Fuel Combustion System, Nozzle for Prechamber Assembly Having Coolant Passage in Communication with Orifice Passage, and Method of Making Same
First Claim
1. A nozzle for a prechamber assembly of an engine, the nozzle comprising:
- a nozzle body, the nozzle body being hollow and including an outer surface, an inner surface, and an orifice surface, the outer surface defining an outer orifice opening and a coolant passage inlet opening, the inner surface defining an interior chamber and an inner orifice opening, and the orifice surface defining an orifice passage extending between, and in communication with, the outer orifice opening and the inner orifice opening, the orifice passage being in communication with the interior chamber via the inner orifice opening, the orifice surface defining a coolant passage outlet opening, the coolant passage outlet opening in communication with the orifice passage;
wherein the nozzle body includes a coolant surface, the coolant surface defining a coolant passage within the nozzle body, the coolant passage extending between, and in communication with, the coolant passage inlet opening and the coolant passage outlet opening, and the coolant passage being in communication with the orifice passage.
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Abstract
A nozzle for a prechamber assembly of an engine includes a hollow nozzle body which includes an outer surface, an inner surface, and an orifice surface. The outer surface defines an outer orifice opening and a coolant passage inlet opening. The inner surface defines an interior chamber and an inner orifice opening. The orifice surface defines an orifice passage extending between, and in communication with, the outer orifice opening and the inner orifice opening. The orifice passage is in communication with the interior chamber via the inner orifice opening. The orifice surface defines a coolant passage outlet opening which is in communication with the orifice passage. The nozzle body includes a coolant surface which defines a coolant passage within the nozzle body. The coolant passage extends between the coolant passage inlet opening and the coolant passage outlet opening and is in communication with the orifice passage.
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20 Claims
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1. A nozzle for a prechamber assembly of an engine, the nozzle comprising:
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a nozzle body, the nozzle body being hollow and including an outer surface, an inner surface, and an orifice surface, the outer surface defining an outer orifice opening and a coolant passage inlet opening, the inner surface defining an interior chamber and an inner orifice opening, and the orifice surface defining an orifice passage extending between, and in communication with, the outer orifice opening and the inner orifice opening, the orifice passage being in communication with the interior chamber via the inner orifice opening, the orifice surface defining a coolant passage outlet opening, the coolant passage outlet opening in communication with the orifice passage; wherein the nozzle body includes a coolant surface, the coolant surface defining a coolant passage within the nozzle body, the coolant passage extending between, and in communication with, the coolant passage inlet opening and the coolant passage outlet opening, and the coolant passage being in communication with the orifice passage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A fuel combustion system comprising:
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a cylinder housing, the cylinder housing defining a main combustion chamber; a prechamber assembly, the prechamber assembly in communication with the main combustion chamber, the prechamber assembly defining a precombustion chamber, the precombustion chamber in communication with the main combustion chamber, the prechamber assembly including a prechamber housing, an ignition device adapted to selectively ignite a fuel supply disposed in the precombustion chamber, and a nozzle, the ignition device mounted to the prechamber housing, the nozzle adjacent the prechamber housing, the nozzle at least partially defining the precombustion chamber, the nozzle including; a nozzle body, the nozzle body being hollow and including an outer surface, an inner surface, and an orifice surface, the outer surface defining an outer orifice opening and a coolant passage inlet opening, the inner surface defining an interior chamber and an inner orifice opening, and the orifice surface defining an orifice passage extending between, and in communication with, the outer orifice opening and the inner orifice opening, the orifice passage being in communication with the interior chamber via the inner orifice opening and with the main combustion chamber via the outer orifice opening, the orifice surface defining a coolant passage outlet opening, the coolant passage outlet opening in communication with the orifice passage, and wherein the nozzle body includes a coolant surface, the coolant surface defining a coolant passage within the nozzle body, the coolant passage extending between, and in communication with, the coolant passage inlet opening and the coolant passage outlet opening, and the coolant passage being in communication with the orifice passage. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of making a nozzle for a prechamber assembly of an engine, the method of making comprising:
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manufacturing a nozzle body, the nozzle body being hollow and including an outer surface and an inner surface, the inner surface defining an interior chamber; defining an orifice surface in the nozzle body, the orifice surface defining an orifice passage extending between, and in communication with, an outer orifice opening defined in the outer surface and an inner orifice opening defined in the inner surface, the orifice passage being in communication with the interior chamber via the inner orifice opening; defining a coolant surface in the nozzle body, the coolant surface defining a coolant passage within the nozzle body, the coolant passage extending between, and in communication with, a coolant passage inlet opening defined in the outer surface and a coolant passage outlet opening defined in the orifice surface, the coolant passage in communication with the orifice passage. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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