Intake and exhaust system of internal combustion engine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9995249-B2
Application number	US-201715710037-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 20, 2017
Priority date	Oct 3, 2016
Publication date	Jun 12, 2018
Grant date	Jun 12, 2018

Abstract

An intake and exhaust system of an internal combustion engine includes an exhaust gas recirculation passage ( 35 ) communicates a part of an exhaust passage ( 7 ) downstream of a turbine with a part of an intake passage ( 6 ) upstream of a compressor and a cooling circuit ( 51 ), the cooling circuit including a first evaporator ( 52 ) provided in a part of the exhaust passage downstream of the turbine and upstream of a junction with the exhaust gas recirculation passage and storing a medium, an ejector pump ( 54 ) using vapor from the first evaporator as a driving flow, a condenser ( 57 ) for cooling and condensing the vapor ejected from the ejector pump and returning the condensed medium to the first evaporator, and a second evaporator ( 55 ) provided in the exhaust gas recirculation passage to cool the exhaust gas passing through the exhaust gas recirculation passage by evaporating a medium stored therein with a negative pressure created by the ejector pump.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An intake and exhaust system of an internal combustion engine, comprising:
an exhaust passage connected to an engine main body and provided with a turbine;
an intake passage connected to the engine main body and provided with a compressor driven by the turbine;
an exhaust gas recirculation passage communicating a part of the exhaust passage downstream of the turbine with a part of the intake passage upstream of the compressor; and
a cooling circuit receiving heat from the exhaust gas passing through the exhaust passage and cooling the exhaust gas passing through the exhaust gas recirculation passage;
wherein the cooling circuit comprises:
a first evaporator provided in a part of the exhaust passage downstream of the turbine and upstream of a junction with the exhaust gas recirculation passage and storing a medium that evaporates by heat received from the exhaust gas;
an ejector pump using vapor from the first evaporator as a driving flow;
a condenser for cooling and condensing the vapor ejected from the ejector pump and returning the condensed medium to the first evaporator; and
a second evaporator provided in the exhaust gas recirculation passage to store a medium therein and cool the exhaust gas passing through the exhaust gas recirculation passage by evaporating the medium stored therein with a negative pressure created by the ejector pump.

2. The intake and exhaust system of an internal combustion engine according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a water injection device for injecting water into a combustion chamber of the engine main body; and
a water supply passage for supplying water that has been cooled by the second evaporator and condensed in the exhaust gas recirculation passage to the water injection device.

3. The intake and exhaust system of an internal combustion engine according to claim 2 , further comprising a water tank provided in the water supply passage.

4. The intake and exhaust system of an internal combustion engine according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a bypass passage connecting an upstream end of the first evaporator with a downstream end of the first evaporator; and
a bypass valve for adjusting an amount of the exhaust gas that flows through the first evaporator.

5. The intake and exhaust system of an internal combustion engine according to claim 1 , wherein the condenser is connected to a radiator for cooling a cooling water of the engine main body.

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Takahashi Nobu

Classifications

• F02B29/0443

  Layout of the coolant or refrigerant circuit · CPC title

• F02M26/30

  Connections of coolers to other devices, e.g. to valves, heaters, compressors or filters; Coolers characterised by their location on the engine · CPC title

• F02M26/23 Primary

  Layout, e.g. schematics · CPC title

• F01P2060/02

  Intercooler · CPC title

• F02B29/0475

  the intake air cooler being combined with another device, e.g. heater, valve, compressor, filter or EGR cooler, or being assembled on a special engine location · CPC title