Fuel efficiency for trunk piston four-stroke diesel engines
AssigneeA.P. Moller-Maersk A/S
InventorsRichard Leahy, Klaus-Werner Damm
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a system (and corresponding method) for reducing fuel consumption in a four-stroke trunk piston diesel engine, the system comprising: a replenishment system connected to receive engine oil from a four-stroke trunk piston diesel engine and to receive replenishment oil, where the replenishment system is configured for mixing the engine oil and the replenishment oil resulting in a mixed oil that is introduced into the engine.
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A system for reducing fuel consumption in a four-stroke trunk piston diesel engine, the system comprising:
- a replenishment system connected to receive and to replenish an engine oil from a four-stroke trunk piston diesel engine and to receive a replenishment oil, where the replenishment system is configured for mixing the engine oil and the replenishment oil resulting in a mixed oil that is introduced into the engine, and wherein the replenishment system comprises a mixing unit for receiving the replenishment oil and the engine oil, and for mixing the replenishment and engine oils according to a predetermined rate to obtain the mixed oil.
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A method of reducing fuel consumption in a four-stroke trunk piston diesel engine, the method comprising the steps:
- receiving an engine oil from a four-stroke trunk piston diesel engine and receiving a replenishment oil in a replenishment system,
- mixing the engine oil and the replenishment oil by a mixing unit thereby obtaining a mixed oil, wherein the mixing unit receives the replenishment oil and the engine oil and mixes the replenishment and engine oils according to a predetermined rate to obtain the mixed oil;
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- introducing the mixed oil to the engine.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.