Pressure regulator warm up system for a transport refrigeration unit
AssigneeCarrier Corporation
InventorLoic Renault
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Abstract
A fluid circuit for a trucking vehicle having a transport refrigeration unit is provided. The fluid circuit includes a first regulator assembly defining a first fuel inlet that is arranged to receive fuel from a first fuel tank and a first fuel outlet that is arranged to provide fuel to a first engine. The first regulator assembly having a first heat exchanger assembly defining a first coolant inlet that is arranged to receive coolant from a cooling system associated with the first engine and a first coolant outlet that is arranged to provide coolant to the cooling system.
Claims10
A fluid circuit provided with a trucking vehicle having a transport refrigeration unit, comprising:
- a first regulator assembly defining a first fuel inlet that is arranged to receive fuel from a first fuel tank and a first fuel outlet that is arranged to provide fuel to a first engine, the first regulator assembly having a first heat exchanger assembly defining a first coolant inlet that is arranged to receive coolant from a cooling system associated with the first engine and a first coolant outlet that is arranged to provide coolant to the cooling system;
- a second regulator assembly defining a second fuel inlet that is arranged to receive fuel from a second fuel tank and a second fuel outlet that is arranged to provide fuel to a second engine associated with a transport refrigeration unit;
- the second regulator assembly having a second heat exchanger assembly defining a second coolant inlet that is arranged to receive coolant from the cooling system associated with the first engine and a second coolant outlet that is arranged to provide coolant to the cooling system.
A method of warming a regulator assembly, comprising:
- receiving a first portion of fuel through a first fuel inlet of a first regulator assembly;
- receiving coolant from a cooling system associated with a first engine through a first coolant inlet of a first heat exchanger assembly associated with the first regulator assembly;
- heating the fuel received through the first fuel inlet with the coolant;
- directing the coolant through a first coolant outlet of the first heat exchanger assembly towards the cooling system associated with the first engine;
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- providing the first portion of fuel through a first fuel outlet of the first regulator assembly to the first engine;
- receiving a second portion of fuel through a second fuel inlet of the first regulator assembly;
- heating the second portion of fuel received through the second fuel inlet with the coolant;
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- providing the second portion of fuel through a second fuel outlet of the first regulator assembly to a second engine associated with a transport refrigeration unit.
A method of warming a regulator assembly, comprising:
- receiving a first portion of fuel through a first fuel inlet of a first regulator assembly;
- receiving coolant from a cooling system associated with a first engine through a first coolant inlet of a first heat exchanger assembly associated with the first regulator assembly;
- heating the fuel received through the first fuel inlet with the coolant;
- directing the coolant through a first coolant outlet of the first heat exchanger assembly towards the cooling system associated with the first engine;
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- providing the first portion of fuel through a first fuel outlet of the first regulator assembly to the first engine;
- receiving a second portion of fuel through a second fuel inlet of a second regulator assembly;
- receiving coolant from the cooling system associated with the first engine through a second coolant inlet of a second heat exchanger assembly associated with the second regulator assembly;
- heating the second portion of fuel received through the second fuel inlet with the coolant;
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- providing the second portion of fuel through a second fuel outlet of the second regulator assembly to a second engine associated with a transport refrigeration unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.