Large-bore, medium-speed diesel engine having piston crown bowl with acute re-entrant angle
First Claim
1. A piston crown for a piston of a large-bore internal combustion engine, comprising:
- a piston crown, said piston crown having a centerline and a diameter of at least 180 millimeters;
a crown bowl formed in said piston crown, said crown bowl having a bowl sidewall, said bowl sidewall defining, with respect to the centerline, a maximum bowl radius and a minimum bowl radius; and
a piston squish face circumscribing said crown bowl;
wherein said bowl sidewall has an acute re-entrant angle relative to said piston squish face, wherein said maximum bowl radius exceeds said bowl edge radius, and wherein said maximum bowl radius is disposed further from said squish face than said minimum bowl radius is disposed from said squish face.
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Abstract
A large-bore (at least 180 mm diameter) diesel engine cylinder configuration featuring a piston crown bowl having an acute re-entrant angle and, optionally, an anti-polish ring. The acute re-entrant angle crown bowl involves a maximum radius of the crown bowl exceeding a minimum crown bowl radius, wherein the maximum crown bowl radius is located farther from the squish face than is the minimum crown bowl radius. The acute re-entrant angle crown bowl applied to large-bore, medium-speed diesel engines yields an improvement in performance and emissions characteristics. The anti-polish ring may be integrally formed with the cylinder liner and used in any internal combustion engine.
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12 Claims
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1. A piston crown for a piston of a large-bore internal combustion engine, comprising:
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a piston crown, said piston crown having a centerline and a diameter of at least 180 millimeters;
a crown bowl formed in said piston crown, said crown bowl having a bowl sidewall, said bowl sidewall defining, with respect to the centerline, a maximum bowl radius and a minimum bowl radius; and
a piston squish face circumscribing said crown bowl;
wherein said bowl sidewall has an acute re-entrant angle relative to said piston squish face, wherein said maximum bowl radius exceeds said bowl edge radius, and wherein said maximum bowl radius is disposed further from said squish face than said minimum bowl radius is disposed from said squish face. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A large-bore diesel engine, comprising:
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a cylinder defined by a cylinder liner having a liner wall; and
a piston having a centerline and a diameter of at least 180 millimeters, said piston being reciprocable within said cylinder liner, said piston having a piston crown comprising;
a crown bowl having a bowl sidewall, said bowl sidewall defining, with respect to the centerline, a maximum bowl radius and a minimum bowl radius; and
a piston squish face circumscribing said crown bowl;
wherein said bowl sidewall has an acute re-entrant angle relative to said piston squish face, wherein said maximum bowl radius exceeds said minimum bowl radius, and wherein said maximum bowl radius is disposed further from said squish face than said minimum bowl radius is disposed from said squish face. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An internal combustion engine, comprising:
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a cylinder defined by a cylinder liner having a liner wall;
a piston reciprocable within said cylinder; and
an anti-polish ring positioned at an upper portion of said liner wall adjacent said piston when said piston is at a top dead center position in said cylinder;
wherein said liner wall and said anti-polish ring are integrally formed as a single piece. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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