Combined remote first intake air aftercooler and a second fluid from an engine cooler for an engine
First Claim
22. A vehicle cooling system having an internal combustion engine having an engine block, an air intake manifold, at least a turbocharger for providing inlet combustion air to the air intake manifold, an exhaust gas manifold, and a main radiator heat exchanger, said vehicle comprising:
- a recipient fluid;
a first heat exchanger, being separate from the main radiator heat exchanger and disposed upon the vehicle at a location remote from the main radiator heat exchanger, and having a first passageway defined therein which is fluidically connected to said recipient fluid;
a second passageway defined within said first heat exchanger for receiving turbocharged air from the turbocharger, for conducting said turbocharged air through said first heat exchanger such that said turbocharged air undergoes a heat exchange process with said recipient fluid and can be conducted toward the engine intake manifold;
a second heat exchanger, being separate from the main radiator heat exchanger and disposed upon the vehicle at a location remote from the main radiator heat exchanger, and having a third passageway defined therein which is also fluidically connected to said recipient fluid;
a fourth passageway defined within said second heat exchanger for receiving a fluid from the engine, for conducting said fluid from the engine through said second heat exchanger such that said fluid from the engine undergo a heat exchange process with said recipient fluid and can be conducted toward the engine intake manifold; and
a fan, causing said recipient fluid to pass through said first and third passageways of said first heat exchanger and said second heat exchanger, and causing said recipient fluid to be discharged to atmosphere.
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Abstract
A cooling system has an air-to-air or first heat exchanger and a fluid or second heat exchanger mounted remotely from a main radiator for cooling an internal combustion engine. A filter filters a recipient fluid, such as an ambient air, before the recipient fluid passes through the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger. A cooled fluid is conducted to a flow of intake air for the internal combustion engine. A fan causes the recipient fluid to pass through the filter and the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger. The spent recipient fluid is discharged to atmosphere.
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61 Claims
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22. A vehicle cooling system having an internal combustion engine having an engine block, an air intake manifold, at least a turbocharger for providing inlet combustion air to the air intake manifold, an exhaust gas manifold, and a main radiator heat exchanger, said vehicle comprising:
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a recipient fluid;
a first heat exchanger, being separate from the main radiator heat exchanger and disposed upon the vehicle at a location remote from the main radiator heat exchanger, and having a first passageway defined therein which is fluidically connected to said recipient fluid;
a second passageway defined within said first heat exchanger for receiving turbocharged air from the turbocharger, for conducting said turbocharged air through said first heat exchanger such that said turbocharged air undergoes a heat exchange process with said recipient fluid and can be conducted toward the engine intake manifold;
a second heat exchanger, being separate from the main radiator heat exchanger and disposed upon the vehicle at a location remote from the main radiator heat exchanger, and having a third passageway defined therein which is also fluidically connected to said recipient fluid;
a fourth passageway defined within said second heat exchanger for receiving a fluid from the engine, for conducting said fluid from the engine through said second heat exchanger such that said fluid from the engine undergo a heat exchange process with said recipient fluid and can be conducted toward the engine intake manifold; and
a fan, causing said recipient fluid to pass through said first and third passageways of said first heat exchanger and said second heat exchanger, and causing said recipient fluid to be discharged to atmosphere. - View Dependent Claims (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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32-1. The vehicle cooling system of claim 22 wherein both said first heat exchanger and said second heat exchanger include a primary surface-type heat exchangers.
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40. A method of cooling an internal combustion engine, an intake air and at least one of a fluid from said engine directed toward an intake air manifold, said internal combustion engine having a block being liquid cooled, the intake manifold being connected to said block and having said intake air therein, an exhaust manifold being connected to said block and having said exhaust gas therein, said method comprising:
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providing a recipient fluid;
providing a flow of recipient fluid;
providing an internal combustion engine heat exchanger, said internal combustion engine heat exchanger cooling said liquid coolant within said internal combustion engine and said recipient fluid acting as a recipient fluid for said internal combustion engine heat exchanger;
providing a first heat exchanger or an intake air heat exchanger, said intake air heat exchanger being remotely mounted from said internal combustion engine heat exchanger and being mounted to said internal combustion engine, and said recipient fluid for said internal combustion engine heat exchanger acting as a recipient fluid for said intake air heat exchanger;
providing a second heat exchanger, said second heat exchanger being remotely mounted from said internal combustion engine heat exchanger and being mounted to said internal combustion engine, and said recipient fluid from said internal combustion engine heat exchanger acting as a recipient fluid for said second heat exchanger; and
providing a connection between said intake air and said fluid from the engine to said intake manifold. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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