Stored Compressed Air Management for Improved Engine Performance
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsRoss Dykstra Pursifull, Ralph Wayne Cunningham, Gopichandra Surnilla
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Abstract
A method for providing air to a combustion chamber of an engine, the engine including a compressor and a boost tank selectably coupled to an intake manifold. The method includes varying a relative amount of engine exhaust in air pressurized in the boost tank based on engine operating conditions, and discharging the air pressurized in the boost tank to the intake manifold.
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A method for providing air to a combustion chamber of an engine, the engine including a compressor and a boost tank selectably coupled to an intake manifold, the method comprising:
- varying a relative amount of engine exhaust in air pressurized in the boost tank based on engine operating conditions;
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- discharging the air pressurized in the boost tank to the intake manifold.
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