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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2012
Richard W. Gushman, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Charles Thomas Sullivan, Lexington, NC (US);
David J. Gunnels, Ortonville, MI (US);
Richard W. Gushman, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Charles Thomas Sullivan, Lexington, NC (US);
David J. Gunnels, Ortonville, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A fuel flow measuring apparatus comprises a fuel conditioning cabinet, a fuel supply delivered through a fuel supply line, a fuel measurement cabinet, a fuel transfer line to transfer fuel from the fuel conditioning cabinet to the fuel measurement cabinet, a fuel delivery line extending between the fuel measurement cabinet and the internal combustion engine and to deliver fuel thereto, a first fuel return loop extending from the fuel delivery line to the fuel measurement cabinet, a second fuel return loop extending between the fuel measurement cabinet and the fuel conditioning cabinet and an intermediate cooling system comprising an intermediate cooling tank containing an intermediate coolant, an intermediate coolant line in serial thermodynamic communication with the first fuel return loop and the second fuel return loop to thermally connect the fuel flowing through both of the fuel conditioning cabinet and the fuel measurement cabinet to define an isothermic fuel stability.