Fuel injector connector device and method

摘要

A connector device and method of converting an engine to operate using an alternative fuel is disclosed. In one embodiment, the connector device comprises an outlet portion, a first injector portion, and a second injector portion. The outlet portion is configured to mate with a fuel injector opening of the engine. The outlet portion comprises an outlet channel in fluid communication with a combustion chamber of the engine when the connector device is installed in the fuel injector opening. The first injector portion is configured to receive a first fuel injector and comprises a first injector opening and a first injector channel. The second injector portion is configured to receive a second fuel injector and comprises a second injector opening and a second injector channel. The second injector channel is curved to provide a laminar flow of fuel through the second injector channel.

主权项

1. A connector device for converting an internal combustion engine to operate using a second fuel, the connector device comprising:
an outlet portion configured to mate with a fuel injector opening in the internal combustion engine, wherein the outlet portion is shaped and configured to provide an interference fit with the fuel injector opening, the outlet portion comprising an outlet channel in fluid communication with a combustion chamber of the engine when the connector device is installed in the fuel injector opening; a first injector portion comprising a first injector opening in fluid communication with a first injector channel, wherein the first injector opening is configured to receive a discharge portion of a first fuel injector for emitting a first fuel and the first injector channel is in fluid communication with the outlet channel; and a second injector portion comprising a second injector opening in fluid communication with a second injector channel, wherein the second injector opening is configured to receive a discharge portion of a second fuel injector configured to emit a second fuel into the second injector channel, wherein the second fuel is in a gaseous state upon emission from the second fuel injector into the second injector channel, and wherein the second injector channel is in fluid communication with the outlet channel; and wherein the second injector channel is curved to provide a laminar flow of the second fuel through the second injector channel and into the combustion chamber of the engine when the connector device is installed in the fuel injector opening.