Fuel supply system
US-2016003199-A1 · Jan 7, 2016 · US
Fuel supply system and fuel supply method for internal combustion engine
US9518543B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9518543-B2 |
| Application number | US-201214123391-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | May 31, 2012 |
| Priority date | Jun 7, 2011 |
| Publication date | Dec 13, 2016 |
| Grant date | Dec 13, 2016 |
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A fuel supply system for an internal combustion engine includes a heat exchanger that has a heat exchanging wall between a liquefied fuel passage and an engine coolant passage. Heated and vaporized fuel flowing out from the liquefied fuel passage of the heat exchanger is supplied to the internal combustion engine. A flow rate of liquefied fuel supplied to the liquefied fuel passage of the heat exchanger is set. A flow rate of engine coolant supplied to the engine coolant passage of the heat exchanger is determined on the basis of a temperature of the engine coolant supplied to the engine coolant passage of the heat exchanger such that nucleate boiling or transition boiling of the liquefied fuel in the set flow rate occurs near a boundary between nucleate boiling and transition boiling in the liquefied fuel passage.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A fuel supply method for an internal combustion engine, which supplies heated and vaporized fuel to the internal combustion engine, comprising: providing a heat exchanger that has a heat exchanging wall between a liquefied fuel passage and an engine coolant passage, wherein the heated and vaporized fuel flows out from the liquefied fuel passage of the heat exchanger; setting a flow rate of liquefied fuel supplied to the liquefied fuel passage of the heat exchanger, and determining a flow rate of engine coolant supplied to the engine coolant passage of the heat exchanger on the basis of a temperature of the engine coolant supplied to the engine coolant passage of the heat exchanger such that nucleate boiling or transition boiling of the liquefied fuel in a set flow rate occurs near a boundary between nucleate boiling and transition boiling in the liquefied fuel passage.
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Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic
Apparatus for de-liquefying, e.g. by heating · CPC title
to adjust the fuel pressure, temperature or composition · CPC title
peculiar to engines working with gaseous fuels · CPC title
- F02M21/0212Primary
comprising at least 3 C-Atoms, e.g. liquefied petroleum gas [LPG], propane or butane · CPC title
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- What does patent US9518543B2 cover?
- A fuel supply system for an internal combustion engine includes a heat exchanger that has a heat exchanging wall between a liquefied fuel passage and an engine coolant passage. Heated and vaporized fuel flowing out from the liquefied fuel passage of the heat exchanger is supplied to the internal combustion engine. A flow rate of liquefied fuel supplied to the liquefied fuel passage of the heat …
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Kosuge Hideaki, Kojima Susumu, Shimizu Rio, and 8 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification F02M21/0212. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Dec 13 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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