Internal Combustion Engine Partitioning Wall Through Holes
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional internal combustion engines experience attenuation of air flow rate and ignition performance due to radially arranged through holes, leading to reduced flame ejection efficiency.
Innovation Solution
The internal combustion engine design features through holes with axes aligned towards the spark generating part and bent in the middle, ensuring consistent flow rates and improved ignition performance by directing the air-fuel mixture effectively around the spark plug.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If through holes are radially arranged in the partitioning wall, then the structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but the air flow rate inside the ignition chamber is attenuated and ignition performance drops
Solution Approach 1:
The through holes are arranged asymmetrically with respect to the radial direction. Specifically, the through holes are positioned at different angular positions and/or have different orientations compared to a purely radial arrangement, creating an asymmetric flow pattern that prevents flow attenuation while maintaining manufacturing simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The through holes are oriented in multiple directions rather than purely radially. By introducing angular variation in the hole orientations, the design transitions from a one-dimensional radial pattern to a multi-dimensional arrangement, allowing air-fuel mixture to flow into the ignition chamber from multiple angles, thereby preventing flow attenuation and improving ignition reliability.
2Productivity
If through holes are radially arranged, then the flame can be ejected to the main combustion chamber, but facing velocity components form and attenuate the air flow rate into the ignition chamber
Solution Approach 1:
The asymmetric arrangement of through holes prevents the formation of opposing velocity components that would otherwise attenuate the air flow. By positioning holes at non-radial angles, the incoming air-fuel mixture flows smoothly into the ignition chamber without encountering counter-directional flow, maintaining high flow rates while still enabling effective flame ejection to the main combustion chamber.
Solution Approach 2:
The optimized angular arrangement of through holes creates a more uniform, rounded flow pattern into the ignition chamber. This curved flow distribution, achieved by strategically positioning holes at various angles, eliminates sharp velocity reversals and promotes smooth, continuous flow, thereby maintaining high air flow rates while ensuring proper flame propagation.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This design enhances the flow rate of the air-fuel mixture around the spark plug, maintaining high ignition performance and allowing for uniform flame ejection into the main combustion chamber, thereby preventing attenuation and ensuring efficient combustion.
Implementation Method 1
the air-fuel mixture inside the ignition chamber is ignited by the spark for ignition generated from the spark plug, and a flame is generated by the start of combustion of the air-fuel mixture
Implementation Method 2
a flame is generated by the start of combustion of the air-fuel mixture
Data Source
AI summary
An internal combustion engine includes: a combustion chamber surrounded by a cylinder bore wall, a piston crown part, and a cylinder head wall; a spark plug arranged at the cylinder head wall and having a spark generating part; and a partitioning wall part partitioning the combustion chamber into a main combustion chamber at which the piston crown part is exposed and an ignition chamber at which the spark generating part is exposed, the partitioning wall part being formed with a plurality of through holes connecting the main combustion chamber and the ignition chamber. The axes of the plurality of through holes are formed so that at predetermined regions from ignition chamber side opening parts of the plurality of through holes, the directions toward the ignition chamber side opening parts all are substantially the same.


