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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2014
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Barry Record, Grove City, PA (US);
Roy James Primus, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Venu Gummadavelli, Fairview, PA (US);
James Henry Yager, Northville, MI (US);
Omowoleola Chukwuemeka Akinyemi, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Adam Edgar Klingbeil, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Thomas Michael Lavertu, Clifton Park, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Various methods and systems are provided for a combustion system of an engine. In one example, a combustion system comprises a piston crown bowl with a central apex, a combustion chamber operable at a compression ratio in a range of from about 13:1 to about 17:1, the combustion chamber formed at least partially by the piston crown bowl, and a fuel injector with a nozzle extending into a central portion of the combustion chamber that is operable to inject fuel directly into the combustion chamber, the nozzle defining a number of apertures that is in a range of from six to ten.