US6510690B2
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Diesel engine with supercharger
Assignee: Komatsu Ltd
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Filing: 2001-03-14
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Granted: 2003-01-28
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Expires: 2021-03-14
Abstract
Abstract A diesel engine with a supercharger, which hardly has an adverse effect on performance even if a fuel of inferior ignitability is used, is provided. For this purpose, the diesel engine includes a supercharger ( 1 ) for supplying pressurized supercharged air into a cylinder ( 31 ), and a heat exchanger, which is provided in a supercharged air passage from an outlet port of the supercharger to an inlet port of the cylinder, and the heat exchanger is a hybrid type of heat exchanger ( 2 ) including a first heat exchanger ( 2 a ) for carrying out heat exchange between the supercharged air from the outlet port of the supercharger and a first heat exchange medium, and a second heat exchanger ( 2 b ) for carrying out heat exchange between the supercharged air from an outlet port of the first heat exchanger and a second heat exchange medium having higher temperature than the first heat exchange medium.
Inventors
- 👤 Hideo Furukawa
- 👤 Hiroyasu Satou
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 12:45
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02B; F02B29/00; F02B29/04; F02B29/0493; F02B29/0406; F02B29/0412; F02B29/0425; F02B29/0437; F02B29/0443; F02B37/00; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
143 words
A supercharged diesel engine having a supercharger for pressurizing ambient air into a cylinder, and a heat exchanger being provided in a pressurized air passage between an outlet port of said supercharger and an inlet port of said cylinder for cooling the pressurized air from said supercharger, wherein said heat exchanger is a hybrid type of heat exchanger comprising a first heat exchanger for carrying out heat exchange between the pressurized air discharged from the outlet port of said supercharger and a first heat exchange medium, and a second heat exchanger for carrying out heat exchange between the pressurized air discharged from an outlet port of said first heat exchanger and a second heat exchange medium having higher temperature than said first heat exchange medium, and supplying the pressurized air, after the heat exchange with said second heat exchange medium, to said cylinder.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
143 words
A supercharged diesel engine having a supercharger for pressurizing ambient air into a cylinder, and a heat exchanger being provided in a pressurized air passage between an outlet port of said supercharger and an inlet port of said cylinder for cooling the pressurized air from said supercharger, wherein said heat exchanger is a hybrid type of heat exchanger comprising a first heat exchanger for carrying out heat exchange between the pressurized air discharged from the outlet port of said supercharger and a first heat exchange medium, and a second heat exchanger for carrying out heat exchange between the pressurized air discharged from an outlet port of said first heat exchanger and a second heat exchange medium having higher temperature than said first heat exchange medium, and supplying the pressurized air, after the heat exchange with said second heat exchange medium, to said cylinder.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
43 words
The supercharged diesel engine in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the engine is a water cooling type, wherein said first heat exchange medium is ambient air, and wherein said second heat exchange medium is cooling water from said water cooling type engine.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
51 words
The supercharged diesel engine in accordance with claim 2 , further comprising: load detecting means for detecting an engine load of said water cooling type engine; and control means for receiving a detection signal from said load detecting means and controlling flow of cooling water from said water cooling type engine.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
83 words
The supercharged diesel engine in accordance with claim 2 or claim 3 , further comprising: a pressure sensor which is provided between an outlet port of a compressor of said supercharger and an inlet port of said cylinder and detects supercharged air pressure; and control means for receiving a detection signal from said pressure sensor and controlling flow of cooling water from said water cooling type of engine, wherein said water cooling type of engine is used at an almost constant engine speed.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The supercharged diesel engine in accordance with claim 1 , wherein a fuel used is a water emulsion fuel.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
52 words
The supercharged diesel engine in accordance with claim 5 , wherein the engine is a water cooling type of engine with the supercharger using cooling water, wherein said first heat exchange medium is outside air, and wherein said second heat exchange medium is cooling water from said water cooling type of engine.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
42 words
The supercharged diesel engine in accordance with claim 1 , further comprising: load detecting means for detecting an engine load; and control means for receiving a detection signal from said load detecting means and controlling flow of said second heat exchange medium.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
75 words
The supercharged diesel engine in accordance with claim 1 or claim 5 , further comprising: a pressure sensor which is provided between an outlet port of a compressor of said supercharger and an inlet port of said cylinder and detects supercharged air pressure; and control means for receiving a detection signal from said pressure sensor and controlling flow of said second heat exchange medium, wherein the engine is used at an almost constant engine speed.
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