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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2019
Applicant:
Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp., Longueuil, CA;
Inventors:
Sebastien Bergeron, Chambly, CA;
Etienne Plamondon, Candiac, CA;
Jean-Gabriel Gauvreau, Varennes, CA;
Benjamin Renaud, Montmagny, CA;
Assignee:
PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP., Longueuil, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 55/02 (2006.01); F02M 63/02 (2006.01); F02M 37/30 (2019.01); F02B 53/10 (2006.01); F02M 37/36 (2019.01); F02D 41/38 (2006.01); F02M 69/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 55/025 (2013.01); F02B 53/10 (2013.01); F02D 41/3809 (2013.01); F02M 37/30 (2019.01); F02M 37/36 (2019.01); F02M 63/0275 (2013.01); F02M 69/465 (2013.01);
Abstract
There is disclosed a method of de-icing a component of an engine assembly having a common-rail fuel injection system, including: pressurizing fuel to circulate the fuel through the common-rail injection system; drawing a portion of the fuel upstream of common-rail injectors of the common-rail injection system and directing a remainder of the fuel toward the common-rail injectors; and transferring heat from the drawn portion of the fuel to the component.