Sustainable and integrated system for cooling vehicle tires externally
AssigneeUnited Arab Emirates University
InventorsMARIAM ABDULRAZZAQ ABDULLAH ALHAMMADI, WALEED KHALIL AHMED
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Abstract
A tire cooling system can be installed in a vehicle to receive condensate from evaporator of the vehicle and use the condensate for cooling one or more tires of the vehicle. The system includes a drain line, a collection reservoir, a pump, at least one spray assembly configured for positioning proximate a vehicle tire, a valve, water level sensors, a tire temperature sensor, and a controller. The at least one spray assembly includes at least one nozzle attached to a manifold. A filter is disposed within the drain line for filtering condensate that is directed to the reservoir from the evaporator.
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A sustainable and integrated system for cooling vehicle tires, comprising:
- a collecting pan for collecting condensate from the evaporator of a vehicle;
- a liquid storage reservoir connected to the collecting pan by a first conduit;
- one or more water level sensors disposed within the liquid storage reservoir;
- a pump positioned downstream from the reservoir and connected to the liquid storage reservoir by a second conduit, the pump configured to dispense water received from the storage reservoir;
- a valve configured to control water dispensed from the pump;
- at least one spray assembly connected to the valve by a respective spray conduit, the at least one spray assembly configured for positioning in front a respective tire;
- a vehicle tire temperature sensor;
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- a control unit, the control unit being in communication with the one or more water level sensors, the pump, the tire temperature sensor, and the valve.
A system for cooling vehicle tires, comprising:
- a collecting pan for collecting condensate from the evaporator of a vehicle;
- a liquid storage reservoir connected to the collecting pan by a first conduit;
- one or more water level sensors disposed within the liquid storage reservoir;
- a pump positioned downstream from the reservoir and connected to the liquid storage reservoir by a second conduit, the pump configured to dispense water received from the storage reservoir;
- a valve configured to control water dispensed from the pump;
- a plurality of spray assemblies, each spray assembly being connected to the valve by a respective spray conduit and configured for positioning in front a respective tire, each spray assembly comprising a plurality of nozzles attached to a manifold, each nozzle including an outlet having a first diameter and an inlet having a second diameter, the second diameter being smaller than the first diameter;
- a vehicle tire temperature sensor;
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- a control unit, the control unit being in communication with the one or more water level sensors, the pump, the tire temperature sensor, and the valve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.