF AN ENGINE CHAMBER - An apparatus and a method comprises a housing comprising at least a recessed area and an inner wall. A plurality of plates are disposed within the housing and configured to form a structure. The structure has an outside surface. The structure is capable of being articulated between a first configuration and a second configuration and a third configuration. A plurality of connecting rods are joined to the plurality of plates to form the structure and to at least in part articulate the structure. The connecting rods are movable to form the first configuration to enable a gas to flow from the recessed area to the outside surface. The plurality of connecting rods are further movable to form the second configuration, wherein at least a portion of the gas is compressed between the outside surface and the inner wall and then to the third configuration. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069258 | TURBINE SYSTEM - A turbine system including a compressor ( | 2016-03-10 |
20160069259 | TURBINE MINIDISK BUMPER FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE - An assembly for a gas turbine engine includes a minidisk that includes an axial extension extending from a disc. The axial extension includes an inner diameter surface and a recess arranged radially opposite the inner diameter surface. The recess provides a radially outwardly extending flange and a bumper extending radially inward from and proud of the inner diameter surface. A method of working on a gas turbine engine section includes inserting a tool into a cavity beneath a seal assembly, and engaging a flange of a minidisk with the tool to manipulate first and second rotors with respect to one another. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069260 | COMPRESSOR SYSTEM - In a gas turbine engine, the booster compressor is driven by both the low pressure or fan shaft and high pressure shaft through a differential gear arrangement. The rotational speed of the booster compressor is intermediate between the speed of the fan and the speed of the high pressure compressor. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069261 | Ultra-High Efficiency Gas Turbine (UHEGT) with Stator Internal Combustion - Provided is an internal combustion system for an ultra-high efficiency gas turbine (UHEGT) engine which includes a fuel injection system, an ignition system, a stator system, and a rotor system. The stator system includes a plurality of stators positioned radially around a central axis. The fuel injection system injects fuel within the stator system and the ignition system is located within the stator system allowing combustion to take place therein. The rotor system includes a plurality of rotors positioned radially around the central axis downstream from the stator system. The UHEGT-technology completely eliminates the combustion chambers and replaces the latter with a distributed combustion system using stator-internal combustion technology. This technology allows for an increase in the thermal efficiency of gas turbines of at least about 7% (and in many cases much more) above the thermal efficiency of the most advanced existing gas turbines. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069262 | PRODUCTION OF LOW PRESSURE LIQUID CARBON DIOXIDE FROM A POWER PRODUCTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present disclosure relates to systems and methods that provide a low pressure liquid CO | 2016-03-10 |
20160069263 | GASIFICATION POWER PLANT CONTROL DEVICE, GASIFICATION POWER PLANT, AND GASIFICATION POWER PLANT CONTROL METHOD - This IGCC plant is provided with an ASU which separates oxygen gas and nitrogen gas from air, a coal gasification furnace which uses an oxidizing agent to gasify coal, and a gas turbine which is driven by the combustion gas resulting from burning a gas generated by means of the coal gasification furnace. This IGCC plant control device ( | 2016-03-10 |
20160069264 | Gas turbine engine with turbine cooling and combustor air preheating - A gas turbine engine, especially an industrial gas turbine engine for electrical power production, where a second compressor is used to supply a second compressed air at a higher pressure to a stage of stator vanes in the turbine section of the engine for cooling of the stage of stator vanes, and where the heated compressed air used to cool the stator vanes is then discharged into the combustor to be burned with a fuel and produce a hot gas stream that is passed through the turbine. an intercooler can be used with the second compressor to lower the temperature of the second compressed air used for cooling the stator vanes. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069265 | AIR GUIDING DEVICE AND AIRCRAFT ENGINE WITH AIR GUIDING DEVICE - An air guiding device in an aircraft engine, comprising at least one connection device of a core engine shroud with an external wall of a bypass duct of the aircraft engine is provided. At least one first air inlet opening for inflowing air is connected to a connection device or is arranged inside the connection device. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069266 | HEAT EXCHANGER ARRANGEMENT FOR TURBINE ENGINE - A turbine engine cooling arrangement according to an example of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a core passage for receiving a core flow for combustion, a first airflow source including a first passage adjacent the core passage for conveying a first airflow, a second airflow source including a second passage adjacent the first passage for conveying a second airflow, and a heat exchanger that is thermally connected with the first passage and the second passage for transferring heat between the first airflow and the second airflow. The first airflow and the second airflow stream over the heat exchanger in a parallel radial direction and a parallel axial direction. An engine inlet divides inlet air into the core flow, the first airflow, and the second airflow. A method of providing cooling air is also disclosed. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069267 | REDUCED WINDAGE FASTENER ASSEMBLY FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A fastener assembly for a gas turbine engine, and method of assembly, includes a first body having a first surface and a recess communicating through the first surface. The recess may be defined by a bottom surface and a side face spanning between the first and bottom surfaces. A shank of the assembly is generally engaged between the first body and a second body and includes opposite first and second end portions. The first end portion is located in the recess and the second end portion is engaged to the second body. A filler of the assembly is generally located in the recess to cover the first end portion. To reduce windage, the filler has an outer surface that is substantially flush with the first surface. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069268 | ENGINE-INDUCED AIRCRAFT CABIN RESONANCE REDUCTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method of reducing engine induced aircraft cabin resonance includes sensing the core engine speed of a first turbofan gas turbine engine, and sensing the core engine speed of a second turbofan gas turbine engine. In a control system, the core engine speed of the first turbofan gas turbine engine and the core engine speed of the second turbofan gas turbine engine are processed to determine a core engine speed difference between the first and second turbofan gas turbine engines. The core engine speed difference is processed to supply a variable inlet guide vane (VIGV) offset value. The VIGV offset value is applied to a VIGV reference command associated with one of the first or second turbofan gas turbine engine to thereby cause the VIGVs of one of the first or second turbofan gas turbine engine to move to a more closed position. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069269 | Vibration Damping Apparatus for Hydrostatic Seal of Gas Turbine Engine - A hydrostatic seal and vibration damping apparatus for a gas turbine engine adapted to reduce vibrations during cold engine start-ups is disclosed. In one disclosed configuration, the vibration damping apparatus is comprised of a temperature sensitive control ring having a relatively high coefficient of thermal expansion adapted to expand quickly at relatively low temperatures to protect the hydrostatic seal during such gas turbine engine startups. At operational temperatures, the control ring is adapted to become separated from the hydrostatic sea. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069270 | TURBOFAN ENGINE FRONT SECTION - A turbofan engine includes a geared architecture for driving a fan about an axis. The geared architecture includes a sun gear rotatable about an axis, a plurality of planet gears driven by the sun gear and a ring gear circumscribing the plurality of planet gears. A carrier supports the plurality of planet gears. The geared architecture includes a power transfer parameter (PTP) defined as power transferred through the geared architecture divided by gear volume multiplied by a gear reduction ratio and is between about 219 and 328. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069271 | Bulk Flame Temperature Regulator for Dry Low Emission Engines - Systems and methods for regulating a bulk flame temperature in a dry low emission engine are provided. According to one embodiment of the disclosure, a method may include measuring an exhaust gas temperature (EGT) and determining a target EGT. The target EGT is determined based at least in part on a compressor bleed air flow percentage and a combustor burning mode. The method may include calculating a bias based at least in part on the EGT and the target EGT and applying the bias to a bulk flame temperature schedule. The method may include regulating one or more staging valves and compressor bleeds of the DLE engine based at least in part on the bulk flame temperature schedule. The bulk flame temperature schedule is mapped to parameters of the staging valves and compressor bleeds to reduce nitric oxide, nitrogen dioxide, and carbon monoxide emissions. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069272 | DEVICE FOR THE EXTRACTION OF BLEED AIR AND AIRCRAFT ENGINE WITH AT LEAST ONE DEVICE FOR THE EXTRACTION OF BLEED AIR - A device for the extraction of bleed air from flowing air at or in an aircraft engine is provided. The device includes an adjusting means for the specific adjustment of an inlet cross section of an opening for the bleed air in or at a wall during operation of the aircraft engine. The opening for the bleed air is arranged in or at a deformable base and the adjusting means acts on the deformable base for the purpose of modifying the inlet cross section of the opening relative to the flowing air, wherein the deformable base is part of a metallic housing in the aircraft engine. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069273 | DEVICE FOR THE EXTRACTION OF BLEED AIR AND AIRCRAFT ENGINE WITH AT LEAST ONE DEVICE FOR THE EXTRACTION OF BLEED AIR - A device for the extraction of bleed air from flowing air at or in an aircraft engine is provided. The device includes a means for specific adjustment of an inlet cross section of an opening at or in the area of a wall of the aircraft engine and a flow guide means for a boundary layer flow. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069274 | ENGINE-INDUCED AIRCRAFT CABIN RESONANCE REDUCTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system method of reducing engine induced aircraft cabin resonance in an aircraft includes sensing a parameter representative of current aircraft flight conditions, and sensing a parameter representative of current engine operating conditions of at least one of a first turbofan gas turbine engines or a second turbofan gas turbine engine. In a control system, the parameter representative of current aircraft flight conditions and the parameter representative of current engine operating conditions are processed to supply a variable inlet guide vane (VIGV) offset value. The VIGV offset value is applied to a VIGV reference command associated with one of the first or second turbofan gas turbine engine, to thereby cause the VIGVs of one of the first or second turbofan gas turbine engine to move to a more closed position. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069275 | TURBOMACHINE COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF FIXED RADIAL BLADES MOUNTED UPSTREAM OF THE FAN - Bypass turbine engine, in particular for an aircraft, in which air flows circulate from upstream to downstream, the turbine engine extending axially and comprising:
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20160069276 | A METHOD AND A DEVICE FOR GENERATING A COMMAND FOR THE FLOW RATE OF FUEL THAT IS TO BE INJECTED INTO A COMBUSTION CHAMBER OF A TURBINE ENGINE - During a stage (E | 2016-03-10 |
20160069277 | TURBOSHAFT ENGINE CONTROL - A system and methods are provided for controlling turboshaft engines. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving input signals for a collective lever angle (CLA) command and real-time power turbine speed (NP) of an engine, determining system data for engine effectors by the control unit based on the input signals for the collective lever angle (CLA) command and the real-time power turbine speed (NP) based on an integrated model for the turboshaft engine including a model of a gas generator section of the turboshaft engine and a model of a power turbine and rotor load section of the turboshaft engine. The method may also include determining control output based on model-based multi-variable control including optimization formulation and a constrained optimization solver. The method may also include outputting one or more control signals for control of the turboshaft engine. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069278 | EXHAUST PIPE VALVE SYSTEM OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An exhaust pipe valve system of an internal combustion engine includes: a plurality of exhaust pipe valves; and an actuator unit being an operation unit which performs an opening/closing operation of the exhaust pipe valves, wherein: the operation unit includes a first pulley and a second pulley being at least two operation parts which are connected to the plural exhaust pipe valves via wire cables respectively to open/close the exhaust pipe valves; and at least one of the operation parts has a non-operating area in which the operation part does not cause the corresponding cable to work in a predetermined operating range of the operation unit. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069279 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A control device for an internal combustion engine includes a controller. The controller controls the relative rotation phase of the exhaust camshaft in accordance with the relative rotation phase of the intake camshaft. When a request for locking the relative rotation phase of the intake camshaft at an intermediate phase is generated, the controller controls the relative rotation phase of the exhaust camshaft such that the relative rotation phase of the exhaust camshaft is changed to a phase corresponding to the intermediate phase independently from the relative rotation phase of the intake camshaft. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069280 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR SPARK-IGNITION ENGINE - A controller (an engine controller | 2016-03-10 |
20160069281 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR SPARK-IGNITION ENGINE - If an engine body is under a load greater than a predetermined load, a controller selects a first fuel feeding mode in which more fuel is fed during a compression stroke than during an intake stroke if the engine body has a temperature equal to or below a predetermined temperature, and selects a second fuel feeding mode in which more fuel is fed during the intake stroke than during the compression stroke if the temperature of the engine body is higher than the predetermined temperature. Immediately after a switch from the first fuel feeding mode to the second fuel feeding mode as the temperature of the engine body rises, the controller sets a correction factor for making an augmenting correction to a fuel amount to be greater than that before the switch. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069282 | ENGINE SPEED CONTROLLER OF WORK MACHINE - The present invention is to reduce the flow rate of pressure oil discharged from a main pump and returned to a tank when specific work is executed with an operation amount of an operating device being made small in the state in which an engine is kept at an idling speed. According to the present invention, there is provided a main controller ( | 2016-03-10 |
20160069283 | POWER GENERATOR CONTROL APPARATUS OF VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are a vehicle power generation control method and an apparatus thereof, wherein, when conditions: a gear is in a target gear state, the gear is in a locked state, a handbrake is in a parking state, opening of an accelerator is in a zero state, an emergency stop switch is in a state of sending a signal, and a temperature of a generator is in a state of a working temperature are established at the same time, the vehicle awaits orders to switch to the power generation mode, otherwise a warning signal is sent. After the vehicle enters into the power generation mode to make the generator generate power to supply power, when the conditions aforementioned are established at the same time, the power generation action is continuously performed, and electricity is cut off from the vehicle when any one of the conditions is not established. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069284 | METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING FUEL MIXTURES - In a method for identifying a fuel type or a fuel mixture for a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine having (i) a first intake opening connected to a first intake manifold inside which a first fuel injector is located, and (ii) a second intake opening connected to a second intake manifold inside which a second fuel injector is located, in a first method step, the first fuel injector remains closed, and in a second method step the first fuel injector is opened again and a first test fuel quantity is injected into the combustion chamber in the second method step via the first intake opening, and a second test fuel quantity is injected via the second intake opening, the first test fuel quantity and the second test fuel quantity being made up to form a predefined fuel quantity. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069285 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE EGR FLOW RATE ESTIMATION APPARATUS AND INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE CONTROL APPARATUS - Based on an internal EGR ratio and desired external and internal EGR ratios, an EGR valve opening degree is feedback-controlled based on a desired EGR ratio, calculated in such a way as to perform correction so that a total EGR ratio becomes constant, and an EGR effective opening area obtained through learning of the relationship between an EGR valve opening degree and an effective opening area; thus, a correct characteristic of EGR valve opening degree vs. effective opening area can be maintained and hence it is made possible to absorb variations, changes with time, and even environmental conditions, while making an EGR valve and an intake/exhaust VVT collaborate with each other; therefore, an EGR flow rate can accurately be estimated. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069286 | METHOD AND SYSTEMS FOR EGR CONTROL - Various methods and systems are provided for controlling exhaust gas recirculation in an engine. One embodiment for a system comprises an engine having first and second cylinder groups, and an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) passage coupled between the first cylinder group and an intake manifold of the engine, flow of EGR through the EGR passage controlled by one or more EGR exhaust valves, and a controller configured to maintain a target intake gas concentration by adjusting the one or more EGR exhaust valves and adjusting fuel injection amounts to the first cylinder group differently than the second cylinder group. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069287 | SUBSTITUTION RATE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR AN ENGINE AND AN ASSOCIATED METHOD THEREOF - A method involves receiving a plurality of engine parameters and a sensed ambient operating condition during operation of an engine and determining a current substitution rate based on the plurality of engine parameter. The method also involves determining at least one of a pre-combustion temperature and an end gas temperature based on the plurality of engine parameters and the sensed ambient operating condition and determining a maximum substitution rate based on at least one of the pre-combustion temperature and the end gas temperature. The method further involves comparing the current substitution rate with the maximum substitution rate and controlling at least one engine parameter among the plurality of engine parameters if the current substitution rate is different from the maximum substitution rate so as to generate the current substitution rate to less than or equal to the maximum substitution rate. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069288 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IDENTIFYING INSUFFICIENT COMBUSTION BASED ON EXHAUST GAS CONTENT - Various methods and systems are provided for diagnosing a condition of a cylinder of an engine. In one example, a method includes adjusting recirculated exhaust gas responsive to a determined emission value and indicating insufficient combustion of one or more engine cylinders based on an amount by which the recirculated exhaust gas is adjusted. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069289 | Method For Measuring Fresh Air By Evaluating An Internal Cylinder Pressure Signal - A method for determining an air mass air in a cylinder of an internal combustion engine is disclosed. A first filling equivalent is determined during a compression phase of the cylinder, wherein the first filling equivalent corresponds to a first average pressure difference in a first angle range of a crank angle in the compression phase. A second filling equivalent is determined during an expansion phase of the cylinder, wherein the second filling equivalent corresponds to a second average pressure difference in a second angle range of the crank angle of the expansion phase. A differential filling equivalent is calculated by subtracting the first filling equivalent from the second filling equivalent. The air mass in the cylinder is determined based on the differential filling equivalent. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069290 | Method For Adapting An Injection Quantity - A method for adapting an injection quantity in an injection system of an internal combustion engine of a mild-hybrid motor vehicle or motor vehicle having a starter-generator or integrated starter-generator is disclosed. In an operating phase in which the e-machine of the motor vehicle drives the internal combustion engine, at least one small-quantity test injection is performed into a cylinder of the internal combustion engine. The associated injection quantity is determined based on a resulting torque. Corresponding correction variables for the adaptation of the injection quantity are determined therefrom. The method may eliminate the need to perform test injections during overrun phases of the internal combustion engine. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069291 | HYBRID POWERTRAIN AND METHOD OF OPERATING SAME - A method for operating a hybrid powertrain includes effecting a first mixture in a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine while the internal combustion engine operates at a first predetermined load, the first mixture being lean of stoichiometric and being substantially homogeneous throughout the combustion chamber at a first start of combustion time; effecting a second mixture in the combustion chamber while the internal combustion engine operates at a second predetermined load, the second mixture being lean of stoichiometric and being substantially homogeneous throughout the combustion chamber at a second start of combustion time; and effecting a third mixture in the combustion chamber while the internal combustion engine transitions from the first predetermined load to the second predetermined load, the third mixture including a fuel-rich region being rich of stoichiometric at a third start of combustion time. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069292 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An electronic control unit provided in an internal combustion engine detects a degree of inter-cylinder variation of the amount of fuel that is injected from a port injector, and a degree of inter-cylinder variation of the amount of fuel that is injected from an in-cylinder injector. In a case where the inter-cylinder variation of one of the port injector and the in-cylinder injector is equal to or greater than a predefined value, a process is executed of limiting, so as not to exceed an upper limit value, an injection proportion of the injector for which the inter-cylinder variation is equal to or greater than the predefined value. This upper limit value is set to be smaller as the degree of inter-cylinder variation of the injector, for which the inter-cylinder variation is equal to or greater than a predefined value, increases. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069293 | OPPOSED PISTON TWO-STROKE ENGINE WITH THERMAL BARRIER - In one configuration, the present disclosure provides a cylinder including a first housing, a second housing, and an insert. The first housing includes a first body portion and a first collar portion. The first body portion has a first inner diameter, and the first collar portion has a second inner diameter that is greater than the first inner diameter. The second housing includes a second body portion and a second collar portion. The second body portion has a third inner diameter and the second collar portion has a fourth inner diameter that is greater than the third inner diameter. The second housing is coupled to the first housing such that the first and second collared portions cooperate to form an annular channel. The insert is disposed within the annular channel formed by the first and second collared portions. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069294 | TWO-PART STEEL PISTON, JOINING PROCESS - A piston, such as a cooling channel piston, for an internal combustion engine, including at least one lower part and one upper part, a combustion chamber and at least one annular groove. The upper part or the lower part is fastened by means of at least one undercut on the lower part or on the upper part. The upper part includes at least one combustion chamber and at least one annular groove. A method for producing such a piston is disclosed. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069295 | SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR CRANKSHAFT - A support structure for a crankshaft includes a crankshaft that is rotatably supported on a cylinder block of an internal combustion engine and has an end portion protruding from the cylinder block, a sprocket that is attached on the end portion protruding from the cylinder block and is connected to a cam shaft, a pulley that is attached on the end portion on an opposite side from the sprocket with respect to the cylinder block and is connected to an auxiliary apparatus, and an end bearing that rotatably supports the end portion relative to the cylinder block and is provided on the end portion between the sprocket and the pulley. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069296 | TWO-STROKE ENGINE - A two-stroke engine has a cylinder with a combustion chamber formed therein. The combustion chamber is delimited by a piston. The cylinder has a base on which extends a partition plane whereat the cylinder is separated from a crankcase. The combustion chamber is, in at least one piston position, connected via at least one transfer channel to the crankcase interior. The transfer channel passes from the cylinder into the crankcase at at least one opening. A side wall of the transfer channel has, in the cylinder, a first region wherein the wall encloses an angle of 90° with the cylinder longitudinal axis. Between the first region and the opening as viewed in the cylinder circumferential direction is arranged a second wall region. The second region has a spacing, measured parallel to the cylinder longitudinal axis, to the partition plane. The spacing is greater than the spacing in the first region. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069297 | GEARED TURBINE ENGINE WITH O-DUCT AND THRUST REVERSER - A geared turbofan engine is provided that includes a first rotor, a second rotor and a gear train that are arranged along an axis within a casing. The first rotor is connected to and driven by the second rotor through the gear train. The casing includes a nozzle, a bifurcation, a thrust reverser and a flowpath. The flowpath extends axially to the nozzle and circumferentially between opposing surfaces of the bifurcation. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069298 | VARIABLE ORIFICE JET FOR A TURBINE ENGINE - A fuel delivery system is provided for a turbine engine. This fuel delivery system includes a variable orifice jet configured to spray fuel received from a spray bar fuel conduit. The variable orifice jet includes a flexible body and a pintle that extends through a sidewall of the flexible body. An area of an orifice between the sidewall and the pintle is variable. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069299 | ORIENTABLE ROCKET-MOTOR SYSTEM - A system allowing for the tilting of the rocket motor such that, in the tilted position, the centre of the nozzle is located at least approximately on the neutral orientation axis of said rocket motor. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069300 | EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION CONTROL DEVICE FOR ENGINE - An exhaust gas recirculation control device for an engine is provided. The device includes an EGR passage connecting an exhaust passage of the engine with an intake passage of the engine, an EGR amount adjustor for adjusting an EGR amount that is a recirculation amount of exhaust gas of the engine through the EGR passage, an adjustor controller for controlling the EGR adjustor to adjust the EGR amount, and a gear position detector for detecting a gear position of a transmission of a vehicle on which the engine is mounted. When the gear position detected by the gear position detector during an idle operation of the engine is a non-travel position, the adjustor controller performs an EGR amount increase control in which the EGR amount adjustor is controlled to increase the EGR amount to be higher than when the gear position is a travel position. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069301 | METHOD AND SYSTEMS FOR EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS - Various methods and systems are provided for diagnosing a condition of a component in an exhaust gas recirculation system. In one example, a method includes selectively routing exhaust from a first subset of engine cylinders to an exhaust passage via a first valve and to an intake passage via a second valve and determining a respective condition of each of the first valve and second valve based on a first exhaust pressure of the first subset of engine cylinders and a second exhaust pressure of a second subset of engine cylinders. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069302 | COMPRESSOR OF EXHAUST TURBOCHARGER - A compressor includes an impeller, a housing, and a connecting shaft. An inlet for introducing gas into a suction side of the impeller, and an annular groove formed in an outer periphery of the inlet are formed in the housing. The groove communicates with the inlet on the intake passage side. The groove is blocked on the impeller side. A gas outlet of an EGR passage is connected with a middle of the groove. An inner diameter of the groove is machined to be larger than an inner diameter of an end part of the gas outlet of the intake passage (an end part on the inlet side). | 2016-03-10 |
20160069303 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FUEL VAPOR METERING VIA VOLTAGE-DEPENDENT SOLENOID VALVE ON DURATION COMPENSATION - Methods and systems are provided for compensating a pulse width of a signal applied to a solenoid purge valve based on an input voltage, and delays in opening and/or closing the solenoid valve. | 2016-03-10 |
20160069304 | EVAPORATIVE SYSTEM - An evaporative system is for an internal combustion engine. The internal combustion engine has an intake pipe equipped with a supercharger to pressurize intake air. The evaporative system includes an ejector, an ejector passage, and a pressure sensor. The ejector is to draw intake airflow from a downstream of the supercharger to an upstream of the supercharger to cause a negative pressure to draw fuel vapor into the upstream of the supercharger. The ejector passage is branched from the downstream of the supercharger and is returned through the ejector to the upstream of the supercharger. The pressure sensor is communicated with the ejector passage to detect pressure in the ejector passage. | 2016-03-10 |