Patent ID: 8844497
Filing Date: 2014-09-30
Classification: F02B,F02D,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A method of operating a dual fuel internal combustion engine of the diesel-type, comprising a combustion chamber being at least partly delimited by a piston, a first fuel supply for a first fuel, the first fuel supply being located in or at the combustion chamber and/or in an inlet port thereof, and a second fuel supply for a second fuel, the method comprising the steps of: premixing the first fuel in the combustion chamber and/or in the inlet port, compressing the charge containing the first fuel to conditions that allow auto-ignition of the second fuel, performing a first injection of the second fuel into the combustion chamber to initiate auto-ignition of the second fuel for igniting the first fuel, thereby initiating conditions for pre-mixed flame propagation combustion of the first fuel, and performing at least one subsequent injection, the subsequent injection supplying additional kinetic energy into the combustion process to thereby enhance turbulence intensity and the propagation speed of the flame.