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US 2021/0222652 A1Published application
Fluid control system
AssigneeSquare Head Inc.
InventorRobert Paul Groth
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Abstract
A fluid control system for an engine may include an air pathway to carry air to the engine, a fuel pathway to carry a fuel to the engine, and at least one temperature control device to control temperatures of the air and the fuel. The temperature control device maintains the air and the fuel at a temperature based on a target air-fuel ratio and a target volume of the air and the fuel.
Claims20
A fluid control system for an engine comprising:
- an air pathway to carry air to the engine;
- a fuel pathway to carry a fuel to the engine;
- and
- at least one temperature control device to control temperatures of the air and the fuel,
- wherein the temperature control device maintains the air and the fuel at a temperature based on a target air-fuel ratio and a target volume of the air and the fuel.
2 more elements
A method of controlling fluid temperature within an engine, comprising:
- determining a target air-fuel ratio based on at least one parameter of an operation of the engine;
- with a first sensor, detecting a temperature of air introduced into the engine;
- with a second sensor, detecting a temperature of a fuel introduced into the engine;
- with a controller, determining a target temperature of the air and a target temperature of the fuel to meet the target air-fuel ratio;
- with a first control device, adjusting the temperature of the air before introduction into a combustion chamber of the engine;
- and
- with a second control device, adjusting the temperature of the fuel before introduction into the combustion chamber of the engine.
4 more elements
A fluid temperature control feedback system comprising:
- a first sensor to detect a temperature of air introduced into an engine;
- a second sensor to detect a temperature of a fuel introduced into the engine;
- a controller to determine a target temperature of the air and a target temperature of the fuel to meet a target air-fuel ratio;
- a first temperature control device to adjust the temperature of the air before introduction into the engine;
- and
- a second temperature control device to adjust the temperature of the fuel before introduction into the engine,
- wherein data representing the temperatures of the air and the fuel as detected by the first sensor and the second sensor is used by the controller to instruct the first temperature control device and the second temperature control device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.