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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2010
Timothy Chyo, Dearborn, MI (US);
Peter Kanefsky, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Carlos Armesto, Canton, MI (US);
Anil Shah, Canton, MI (US);
Douglas Schoen, Plymouth, MI (US);
Timothy Chyo, Dearborn, MI (US);
Peter Kanefsky, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Carlos Armesto, Canton, MI (US);
Anil Shah, Canton, MI (US);
Douglas Schoen, Plymouth, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A method is described for cooling fuel for a diesel engine system with a common rail fuel injection system having a coolant pump and a fan. The method comprises passing a returning fuel from the engine through a fuel to coolant heat exchange system to cool the fuel, and adjusting the cooling of the fuel by controlling the coolant pump and/or the engine cooling fan.