US20080141985A1
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Layered core EGR cooler
Assignee: Modine Manufacturing Co
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Filing: 2006-12-18
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2026-12-18
Abstract
Abstract A combustion engine system ( 10 ) includes a combustion engine ( 11 ), a coolant system ( 46 ), an exhaust gas recirculation loop ( 32 ), and an exhaust gas cooler ( 34 ) connected in the loop ( 32 ) to transfer heat from the recirculating exhaust gas flow to a coolant flow supplied by the coolant system ( 46 ). The exhaust gas cooler ( 34 ) includes a plurality of coolant flow passages ( 66 ) interleaved with a plurality of recirculating exhaust gas flow passages ( 68 ), with the flow passages ( 66,68 ) being defined by a stack ( 60 ) of nested plates ( 62,64 ). Each of the plates ( 62,64 ) includes a peripheral flange ( 72,74 ) that is nested with the peripheral flange ( 72,74 ) of any adjacent nested plate ( 62,64 ) to enclose the flow passages ( 66,68 ).
Inventors
- 👤 Jeff L. Schernecker
- 👤 Dan R. Raduenz
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 03:10
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02M; F02M26/00; F02M26/13; F02M26/22; F02M26/29; F02M26/32; F01; F01P; F01P3/00; F01P3/12; F02M26/23; F02M26/25; F02B; F02B29/00; F02B29/04; F02B29/0406; F02M26/02; F02M26/04; F02M26/05
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
163 words
1 . A combustion engine system comprising: a combustion engine having a combustion gas inlet and an exhaust outlet; a coolant system to supply a coolant flow for heat rejection; an exhaust gas recirculation loop connected to the exhaust outlet to receive a recirculating exhaust gas flow therefrom and to the combustion gas inlet to supply the recirculating exhaust gas flow thereto; and an exhaust gas cooler connected in the loop to transfer heat from the recirculating exhaust gas flow to the coolant flow, the exhaust gas cooler comprising a stack of nested plates, each of the plates including a peripheral flange that is nested with the peripheral flange of any adjacent nested plate, each plate defining a coolant flow passage on one side of the plate with an adjacent nested plate and an exhaust gas flow passage on an opposite side of the plate with another adjacent plate, said flow passages enclosed by the nested flanges of each adjacent pair of plates.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
163 words
1 . A combustion engine system comprising: a combustion engine having a combustion gas inlet and an exhaust outlet; a coolant system to supply a coolant flow for heat rejection; an exhaust gas recirculation loop connected to the exhaust outlet to receive a recirculating exhaust gas flow therefrom and to the combustion gas inlet to supply the recirculating exhaust gas flow thereto; and an exhaust gas cooler connected in the loop to transfer heat from the recirculating exhaust gas flow to the coolant flow, the exhaust gas cooler comprising a stack of nested plates, each of the plates including a peripheral flange that is nested with the peripheral flange of any adjacent nested plate, each plate defining a coolant flow passage on one side of the plate with an adjacent nested plate and an exhaust gas flow passage on an opposite side of the plate with another adjacent plate, said flow passages enclosed by the nested flanges of each adjacent pair of plates.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
151 words
2 . The engine system of claim 1 wherein each of the plates comprises: an embossed exhaust gas inlet opening aligned with the exhaust gas inlet openings of the other plates to define an exhaust gas inlet manifold to distribute the recirculating exhaust gas flow to the exhaust gas flow passages; an embossed exhaust gas outlet opening aligned with the exhaust gas outlet openings of the other plates to define an exhaust gas outlet manifold to collect the recirculating exhaust gas flow from the exhaust gas flow passages; an embossed coolant inlet opening aligned with the coolant inlet openings of the other plates to define a coolant inlet manifold to distribute the coolant flow to the coolant flow passages; and an embossed coolant outlet opening aligned with the coolant outlet openings of the other plates to define a coolant outlet manifold to collect the coolant flow from the coolant flow passages.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
3 . The engine system of claim 1 wherein every other plate in the stack comprises an embossed, elongate bead to define a pair of passes for the coolant flow.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
4 . The engine system of claim 1 wherein every other plate in the stack comprises embossed dimples extending into the coolant passage to enhance the distribution of the coolant flow.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
5 . The engine system of claim 1 wherein the cooler further comprises a plurality of fins, each fin located in one of the coolant flow passages or one of the exhaust flow passages.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
6 . The engine system of claim 1 further comprising a turbocharger connected to the combustion gas inlet to supply a charge airflow thereto.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
7 . The engine system of claim 1 further comprising an exhaust gas bypass valve connected in the exhaust gas recirculation loop to control the flow of the recirculating exhaust gas flow.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
125 words
8 . A combustion engine system comprising: a combustion engine having a combustion gas inlet and an exhaust outlet; a coolant system to supply a coolant flow for heat rejection; an exhaust gas recirculation loop connected to the exhaust outlet to receive a recirculating exhaust gas flow therefrom and to the combustion gas inlet to supply the recirculating exhaust gas flow thereto; and an exhaust gas cooler connected in the loop, the cooler comprising a plurality of coolant flow passages interleaved with a plurality of recirculating exhaust gas flow passages, the flow passages defined by a stack of nested plates, each of the plates including a peripheral flange that is nested with the peripheral flange of any adjacent nested plate to enclose the flow passages.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
125 words
8 . A combustion engine system comprising: a combustion engine having a combustion gas inlet and an exhaust outlet; a coolant system to supply a coolant flow for heat rejection; an exhaust gas recirculation loop connected to the exhaust outlet to receive a recirculating exhaust gas flow therefrom and to the combustion gas inlet to supply the recirculating exhaust gas flow thereto; and an exhaust gas cooler connected in the loop, the cooler comprising a plurality of coolant flow passages interleaved with a plurality of recirculating exhaust gas flow passages, the flow passages defined by a stack of nested plates, each of the plates including a peripheral flange that is nested with the peripheral flange of any adjacent nested plate to enclose the flow passages.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
151 words
9 . The engine system of claim 9 wherein each of the plates comprises: an embossed exhaust gas inlet opening aligned with the exhaust gas inlet openings of the other plates to define an exhaust gas inlet manifold to distribute the recirculating exhaust gas flow to the exhaust gas flow passages; an embossed exhaust gas outlet opening aligned with the exhaust gas outlet openings of the other plates to define an exhaust gas outlet manifold to collect the recirculating exhaust gas flow from the exhaust gas flow passages; an embossed coolant inlet opening aligned with the coolant inlet openings of the other plates to define a coolant inlet manifold to distribute the coolant flow to the coolant flow passages; and an embossed coolant outlet opening aligned with the coolant outlet openings of the other plates to define a coolant outlet manifold to collect the coolant flow from the coolant flow passages.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
30 words
10 . The engine system of claim 8 wherein every other plate in the stack comprises an embossed, elongate bead to define a pair of passes for the coolant flow.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
31 words
11 . The engine system of claim 8 wherein every other plate in the stack comprises embossed dimples extending into the coolant passage to enhance the distribution of the coolant flow.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
34 words
12 . The engine system of claim 8 wherein the cooler further comprises a plurality of fins, each fin located in one of the coolant flow passages or one of the exhaust flow passages.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
24 words
13 . The engine system of claim 8 further comprising a turbocharger connected to the combustion gas inlet to supply a charge airflow thereto.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
32 words
14 . The engine system of claim 8 further comprising an exhaust gas bypass valve connected in the exhaust gas recirculation loop to control the flow of the recirculating exhaust gas flow.
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