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Exhaust gas recirculation system for an internal combustion engine
Assignee: Caterpillar Inc
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Filing: 1997-03-31
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Granted: 1999-12-21
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Expires: 2017-03-31
Abstract
Abstract An exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system for a turbo-charged internal combustion engine is provided. The EGR system includes a recirculation conduit for recirculating a volume of exhaust gas from the exhaust manifold to the intake manifold; a bypass conduit for diverting a flow of intake air around the engine; and an EGR cooler disposed in operative association with the recirculation conduit and the bypass conduit and adapted for cooling the volume of recirculated exhaust gas in the recirculation conduit. The exhaust gas recirculation cooler or heat exchanger is also adapted for concurrently heating the intake air in the bypass conduit. The heated intake air together with the exhaust gas remaining in the exhaust manifold is used to drive the turbocharger. The disclosed embodiment of the exhaust gas recirculation system also includes an air-to-air after-cooler used to cool the compressed intake air. The cool, compressed air is then diverted to the exhaust gas recirculation cooler to cool the recirculated exhaust gas.
Inventors
- 👤 Brett M. Bailey
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CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02B; F02B29/00; F02B29/04; F02B29/0406; F02B29/0425; F02B37/00; F02B37/04; F02B37/10; F02B37/12; F02B37/16; F02B37/168; F02M; F02M26/00; F02M26/02; F02M26/04; F02M26/05; F02M26/09; F02M26/10; F02M26/13; F02M26/22; F02M26/23; F02M26/27; F02B3/00; F02B3/06; F02M26/17; F02M26/19; F02M26/35; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
110 words
An exhaust gas recirculation system in an internal combustion engine having an intake circuit, an intake manifold and an exhaust manifold, said intake circuit including an intake air pressurizing device, said exhaust gas recirculation system comprising: an exhaust gas recirculation conduit for diverting a flow of exhaust gas to said intake manifold; an intake air bypass conduit in fluid communication with said intake circuit for permitting a flow of intake air from said intake circuit; and an exhaust gas recirculation cooler disposed in operative association with said exhaust gas recirculation conduit and said intake air bypass conduit and adapted for cooling said exhaust gas in said exhaust gas recirculation conduit.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
110 words
An exhaust gas recirculation system in an internal combustion engine having an intake circuit, an intake manifold and an exhaust manifold, said intake circuit including an intake air pressurizing device, said exhaust gas recirculation system comprising: an exhaust gas recirculation conduit for diverting a flow of exhaust gas to said intake manifold; an intake air bypass conduit in fluid communication with said intake circuit for permitting a flow of intake air from said intake circuit; and an exhaust gas recirculation cooler disposed in operative association with said exhaust gas recirculation conduit and said intake air bypass conduit and adapted for cooling said exhaust gas in said exhaust gas recirculation conduit.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
The exhaust gas recirculation system of claim 1 wherein said exhaust gas recirculation cooler is further adapted for heating said intake air in said intake air bypass conduit.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
60 words
The exhaust gas recirculation system of claim 2 wherein said air intake pressurizing device includes a compressor and a gas driven turbine, said gas driven turbine adapted to receive exhaust gas from said exhaust manifold together with said heated intake air from said air intake bypass conduit and drive said compressor thereby pressurizing said intake air in said intake circuit.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
The exhaust gas recirculation system of claim 3 wherein said intake circuit further includes an air-to-air after-cooler interposed between said intake manifold and said compressor and in fluid communication therewith to cool said compressed intake air.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
52 words
The exhaust gas recirculation system of claim 4 wherein said intake air bypass conduit is disposed in fluid communication with said intake circuit at a location downstream of said air-to-air aftercooler, said intake air bypass conduit adapted for permitting a flow of intake air from said intake circuit to said exhaust manifold.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
54 words
The exhaust gas recirculation system of claim 1 wherein said exhaust gas recirculation cooler is a heat exchanger for transferring heat from said recirculated exhaust gas to said intake air in said intake air bypass conduit thereby cooling said recirculated exhaust gas and concurrently heating said intake air in said intake air bypass conduit.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
38 words
The exhaust gas recirculation system of claim 1 wherein said exhaust gas recirculation conduit is disposed in fluid communication with said exhaust manifold for permitting a flow of exhaust gas from said exhaust manifold to said intake manifold.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
38 words
The exhaust gas recirculation system of claim 1 wherein said exhaust gas recirculation conduit is disposed in fluid communication with one or more cylinders for driving a flow of exhaust gas from said cylinders to said intake manifold.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
56 words
The exhaust gas recirculation system of claim 1 wherein said intake circuit further includes a venturi throat disposed downstream of said air intake pressurizing device, and wherein said exhaust gas recirculation conduit is disposed in fluid communication with said venturi throat for driving a flow of exhaust gas to said intake manifold via said venturi throat.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
29 words
The exhaust gas recirculation system of claim 1 further including a particulate trap disposed in operative association with said exhaust gas recirculation conduit for cleansing said recirculating exhaust gas.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
27 words
The exhaust gas recirculation system of claim 1 further including a valve disposed proximate said exhaust gas recirculation conduit for controlling the flow of recirculated exhaust gas.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
27 words
The exhaust gas recirculation system of claim 1 further including a valve disposed proximate said intake air bypass conduit for controlling the flow of diverted intake air.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
68 words
The exhaust gas recirculation system of claim 1 further including an EGR valve disposed proximate said exhaust gas recirculation conduit for controlling the flow of recirculated exhaust gas; a second valve disposed proximate said intake air bypass conduit for controlling the flow of diverted intake air; and an engine control module adapted to control said EGR valve and said second valve, in response to selected engine operating parameters.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
122 words
An exhaust gas recirculation system in an internal combustion engine having an intake circuit, an intake manifold and an exhaust manifold, said intake circuit including an intake air pressurizing device, said exhaust gas recirculation system comprising: an exhaust gas recirculation conduit for diverting a flow of exhaust gas to said intake manifold; an intake air bypass conduit in fluid communication with said intake circuit for diverting a flow of intake air from said intake circuit to said exhaust manifold; and an exhaust gas recirculation recouperator disposed in operative association with said intake air bypass conduit and adapted for heating said intake air in said intake air bypass conduit; wherein said heated intake air replaces said recirculated exhaust gas in said exhaust manifold.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
122 words
An exhaust gas recirculation system in an internal combustion engine having an intake circuit, an intake manifold and an exhaust manifold, said intake circuit including an intake air pressurizing device, said exhaust gas recirculation system comprising: an exhaust gas recirculation conduit for diverting a flow of exhaust gas to said intake manifold; an intake air bypass conduit in fluid communication with said intake circuit for diverting a flow of intake air from said intake circuit to said exhaust manifold; and an exhaust gas recirculation recouperator disposed in operative association with said intake air bypass conduit and adapted for heating said intake air in said intake air bypass conduit; wherein said heated intake air replaces said recirculated exhaust gas in said exhaust manifold.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
52 words
The exhaust gas recirculation system of claim 14 wherein said exhaust gas recirculation recouperator is adapted for transferring heat from said recirculated exhaust gas to said intake air in said intake air bypass conduit thereby cooling said recirculated exhaust gas and concurrently heating said intake air in said intake air bypass conduit.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
60 words
The exhaust gas recirculation system of claim 14 wherein said air intake pressurizing device includes a compressor and a gas driven turbine, said gas driven turbine adapted to receive exhaust gas from said exhaust manifold together with said heated intake air from said air intake bypass conduit and drive said compressor thereby pressurizing said intake air in said intake circuit.
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