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US 2010/0147489 A1Published application
Cooling system having variable orifice plates
AssigneeCaterpillar Inc.
InventorsRyan A. White, John H. Lovell, Nader W. Ktami
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Abstract
A cooling system for an engine is disclosed. The cooling system may have an engine, a pump configured to receive coolant from the engine and generate a flow of coolant, and a heat exchanger configured to receive the coolant flow. The cooling system may also have a plurality of orifice plates located between the pump and the heat exchanger. At least one of the plurality of orifice plates may be adjustable to control the flow of the coolant from the engine to the heat exchanger.
Claims20
A cooling system comprising:
- an engine;
- a pump configured to receive coolant from the engine and generate a coolant flow;
- a heat exchanger configured to receive the coolant flow;
- and
- a plurality of orifice plates located between the pump and the heat exchanger, wherein at least one of the plurality of orifice plates is adjustable to control the coolant flow from the engine to the heat exchanger.
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A method of installing a power system comprising:
- installing an engine;
- installing a heat exchanger configured to receive and cool pressurized coolant from the engine;
- and
- adjusting at least one of a plurality of orifice plates to control coolant flow from the engine to the heat exchanger based on a distance from an installation location of the engine to an installation location of the heat exchanger.
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A generator set, comprising:
- an engine;
- a generator driven by the engine to produce electrical power;
- a pump driven by the engine to pressurize coolant directed through the engine and the generator;
- a heat exchanger configured to receive and cool the pressurized coolant;
- and
- a plurality of adjustable orifice plates located between the engine and the heat exchanger to regulate a flow of the pressurized coolant exiting the engine.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.