Global Patent Index - EP 1203147 A1

EP 1203147 A1 20020508 - DIESEL FUEL TEMPERATURE CONTROLLING METHOD AND APPARATUS

Title (en)

DIESEL FUEL TEMPERATURE CONTROLLING METHOD AND APPARATUS

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR KONTROLLE DER DIESELBRENNSTOFFTEMPERATUR

Title (fr)

PROCEDE ET APPAREIL PERMETTANT DE COMMANDER LA TEMPERATURE DE CARBURANT DIESEL

Publication

EP 1203147 A1 20020508 (EN)

Application

EP 00975318 A 20001020

Priority

  • US 0029059 W 20001020
  • US 16059799 P 19991020

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0129390A1] A method and apparatus for raising and stabilizing the temperature of diesel fuel to the optimum combustion temperature using a highly efficient plate type heat exchanger (3). The invention utilizes a mechanically actuated flow control valve (5) to regulate the engine coolant flow to maintain and stabilize the fuel temperature in the optimum range regardless of the make of engine or ambient temperature conditions. This allows the heat exchanger (3) to accommodate a wide range of fuel flow rates and varied operating conditions without increasing the fuel temperature beyond the optimum range.

IPC 1-7

F02G 5/00

IPC 8 full level

F01P 7/16 (2006.01); F02G 5/00 (2006.01); F02M 31/10 (2006.01); F01P 7/14 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

F01P 7/16 (2013.01 - EP US); F02G 5/00 (2013.01 - EP); F02M 31/10 (2013.01 - EP US); F01P 2007/146 (2013.01 - EP); F01P 2050/06 (2013.01 - EP); F01P 2060/10 (2013.01 - EP); Y02T 10/12 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0129390A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0129390 A1 20010426; WO 0129390 A9 20020808; AU 1338501 A 20010430; EP 1203147 A1 20020508

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 0029059 W 20001020; AU 1338501 A 20001020; EP 00975318 A 20001020