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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2016
Wacker Neuson Production Americas Llc, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);
Dave Mencel, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);
Justin Andreas, Grand Haven, MI (US);
John Lane, Muskegon, MI (US);
Michael Hanson, Muskegon, MI (US);
Wacker Neuson Production Americas LLC, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);
Abstract
A flameless heater includes a diesel engine, a hydraulic or electric load that is powered by the diesel engine thereby generating heat, a heat exchanger that transfers heat to air flowing through the air from the flameless heat source, and possibly other heat exchangers for heating the air flowing therethrough with engine coolant and/or with exhaust gases. The system may be operated to maintain relatively high load on the engine for at least the majority of the time so as to reduce or negate the need for parked regeneration. The system may also control airflow through the system and possibly other system parameters to obtain a given setpoint such as a given discharge air temperature. In one embodiment, airflow through the system is controlled by louvers under the power of an electric motor or other actuator controlled by the system's controller.