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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2016
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Hamid G. Kia, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Mark W. Verbrugge, Troy, MI (US);
Anthony M. Coppola, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Paul M. Najt, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Michael A. Potter, Grass Lake, MI (US);
Russell P. Durrett, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
Engine assemblies and methods of heating and/or cooling the engine assemblies are provided. The engine assembly has a metal liner defining a cylindrical region for receiving a piston, a polymeric composite housing disposed around at least a portion of the exterior surface of the metal liner, and a metal cylinder head. The polymeric composite housing comprises a polymer and a plurality of reinforcing fibers and at least one of: a plurality of microchannels for receiving a heat transfer fluid for heating and/or cooling the engine assembly; and at least one wire for heating the engine assembly.