Title:
DIESEL ENGINE AND METHOD FOR FLEXIBLE PASSIVE REGENERATION OF EXHAUST AFTER-TREATMENT DEVICES
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2011/139877
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A diesel engine and method for operating a diesel engine with exhaust after-treatment device regeneration capability are disclosed. The diesel engine may employ an exhaust after-treatment device such as a diesel particular filter to remove soot from the combustion gases exhausted by the engine. To regenerate the exhaust after-treatment device, the temperature of the exhaust gases is sufficiently raised by employing multiple compression and expansion strokes of the piston in certain engine cycles, with a combustion event associated with each pair of compression and expansion strokes. The engine may operate in a four stroke, one combustion cycle during conventional power operation, and switch to an enhanced combustion cycle during regeneration. The enhanced combustion cycle may include eight strokes with three combustion events. The engine may switch between cycles by using any selectively actuable valve actuator to prevent opening of the intake and exhaust valves during regeneration.
Inventors:
FIVELAND SCOTT B (US)
GEHRKE CHRISTOPHER R (US)
GEHRKE CHRISTOPHER R (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2011/034449
Publication Date:
March 08, 2012
Filing Date:
April 29, 2011
Export Citation:
Assignee:
CATERPILLAR INC (US)
FIVELAND SCOTT B (US)
GEHRKE CHRISTOPHER R (US)
FIVELAND SCOTT B (US)
GEHRKE CHRISTOPHER R (US)
International Classes:
F01N3/023; F01N3/10; F01N9/00; F02D43/00
Foreign References:
| US6981370B2 | 2006-01-03 | |||
| US6443108B1 | 2002-09-03 | |||
| US20080276603A1 | 2008-11-13 | |||
| US7260930B2 | 2007-08-28 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
ANYASO, Uchendu, O. et al. (Peoria, IL, US)
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