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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2002
Device for thermally controlling the intake air of the internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle
Manuel Amaral, Paris, FR;
Manuel Amaral, Paris, FR;
Peugeot Citroen Automobiles, S.A., Velizy-Villacoublay, FR;
Abstract
The device comprises a first heat exchanger () for exchanging heat between the admission air and a heat-transfer liquid for regulating the temperature of the admission air, the heat exchanger being connected to a circuit () for cold heat-transfer liquid, the device further comprising a second heat exchanger () for exchanging heat between the admission air and a heat-transfer fluid likewise for regulating the temperature of the admission air and connected to a circuit () for very cold heat-transfer fluid that is colder than the heat transfer liquid of the cold heat-transfer liquid circuit (). The cold heat-transfer liquid circuit () preferably comprises a heat exchanger () for exchanging heat between air and the cold heat-transfer liquid, e.g. carried by a front face () of the motor vehicle.