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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2024
Prometheus Applied Technologies, Llc, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Luigi P. Tozzi, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Maria-Emmanuella Sotiropoulou, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Prometheus Applied Technologies, LLC, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Abstract
In certain embodiments, remarkable improvements in H-ICE performance may be achieved with the combination of Active Scavenge Prechamber technology and Predictive Model-Based Spark Control to overcome the drawbacks of known combustion technologies. Improvements may be achieved by generating the flow substantially orthogonal to an electrode gap to achieve a consistent laminar flow between the two or more electrode surfaces. In certain embodiments, direction of the flow substantially orthogonal to an electrode gap may be achieved by positioning a scavenging port upstream of the electrode gap at a predeterminate angle (α) in relation to the direction of the rotational flow and at a predeterminate distance (δ) from the electrode gap. In certain embodiments, predeterminate angle (α) and predeterminate distance (δ) may depend on the average velocity of the rotational flow and the average velocity of the radial flow throughout the range of engine speeds.