Charge air cooler housing water trap
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorCharles Allen Cockerill
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Abstract
A charge air cooler includes a cooler housing configured to couple with an intercooler core outlet and having a condensate/water trap disposed within the cooler housing. The water trap is configured to inhibit water passing through the housing outlet. The water trap is further configured to collect the water and introduce it to the engine at a controlled rate.
Claims20
A charge air cooler for use with an internal combustion engine comprising:
- a cooler housing having a housing outlet, the cooler housing configured to couple with an intercooler core outlet;
- and
- a water trap disposed within the cooler housing and configured to inhibit water passing through the housing outlet.
A method for reducing engine misfires in an internal combustion engine having a charge air cooler, the method comprising:
- trapping condensate within a charge air cooler housing;
- collecting the condensate;
- and
- introducing the condensate into the engine at a controlled rate.
A method for reducing engine misfires in an internal combustion engine having a charge air cooler, the method comprising:
- inhibiting condensate from being drawn out of the charge air cooler into an intake manifold by trapping the condensate within a cooler housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.