Internal combustion engine and method of operating such engine

摘要

A method of operating a combustion engine including causing an intake stroke in a first cylinder, causing a compression stroke in the first cylinder thereby creating pressurized fluid and releasing pressurized fluid from the first cylinder. The method further includes cooling the released fluid, directing the cooled fluid into a second cylinder over a first period of time and injecting fuel into the second cylinder over a second period of time whereby the first and second periods of time at least partially overlap.

主权项

1. A method of operating a combustion engine, comprising:
causing an intake stroke in a first cylinder; causing a compression stroke in the first cylinder thereby creating a pressurized fluid; releasing the pressurized fluid from the first cylinder; cooling the pressurized fluid that is released to form a flow of cooled fluid; directing the flow of cooled fluid into a second cylinder over a first period of time; and injecting fuel into the second cylinder over a second period of time, wherein the first and second periods of time at least partially overlap; wherein the second cylinder is provided with an inlet valve configured to control the flow of cooled fluid into the second cylinder, the method further comprising injecting the fuel in the flow of cooled fluid upstream of the inlet valve only while the inlet valve is open so that a mixture of the flow of cooled fluid and the fuel enter the second cylinder.