Abstract: Various systems and methods are described for controlling a dual-fuel engine that has an evaporated gas providing device for providing an evaporated gas into the engine and is operable with hydrocarbon fuel or non-hydrocarbon fuel, alternatively. One example method comprises operating the engine with one of the fuels on the basis of a driver's request, and in response to a determination of a cold engine operation, operating the engine with the non-hydrocarbon fuel for a specified period irrespective of the driver's request. If it is determined that an evaporated fuel is to be provided to the engine while the engine is operating with non-hydrocarbon fuel due the cold engine operation, then switching to operation with hydrocarbon fuel and thereafter providing evaporated fuel into the engine.

Abstract: There is well known that the more the timing of fuel injection is advanced, the more the start ability of an engine is improved. However, with regard to the conventional fuel injection system, when a stopping process of the engine is performed, a timer piston determining timing of fuel injection remains at a position at which the piston exists at the time that the stopping process is performed. Then, at the time of next starting of the engine, the timer piston does not often exist in the advanced angle side and the start ability may be poor. For solving this problem, an engine control module (ECM) 21 advances a timer piston 52 and stops fuel injection of a fuel injection pump 40 at the time that actual phase difference C reaches stopping target phase difference Z so as to stop an engine 20.

Abstract: Various systems and methods are described for controlling a dual-fuel engine that has an evaporated gas providing device for providing an evaporated gas into the engine and is operable with hydrocarbon fuel or non-hydrocarbon fuel, alternatively. One example method comprises operating the engine with one of the fuels on the basis of a driver's request, and in response to a determination of a cold engine operation, operating the engine with the non-hydrocarbon fuel for a specified period irrespective of the driver's request. If it is determined that an evaporated fuel is to be provided to the engine while the engine is operating with non-hydrocarbon fuel due the cold engine operation, then switching to operation with hydrocarbon fuel and thereafter providing evaporated fuel into the engine.

Abstract: There is well known that the much timing of fuel injection is advanced, the much start ability of an engine is improved. However, with regard to the conventional fuel injection system, when stopping process of the engine is performed, a timer piston determining timing of fuel injection remains at a position at which the piston exists at the time that the stopping process is performed. Then, at the time of next starting of the engine, the timer piston does not often exist in the advanced angle side and the start ability may be bad. For solving this problem, an ECM 21 advances a timer piston 52 and stops fuel injection of a fuel injection pump 40 at the time that actual phase difference C reaches stopping target phase difference Z so as to stop an engine 20.

Abstract: An air-fuel ratio control system for a gaseous fuel engine which runs on gaseous fuel containing at least partly hydrogen gas has a fuel supply control valve which adjusts the amount of the gaseous fuel supplied to the engine and a control unit which controls the fuel supply control valve to control the air-fuel ratio according to the engine load. The control unit controls the fuel supply control valve so that the air-fuel ratio becomes higher than a NOx-maximizing air-fuel ratio, at which the amount of NOx emitted from the engine is maximized, in a predetermined operating range of the engine, and in the predetermined operating range of the engine, the control unit controls the fuel supply control valve so that the air-fuel ratio becomes higher in a high engine speed range than in a low engine speed range.

Abstract: A gaseous fuel rotary piston engine has a rotor housing and a rotor. A side housing of the rotor housing is provided with an air intake port for supplying air to working chambers defined in the rotor housing and a gaseous fuel port which is connected to a gaseous fuel source through a fuel supply passage and through which gaseous fuel is supplied to the working chambers. The air intake port is formed to open near the top dead center on the intake stroke and close after the bottom dead center on the intake stroke. The gaseous fuel port is formed to open near the opening time of the air intake port and close substantially at the middle of the compression stroke. Additionally, a hydrogen engine is connected to a hydrogen discharging tank containing a hydrogen storage alloy by way of a heating medium passage and a hydrogen supply passage. A pressure tank is provided in the hydrogen supply passage.

Abstract: A fuel supply apparatus for use with a gaseous fuel engine is provided with an intake passage having an inlet port open to a cylinder and adapted for supplying air into the cylinder therethrough; a fuel supply device for supplying gaseous fuel into the cylinder, the fuel supply device including at least two fuel supply systems each of which is provided with fuel amount adjusting mechanism for adjusting an amount of gaseous fuel to be supplied, the fuel supply systems including high and low pressure fuel supply systems used in a high induction zone where a large amount of air is admitted into the cylinder and in a low induction zone where a small amount of air is admitted into the cylinder, the high pressure fuel supply system being constructed so that the gaseous fuel is supplied into the cylinder during a former half of a compression stroke following an air intake stroke of the engine at a pressure higher than a pressure in the cylinder through a gaseous fuel supply port open to the cylinder independently of

Abstract: A gaseous fuel rotary piston engine has a rotor housing and a rotor. A side housing of the rotor housing is provided with an air intake port for supplying air to working chambers defined in the rotor housing and a gaseous fuel port which is connected to a gaseous fuel source through a fuel supply passage and through which gaseous fuel is supplied to the working chambers. The air intake port is formed to open near the top dead center on the intake stroke and close after the bottom dead center on the intake stroke. The gaseous fuel port is formed to open near the opening time of the air intake port and close substantially at the middle of the compression stroke.

Abstract: An engine cylinder block structure includes: a cylinder block integrally formed to include skirts projecting downwardly from both sides of the lower surface of the cylinder block; an oil pan attached to lower surfaces of both skirts of the cylinder block, the oil pan having a deep first portion on a front side and a shallow second portion on a rear side, the first and second portions being connected to each other; flanges integrally formed on lower ends of the skirts for having the oil pan attached thereto; and reinforcing mechanism for reinforcing the strength of both skirts.