EP 1843036 A2 20071010 - Apparatus for controlling the temperature of fuel supplied to an engine
Title (en)
Apparatus for controlling the temperature of fuel supplied to an engine
Title (de)
Vorrichtung zur Regelung der Temperatur des einer Brennkraftmaschine zugeführten Kraftstoffs
Title (fr)
Appareil pour le contrôle de la température du combustible fourni à un moteur
Publication
Application
Priority
GB 0606777 A 20060403
Abstract (en)
An apparatus (10) for controlling the temperature of fuel supplied to an engine is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a first inlet (20) for receiving fuel from a fuel tank; a second inlet (30) for receiving fuel returned from an engine; a first outlet (40) for passing fuel to an engine and a second outlet (50) for passing fuel to a fuel tank. A valve is also provided for directing fuel received from the second inlet (30) to one or both of the first (40) and second (50) outlets wherein the valve is arranged to vary the proportion of fuel directed to the first (40) and second (50) outlets. Varying the proportion of relatively hot fuel received from the engine via the second inlet (30) to be returned either to the engine and/or the fuel tank enables the temperature of fuel supplied to the engine to be controlled. The proportion of the fuel received from the second inlet (30) to be returned either to the engine and/or the fuel tank is preferably dependent upon the fuel temperature.
IPC 8 full level
F02M 37/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP GB)
F02M 31/16 (2013.01 - GB); F02M 37/0035 (2013.01 - EP GB); F02M 37/30 (2018.12 - GB); F02D 33/006 (2013.01 - EP GB); F02M 37/0052 (2013.01 - EP); F02M 37/0058 (2013.01 - GB)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR IT SE
Designated extension state (EPC)
AL BA HR MK YU
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 1843036 A2 20071010; EP 1843036 A3 20090408; EP 1843036 B1 20110608; GB 0606777 D0 20060510; GB 2436854 A 20071010; GB 2436854 B 20101222
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 07251459 A 20070402; GB 0606777 A 20060403