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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2019
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Kyle Pohlkamp, Waunakee, WI (US);
Eric Matthew Kurtz, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 31/20 (2006.01); F02M 53/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 31/205 (2013.01); F02M 53/043 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for cooling fuel in an engine. In one example, a fuel temperature is reduced by transferring heat from the fuel to a cooling fluid. The heat exchange may occur in an unpressurized region of a fuel system.