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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2001
Filed:
May. 22, 2000
Gregory Alan Marsh, Erie, PA (US);
Brian Lane Walter, Erie, PA (US);
Peter Loring Valentine, Erie, PA (US);
Mahesh Chand Aggarwal, Erie, PA (US);
Abul Kalam Mohammad Shariful Islam, Ottawa, CA;
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A cooling system (,) for a turbocharged locomotive engine (,) including a two stage intercooler (,) for conditioning the combustion air (,). A first coolant loop (,) includes a first stage intercooler (,), the engine coolant passages (,), a radiator (,), a first tank (,), an oil cooler (,), and a first pump (,). A second coolant loop (,) includes a second stage intercooler (,) a subcooler (,), a second tank (,), and a second pump (,). A fluid connection is provided between the first coolant loop (,) and the second coolant loop (,) to provide heat there between during conditions of overcooling of the second coolant loop (,). Flow control valves forming a portion of first coolant loop (,) may be embodied in a single rotor-sleeve flow control valve (,).