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US 2001/0040187 A1Published application
Method of enhancing heat transfer in a heated tip fuel injector
AssigneeSiemens Automotive Corporation
InventorsWEI-MIN REN, FRANK ZIMMERMANN, JOHN F. NALLY JR, JOHN BRIGHT
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Abstract
A method of heating fuel includes providing a fuel injector having an internal heater and a reciprocable needle valve; providing fuel to the fuel injector; passing the fuel through at least one flow-disturbing element; and heating the fuel.
Claims23
A method of heating fuel comprising:
- providing a fuel injector having an internal heater and a reciprocable needle valve;
- providing fuel to the fuel injector;
- passing the fuel through at least one flow disturbing element;
- and
- heating the fuel.
2 more elements
A method of heating fuel comprising:
- providing a fuel injector having an internal heater and a reciprocable needle valve;
- providing fuel to the fuel injector;
- creating swirl in the fuel;
- and
- heating the fuel.
2 more elements
A method of heating fuel comprising:
- providing a fuel injector having an internal heater and a reciprocable needle valve;
- providing fuel to the fuel injector;
- creating turbulence in the fuel;
- and
- heating the fuel.
2 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.