Abstract: Disclosed is a piston ported two-stroke compression ignition internal combustion engine comprising: a cylinder having a fixed closed end, and a piston for reciprocation within the cylinder, wherein the closed end of the cylinder and the piston together define a combustion chamber therebetween; at least one heater to heat the combustion chamber; and a controller to control the heater to heat the combustion chamber when the controller determines that a temperature of the combustion chamber has fallen below a threshold temperature during reciprocation of the piston within the cylinder.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 27, 2019
Date of Patent:
October 19, 2021
Assignee:
Amaroq Limited
Inventors:
Christian Edward Bucksey, Huw David Powell