METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COOLING A CYLINDER HEAD

摘要

A water jacket for a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine, the water jacket comprising: a coolant chamber arranged to permit the flow of coolant within said water jacket; a coolant conduit positioned to permit the flow of coolant proximate to a recess for receiving an exhaust valve mounted to the cylinder head, said coolant conduit in fluid communication with the coolant chamber; wherein said coolant conduit is shaped as a complex curve. The water jacket comprising: a pair of apertures arranged to receive a spark plug and a fuel injector; said apertures separated by a separating member; a coolant chamber arranged to permit the flow of coolant about said apertures; wherein said separating member includes a coolant channel in fluid communication with the coolant chamber so as to permit the flow of coolant between said apertures.