Apparatus and method for evaluating fuel injectors
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1. A fuel injector for an internal combustion engine comprising:
- a nozzle disposed at a distal end of the fuel injector and having at least one discharge port;
a needle slideably mounted inside the fuel injector and the nozzle;
a fluid cavity disposed in the nozzle;
a pressure sensor arranged to measure pressure in the fluid cavity; and
an orifice disposed in the needle and disposed along an outer boundary of the fluid cavity, wherein the pressure sensor is disposed in the orifice.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for measuring the pressure of a fluid near discharge ports 409 in a nozzle 213 of a fuel injector 201 are described. A fuel injector 201 is charged with fluid from a fluid tank 203 by a fuel pump 205. Upon activation of the fuel injector 201, the fluid is discharged from the nozzle 213. Fluid pressure in the nozzle 213 is communicated to a pressure sensor 215 through an orifice 411 in the nozzle 213. The pressure sensor 215 measures fluid pressure near the discharge ports 409 during fuel injector 201 operation.
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1. A fuel injector for an internal combustion engine comprising:
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a nozzle disposed at a distal end of the fuel injector and having at least one discharge port; a needle slideably mounted inside the fuel injector and the nozzle; a fluid cavity disposed in the nozzle; a pressure sensor arranged to measure pressure in the fluid cavity; and an orifice disposed in the needle and disposed along an outer boundary of the fluid cavity, wherein the pressure sensor is disposed in the orifice. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A method comprising the steps of:
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charging a fuel injector for an internal combustion engine with fluid; discharging the fluid from at least one discharge port in a nozzle disposed at a distal end of the fuel injector; communicating fluid to a pressure sensor through a first orifice disposed in the nozzle; communicating fluid to the pressure sensor through a second orifice in a needle inside the nozzle of the fuel injector; and measuring fluid pressure near the at least one discharge port with the pressure sensor. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7)
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