Turbocharged compression ignition engine
AssigneeDbt Australia Pty Limited
InventorsPeter Kacev, Greg Venticinque
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Abstract
A flame trap housing 36 for a flame trap 34 of a compression ignition engine has an inlet 38 configured to engage an air outlet of a turbocharger and an outlet 40 configured to engage an inlet of an inlet after-cooler. The housing 36 is double skinned, having an inner skin 46 defining a flame trap compartment 35 and an outer skin 48 arranged in a spaced relationship relative to the inner skin 46, to define a fluid flow path 52 for the flow of a cooling fluid about the inner skin 46 of the housing 36.
Claims7
A flame trap housing for a flame trap of a compression ignition engine, the housing having an inlet configured to engage an air outlet of a turbocharger and an outlet configured to engage an inlet of an inlet after-cooler, the housing being double skinned, having an inner skin defining a flame trap compartment and an outer skin arranged in a spaced relationship relative to the inner skin, to define a fluid path for the flow of a cooling fluid about the inner skin of the housing.
A fluid input assembly for a compression ignition engine, the assembly including:
- a turbocharger;
- a flame trap including a housing comprising an inlet connected to an air outlet of a turbocharger and an outlet configured to engage an inlet of an inlet after-cooler, the housing being double skinned and having an inner skin defining a flame trap compartment and an outer skin arranged in a spaced relationship relative to the inner skin, to define a fluid path for the flow of a cooling fluid about the inner skin of the housing;
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- an inlet after-cooler connected to an outlet of the flame trap housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.