US4660532A
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Supercharged internal combustion engine with heat exchanger for the combustion air
Assignee: Kloeckner Humboldt Deutz AG
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Filing: 1983-01-11
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Granted: 1987-04-28
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Expires: 2003-01-11
Abstract
Abstract A heat exchanger for cooling or preheating combustion air of a supercharged internal combustion engine. The heat exchanger is formed of a self-contained system including elements provided with a heat accumulating active medium which is in a heat exchange relationship with the combustion air. The elements of the self-contained system are preferably filled with a heat accumulating active medium which acts as a latent accumulator at operating temperatures.
Inventors
- 👤 Paul Tholen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 14:00
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02B; F02B29/00; F02B29/04; F02B29/045; F02B29/0475; F02B29/0406; F02B29/0425; F02B29/0431; F02B29/0456; F02B29/0462; F28; F28D; F28D20/00; F28D20/02; F28D21/00; F28D2021/0019; F28D2021/008; F28D2021/0082; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/14; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
119 words
A supercharged internal combustion engine including a turbocharger driven by exhaust gas and a compressor therewith, comprising: a heat exchanger arranged between the compressor and the internal combustion engine for cooling and/or preheating combustion air suctioned for said engine; said heat exchanger being a self-contained system which includes heat accumulating elements provided with a heat accumulating active medium filled therein which is in a heat exchange relationship with said combustion air; said heat accumulating elements being connected such that the active medium in each heat accumulating element is in flow communication with the active medium in the other heat accumulating elements, said heat accumulating elements having an overall total volume for equalization of pressure differences which occur during heating.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
119 words
A supercharged internal combustion engine including a turbocharger driven by exhaust gas and a compressor therewith, comprising: a heat exchanger arranged between the compressor and the internal combustion engine for cooling and/or preheating combustion air suctioned for said engine; said heat exchanger being a self-contained system which includes heat accumulating elements provided with a heat accumulating active medium filled therein which is in a heat exchange relationship with said combustion air; said heat accumulating elements being connected such that the active medium in each heat accumulating element is in flow communication with the active medium in the other heat accumulating elements, said heat accumulating elements having an overall total volume for equalization of pressure differences which occur during heating.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
An internal combustion engine according to claim 1, in which said active medium acts, at operating temperatures, as a latent accumulator by exhibiting a phase change respectively a heat transfer in conjunction with a chemical reaction.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
An internal combustion engine according to claim 1, in which said active medium acts as an adsorption accumulator by accumulating the heat of vaporization of a material employed therewith.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
44 words
An internal combustion engine according to claim 1, which includes at least one spare tank which is filled with said active medium and is joined with said heat exchanger; said spare tank being connected to communicate with said elements which receive said active medium.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
70 words
An internal combustion engine according to claim 1, which includes a combustion-air manifold which is embodied as said heat exchanger by being at least partially double-walled, with an intermediate space between the double walls for receiving said active medium; and provided with solid-material rods and finned tubes filled with said active medium, with said rods and tubes extending parallel to and transverse to the longitudinal axis of said combustion-air manifold.
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