Diesel fuel system conditioning
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsCarlos Armesto, Scott J. Szymusiak, Scott Donald Cooper, Christopher Arnold Woodring
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Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for conditioning fuel for diesel engine. The system may include a fuel pump located within a fuel tank configured to pump fuel to the diesel engine. The system may also include a fuel filter located outside of the fuel tank operatively located upstream of a flow of fuel from the fuel pump. A method may include directing fuel from inside of the fuel tank through a fuel filter located outside of the fuel tank into a vacuum chamber positioned inside the fuel tank, before directing the fuel to the diesel engine.
Claims23
The diesel fuel conditioning system for a diesel engine comprising:
- a fuel pump located within a fuel tank configured to pump fuel to the diesel engine;
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- a fuel filter located outside of the fuel tank operatively located upstream of a flow of fuel from the fuel pump.
The diesel fuel conditioning system for a diesel engine comprising:
- a fuel tank;
- a fuel filter located outside of the fuel tank;
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- a vacuum chamber coupled with a pressure chamber via a fuel pump located within the fuel tank, the fuel pump configured to pull fuel from the fuel tank through the fuel filter and into the vacuum chamber.
A diesel fuel conditioning arrangement of a diesel engine comprising:
- a fuel tank;
- a fuel filter located outside of the fuel tank;
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- a pump located inside the fuel tank and configured to pull fuel through the fuel filter and into the fuel tank, and to direct the fuel to the diesel engine.
A method for a fuel conditioning module of a diesel engine, comprising:
- directing fuel from inside of the fuel tank through a fuel filter located outside of the fuel tank into a vacuum chamber positioned inside the fuel tank, before directing the fuel to the diesel engine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.