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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2007
Applicants:
Terrence Francis Alger, San Antonio, TX (US);
Barrett Wade Mangold, Atascosa, TX (US);
Inventors:
Terrence Francis Alger, San Antonio, TX (US);
Barrett Wade Mangold, Atascosa, TX (US);
Assignee:
Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 21/00 (2006.01); F02M 25/07 (2006.01); F02B 47/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and system for use with flexible fuel engines capable of operating with arbitrary mixtures of gasoline and alternative fuel. The engine is equipped with an EGR loop and a control system, such that, as the relative amount of alternative fuel decreases, the amount of EGR provided to the engine increases.