Cleaning of a charge-air cooler in a system with exhaust gas recirculation arrangement
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsChristian Winge Vigild, Wilbert Hemink, Daniel Roettger, Andreas Kuske
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Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for cleaning a water-cooled charge-air cooler. In one example, a method may include condensing water present in the supplied charge-air and exhaust gas which may exist in gaseous and droplet form, and purging the condensate along with the exhaust gas. A system for carrying out the above mentioned method is also provided.
Claims12
A method for cleaning a water-cooled charge air cooler for an internal combustion engine, the engine comprising, an exhaust-gas recirculation arrangement, wherein a cooler device connected via a coolant circuit to a charge-air cooler imparts a cooling effect through enhanced cooling of the charge-air cooler.
A system for carrying out a method for draining condensate from a charge-air cooler, the system comprising:
- a water-cooled charge-air cooler, a cooling radiator for a coolant, a coolant pump, and a coolant line.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.