Global Patent Index - EP 4365423 A1

EP 4365423 A1 20240508 - GAS COOLING DEVICE

Title (en)

GAS COOLING DEVICE

Title (de)

GASKÜHLVORRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF DE REFROIDISSEMENT DE GAZ

Publication

EP 4365423 A1 20240508 (EN)

Application

EP 23196925 A 20230912

Priority

EP 22205626 A 20221104

Abstract (en)

The invention relates to a cooling device for cooling gas in an internal combustion engine, an internal combustion engine with a cooling device and a method for maintaining a cooling device. A Cooling device (1) for cooling a gas in a large internal combustion engine (100) comprises a housing (2) with a gas inlet (3) and a gas outlet (4). The cooling device (1) comprises a first cleaning device (50), wherein the first cleaning device (50) comprises a fluid spray system (51), the fluid spray system (51) comprising at least two arrays (53) of array spray nozzles (52) and comprises at least one valve (54a, 54b), allowing passage only through a part of the arrays (53) of array spray nozzles (52), in particular only to one array (53) of array spray nozzles (52), at a time.Alternatively or additionally, the cooling device (1) comprises a second cleaning device (10), wherein the second cleaning device (10) comprises at least one first fluid spray nozzle (11), which is arranged downstream a first cooling stage (12) of the cooling device (1) and upstream a second cooling stage (13) of the cooling device (1). Alternatively or additionally the cooling device (1) comprises a third cleaning device (20) wherein the third cleaning device (20) comprises a lubricant spray system (21), preferably comprising at least one lubricant spray nozzle (22), connected or connectable to a lubricant rail (23), preferably arranged close to the gas inlet (3).

IPC 8 full level

F02B 25/04 (2006.01); F01P 11/06 (2006.01); F02B 29/04 (2006.01); F02M 26/22 (2016.01); F02M 26/50 (2016.01); F02M 35/10 (2006.01); F28G 9/00 (2006.01); F02B 75/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

F01P 3/20 (2013.01 - EP); F01P 11/06 (2013.01 - EP); F02B 25/04 (2013.01 - EP); F02B 29/0475 (2013.01 - EP); F02M 26/06 (2013.01 - KR); F02M 26/22 (2016.02 - EP); F02M 26/28 (2016.02 - KR); F02M 26/32 (2016.02 - KR); F02M 26/35 (2016.02 - KR); F02M 26/36 (2016.02 - KR); F02M 26/50 (2016.02 - EP); F02M 35/10222 (2013.01 - EP); F28G 3/166 (2013.01 - EP); F28G 9/00 (2013.01 - EP); F02B 2075/025 (2013.01 - EP); F28D 2021/0026 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (applicant)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 4365423 A1 20240508; CN 117988948 A 20240507; JP 2024068164 A 20240517; KR 20240066237 A 20240514

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 23196925 A 20230912; CN 202311385805 A 20231024; JP 2023187452 A 20231101; KR 20230150521 A 20231103