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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2000
Russell P. Zukouski, Bolingbrook, IL (US);
Xinqun Gui, Lisle, IL (US);
International Truck and Engine Corporation, Warrenville, IL (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for injecting fuel into a diesel engine combustion chamber is provided wherein a pre-pilot injection is injected sufficiently prior to critical mass conditions being achievable to permit vaporization and formation of a substantially homogenous mixture before a critical mass exists. Preferably, a pilot injection is injected after the pre-pilot injection but at or before a point wherein a critical mass based on the pre-pilot quantity. This will result in a reduced heat release rate will result in a slower, smoother and more controlled build up of pressure in a combustion chamber and thereby advantageously reduce combustion noise.