US5131229A
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Internal-combustion engine with exhaust gas turbocharger
Assignee: AVL List GmbH
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Filing: 1990-08-03
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Granted: 1992-07-21
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Expires: 2010-08-03
Abstract
Abstract In order to utilize recycling of exhaust gases at high engine loads in an internal-combustion engine with an exhaust gas turbocharger, optionally with a charge cooler, as well as an exhaust gas recycling valve which is arranged within a connecting pipe through which a partial exhaust gas stream flows, the connecting pipe, in the direction of the flow, branching from the exhaust pipe upstream of the exhaust gas turbine and connecting into the charge pipe downstream of the exhaust gas turbine, an apparatus is employed which injects water into the partial exhaust gas stream flowing the connecting pipe at operating temperature and at high load operation of the internal-combustion engine.
Inventors
- 👤 Wolfgang Kriegler
- 👤 Hans Aufinger
- 👤 Franz Schweinzer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 13:09
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02M; F02M25/00; F02M25/022; F02M25/025; F02M25/028; F02B; F02B37/00; F02B37/12; F02B47/00; F02B47/02; F02M26/00; F02M26/02; F02M26/04; F02M26/05; F02M26/13; F02M26/36; F02B29/00; F02B29/04; F02B29/0406; F02B3/00; F02B3/06; F02M26/50; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
150 words
In an internal combustion engine with an exhaust gas turbocharger comprising an air compressor and an exhaust gas turbine, and with an exhaust gas recycling valve which is arranged within a connecting pipe for partial exhaust gas flow, branching, in the direction of the flow, from an exhaust pipe upstream of said exhaust gas turbine and engine into a charge pipe downstream of said air compressor, the improvement wherein said engine includes an apparatus which injects water into the partial exhaust gas stream flowing through said connecting pipe, wherein said apparatus for injecting water comprises a water tank and a fore-pump connected thereto, said fore-pump being connected to an electronically driven water injection valve, whereby the amounts of water to be injected are stored in engine characteristics of the engine electronics and wherein the water injection valve is cooled by an amount of rinsing water recycling into said water tank.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
150 words
In an internal combustion engine with an exhaust gas turbocharger comprising an air compressor and an exhaust gas turbine, and with an exhaust gas recycling valve which is arranged within a connecting pipe for partial exhaust gas flow, branching, in the direction of the flow, from an exhaust pipe upstream of said exhaust gas turbine and engine into a charge pipe downstream of said air compressor, the improvement wherein said engine includes an apparatus which injects water into the partial exhaust gas stream flowing through said connecting pipe, wherein said apparatus for injecting water comprises a water tank and a fore-pump connected thereto, said fore-pump being connected to an electronically driven water injection valve, whereby the amounts of water to be injected are stored in engine characteristics of the engine electronics and wherein the water injection valve is cooled by an amount of rinsing water recycling into said water tank.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
An internal combustion engine according to claim 1, including a heating means for heating the water in said water tank in wintertime.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
59 words
An internal combustion engine according to claim 2, wherein said heating means comprises a exhaust gas by-pass pipe leading from a discharge pipe extending away from said exhaust gas turbine, and including a temperature sensor in said water tank connected to said electronic control unit and a butterfly valve in said by-pass line controlled by said electronic control unit.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
An internal combustion engine according to claim 2, wherein said heating means comprises an electrical heater controlled by said water tank connected to said electronic control unit.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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