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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2007
Rahul J. Chillar, Greenville, SC (US);
Robert W. Taylor, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (US);
James E. Roberts, Kansas City, MO (US);
Joell R. Hibshman, Ii, Greer, SC (US);
Peter Martin Maly, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Dale J. Davis, Marietta, GA (US);
Rahul J. Chillar, Greenville, SC (US);
Robert W. Taylor, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (US);
James E. Roberts, Kansas City, MO (US);
Joell R. Hibshman, II, Greer, SC (US);
Peter Martin Maly, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Dale J. Davis, Marietta, GA (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
The exhaust within an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system should be purged to allow for access to the components of the EGR system. A system and method for purging the EGR system is provided. The system and method may incorporate an: EGR purge fan, an EGR purge blower, or a turbomachine. The system and method may draw the exhaust out of the EGR system. The system and method may drive the exhaust out of the EGR system.