F02B29/0443

Water separator to slow water ingestion

An engine system includes a charge-air cooler, a separator for separating water from an airflow, and an engine. The separator causes an airflow from the charge-air cooler to strike one or more partitions and change directions via a serpentine path such that water is separated out of the airflow before the airflow reaches the engine.

System and method for managing condensation in EGR systems

A system and method for condensation management in a low-pressure loop EGR system are provided. The system includes an EGR condensation temperature module configured to determine an EGR condensation temperature of recirculated exhaust gas upstream of an EGR cooler and an EGR coolant temperature controller communicably coupled to the EGR condensation temperature module. The EGR coolant temperature controller provides EGR coolant to the EGR cooler at or above the EGR condensation temperature. The system also includes a charge air condensation temperature module configured to determine a charge air condensation temperature of charge air upstream of a charge air cooler and a charge air coolant temperature controller communicably coupled to the charge air condensation temperature module. The charge air coolant temperature controller provides charge air coolant to the charge air cooler at or above the charge air condensation temperature.

Intake and charge air cooling system with passive variable charge enabler
11680515 · 2023-06-20 · ·

An air cooling system for a vehicle engine includes an air intake configured to receive intake air for delivery to the engine, a first coolant loop thermally coupled to the air intake to provide cooling to the intake air, and a pump for circulating coolant through the first coolant loop. A second coolant loop is thermally coupled to the air intake to provide further cooling to the intake air, and undergoes a vapor compression cycle. A compressor circulates coolant through the second coolant loop. The first and second coolant loops are separate loops using a common condenser. A passive variable charge enabler assembly is configured to remove coolant circulating in the system when the compressor is on.

Fresh air supply device

A fresh air supply device for an internal combustion engine may include a filter element arranged in a filter compartment. A charge-air cooler may be arranged in a cooler compartment. A one-piece housing may integrally include the filter compartment and the cooler compartment. The charge-air cooler may have a coolant inlet, a coolant outlet and an internal coolant path which connects the coolant inlet to the coolant outlet. The internal coolant path may be coupled in a heat-transferring manner to a charge-air path extending inside the housing and through the cooler compartment.

Cooling control system for internal combustion engine

A cooling control system for an internal combustion engine, which is capable of circulating engine coolant while suppressing power consumption by an engine coolant pump as much as possible. The cooling control system is provided for cooling intake gases increased in temperature by being pressurized by a supercharger. The engine coolant pump of the electrically-driven type delivers engine coolant to thereby cause the same to circulate. An ECU controls, when a difference between the temperature of the engine coolant and a first target temperature is not larger than a first predetermined value, the amount of the engine coolant to be delivered to a predetermined minimum flow rate, and controls, when the difference is larger than the first predetermined value, the amount of the engine coolant to be delivered such that it becomes larger as the difference is larger.

HYBRID INTERCOOLER SYSTEM CAPABLE OF CONTROLLING OIL TEMPERATURE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME
20170335747 · 2017-11-23 ·

A hybrid intercooler system is provided to adjust an oil temperature. The system includes an air cooling unit that exchanges heat with external air passing through outer surfaces of a plurality of compressed intake air channels and cools compressed intake air passing through interiors of the compressed intake air channels. A water cooling unit exchanges heat between engine cooling water enclosing the outer surfaces of the compressed intake air channels and the compressed intake air passing through the interiors of the compressed intake air channels and cools the compressed intake air. Additionally, an oil temperature controller exchanges heat between oil and the engine cooling water that is heated by the heat exchange performed by the water cooling unit and adjusts the temperature of the oil.

Refrigeration cycle intercooler with dual coil evaporator
11498393 · 2022-11-15 ·

Refrigeration cycle intercooler with dual coil evaporator is a component in a refrigeration cycle that is installed in a vehicle with an internal combustion engine or motor. The refrigeration cycle operates by continuously cycling a refrigerant through a closed loop where refrigerant passes through an inner coil evaporator and an outer coil evaporator where the refrigerant changes from liquid to gas, thereby providing a cooling effect. During operation, fresh air or outside air continuously passes by the inner coil evaporator and the outer coil evaporator and then continues into the internal combustion engine or motor air intake. The inner coil evaporator and the outer coil evaporator function to cool and dry the intake air for the internal combustion engine or motor. The inner coil evaporator and an outer coil evaporator are specially designed to provide substantially more cooling and drying than any other intercooler design.

APPARATUS FOR RETRIEVING EXHAUST HEAT OF ENGINE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ENGINE USING THE SAME
20170314484 · 2017-11-02 · ·

An apparatus for retrieving exhaust heat of an engine, may include the engine including a plurality of combustion chambers, an intake line, an exhaust line, a turbocharger including, a turbine provided on the exhaust line, and a compressor provided on the intake line and compressing external air, an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) apparatus including an EGR line branched from the exhaust line at a rear end of the turbocharger and merged with the intake line, an EGR cooler disposed on the EGR line, and an EGR valve to adjust an amount of re-circulated exhaust gas, an intercooler to cool the intake gas introduced through the intake line, an intercooler cooling line passing through a radiator and the intercooler, an EGR cooling line passing through the radiator and the EGR cooler, an EGR exhaust line, and an exhaust adjusting valve disposed on the EGR exhaust line.

Gas turbine efficiency and regulation speed improvements using supplementary air system continuous and storage systems and methods of using the same

The present invention discloses a novel apparatus and methods for augmenting the power of a gas turbine engine, improving gas turbine engine operation, and reducing the response time necessary to meet changing demands of a power plant. Improvements in power augmentation and engine operation include additional heated compressed air injection, steam injection, water recovery, exhaust tempering, fuel heating, and stored heated air injection.

ENGINE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING ENGINE USING THE ENGINE SYSTEM
20170306898 · 2017-10-26 ·

An engine system includes an engine, an intake line, an exhaust line, a turbocharger, a water-cooled intercooler, a high-pressure Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) system which includes a high-pressure EGR line, a high-pressure EGR cooler, and a high-pressure EGR valve, a low-pressure EGR system which includes a low-pressure EGR line, and a low-pressure EGR cooler, a radiator which cools the coolant, a low-pressure EGR cooling line, an intercooler cooling line, a low-pressure EGR cooling valve, an intercooler cooling valve, an electric water pump, a driving information detector which detects driving information of a vehicle including an outside air temperature, a temperature of the intake gas supplied to the engine and a coolant temperature, and a controller which controls the low-pressure EGR cooling valve, the intercooler cooling valve, the high-pressure EGR valve and the electric water pump based on the driving information detected by the driving information detector.