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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 01, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gregory Alan Marsh, Erie, PA (US);
Peter Loring Valentine, Erie, PA (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01P 7/14 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01P 7/14 ;
Abstract
A cooling system for a turbo-charged internal combustion engine utilizing a unified flow control valve capable of changing the mode of operation of the system in response to a varying heat demand. The unified flow control valve may be a solenoid operated slider valve having a cylinder with connections to the engine water jacket outlet, the intercooler inlet, the radiator inlet and outlet, and the water tank, and a piston having rows of openings which when aligned with the cylinder connections provide flow paths corresponding to various modes of operation.