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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2021
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Brien Lloyd Fulton, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Carlos Armesto, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/00 (2006.01); F01N 3/025 (2006.01); F01N 3/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/0253 (2013.01); F01N 3/36 (2013.01); F01N 2250/02 (2013.01); F01N 2260/04 (2013.01); F01N 2610/03 (2013.01); F01N 2610/1406 (2013.01); F01N 2610/1426 (2013.01); F01N 2610/1453 (2013.01);
Abstract
A diesel engine system includes an engine, an exhaust system connected to the engine, and a water-fuel separator. The exhaust system has an aftertreatment device, an exhaust pipe upstream of the aftertreatment device, and a fuel injector connected to the exhaust pipe. The water-fuel separator has a filter configured to separate water from fuel and a reservoir configured to store the separated water. The reservoir is in fluid communication with the fuel injector.