High-temperature coolant loop for cooled exhaust gas recirculation for internal combustion engines
First Claim
1. An exhaust gas cooling system for cooling exhaust gas in the exhaust gas recirculation system of an internal combustion engine prior to admixing with charge air for the engine, the exhaust gas cooling system comprising:
- a primary cooling loop including;
a primary radiator; and
a primary pump that circulates coolant through the primary cooling loop to the primary radiator; and
a secondary cooling loop including;
secondary radiator;
a secondary exhaust gas cooler in fluid communication with the secondary radiator; and
a secondary pump that circulates coolant through the secondary cooling loop from the secondary exhaust gas cooler to the secondary radiator and back to the secondary exhaust gas cooler.
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Abstract
An EGR system for an internal combustion engine has a separate, secondary high-temperature cooling loop, in addition to a primary cooling loop. In the secondary cooling loop, coolant flows through a secondary high-temperature exhaust gas cooler, which is located upstream of the primary exhaust gas cooler. A large amount of heat is transferred from the exhaust gases to the coolant in the secondary high-temperature cooling loop. The heat absorbed by the high-temperature coolant is rejected in a secondary high-temperature radiator. Heat absorbed by the primary coolant is rejected in a primary radiator. The two radiators occupy the same amount of frontal area as a single radiator used in a conventional single-stage EGR cooling system, but overall reject more heat to the ambient.
In an alternate arrangement, the EGR system for a liquid-cooled internal combustion engine has a single exhaust gas cooler which is cooled by an EGR cooling loop that is independent of the engine cooling system. The EGR cooling loop includes a secondary radiator located adjacent the primary engine cooling radiator, and the two radiators together occupy the same frontal area as a single radiator used in a conventional single-stage EGR cooling system, but overall reject more heat to the ambient.
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26 Claims
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1. An exhaust gas cooling system for cooling exhaust gas in the exhaust gas recirculation system of an internal combustion engine prior to admixing with charge air for the engine, the exhaust gas cooling system comprising:
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a primary cooling loop including;
a primary radiator; and
a primary pump that circulates coolant through the primary cooling loop to the primary radiator; and
a secondary cooling loop including;
secondary radiator;
a secondary exhaust gas cooler in fluid communication with the secondary radiator; and
a secondary pump that circulates coolant through the secondary cooling loop from the secondary exhaust gas cooler to the secondary radiator and back to the secondary exhaust gas cooler. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. In an exhaust gas recirculation system for an internal combustion engine, the system comprising an EGR valve for controlling the flow of exhaust gas diverted from the engine exhaust gas stream and recirculated to the engine intake, and a primary cooling loop including a primary exhaust gas cooler located downstream of the EGR valve in the direction of recirculated exhaust gas flow, a primary radiator and a primary pump for circulating coolant through the primary cooling loop, the improvement comprising:
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a secondary cooling loop comprising;
a secondary exhaust gas cooler located upstream of the primary exhaust gas cooler in the direction of recirculated exhaust gas flow;
a secondary radiator having a smaller frontal area than the primary radiator; and
a secondary pump for circulating coolant through the secondary cooling loop from the secondary exhaust gas cooler to the secondary radiator and back to the secondary exhaust gas cooler. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. In an internal combustion engine having an exhaust gas recirculation system comprising an EGR valve for controlling the flow of exhaust gas diverted from the engine exhaust gas stream and recirculated to the engine intake, a primary cooling loop including a primary exhaust gas cooler located downstream of the EGR valve in the direction of recirculated exhaust gas flow, a primary radiator and a primary pump for circulating coolant through the primary cooling loop, the improvement comprising:
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a secondary cooling loop comprising;
a secondary exhaust gas cooler located upstream of the primary exhaust gas cooler in the direction of recirculated exhaust gas flow;
a secondary radiator having a smaller frontal area than the primary radiator; and
a secondary pump for circulating coolant through the secondary cooling loop from the secondary exhaust gas cooler to the secondary radiator and back to the secondary exhaust gas cooler. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. In a motor vehicle having an internal combustion engine with an exhaust gas recirculation system for the engine, the system comprising an EGR valve for controlling the flow of exhaust gas diverted from the engine exhaust gas stream and recirculated to the engine intake, and a primary cooling loop including a primary exhaust gas cooler located downstream of the EGR valve in the direction of recirculated exhaust gas flow, a primary radiator at the front of the vehicle, and a primary pump for circulating coolant through the primary cooling loop, the improvement comprising:
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a secondary cooling loop for the exhaust gas recirculation system comprising;
a secondary exhaust gas cooler located upstream of the primary exhaust gas cooler in the direction of recirculated exhaust gas flow;
a secondary radiator adjacent the primary radiator, the secondary radiator having a smaller frontal area than the primary radiator; and
a secondary pump for circulating coolant through the secondary cooling loop from the secondary exhaust gas cooler to the secondary radiator and back to the secondary exhaust gas cooler. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. In a motor vehicle having a liquid-cooled internal combustion engine comprising:
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an engine cooling system having an engine cooling loop including a primary radiator at the front of the vehicle, and an exhaust gas recirculation system having an EGR valve for controlling the flow of exhaust gas diverted from the engine exhaust gas stream and recirculated to the engine intake, and an exhaust gas cooler located downstream of the EGR valve in the direction of recirculated exhaust gas flow, the improvement comprising;
an EGR cooling loop for the exhaust gas cooler which is independent of the engine cooling loop and comprises;
a secondary radiator adjacent the primary radiator; and
an EGR coolant pump for circulating coolant through the EGR cooling loop from the exhaust gas cooler to the secondary radiator and back to the exhaust gas cooler. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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25. In a liquid-cooled internal combustion engine comprising:
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an engine cooling system having an engine cooling loop including a primary radiator, and an exhaust gas recirculation system having an EGR valve for controlling the flow of exhaust gas diverted from the engine exhaust gas stream and recirculated to the engine intake, and an exhaust gas cooler located downstream of the EGR valve in the direction of recirculated exhaust gas flow, the improvement comprising;
an EGR cooling loop for the exhaust gas cooler which is independent of the engine cooling loop and comprises;
a secondary radiator adjacent the primary radiator; and
an EGR coolant pump for circulating coolant through the EGR cooling loop from the exhaust gas cooler to the secondary radiator and back to the exhaust gas cooler. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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