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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2012
William Charles Ruona, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Gopichandra Surnilla, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
David Karl Bidner, Livonia, MI (US);
William Charles Ruona, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Gopichandra Surnilla, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
David Karl Bidner, Livonia, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
Embodiments for controlling condensate in a charge air cooler are provided. In one example, a charge air cooler comprises an inlet to admit charge air, a plurality of heat exchange passages to remove heat from the charge air, an outlet configured to discharge the charge air from the heat exchange passages to an intake passage upstream of an intake manifold of an engine, and a dispersion element extending at least partially across the outlet.