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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2011
Applicants:
Magdi K. Khair, San Antonio, TX (US);
Qilong LU, San Antonio, TX (US);
Inventors:
Magdi K. Khair, San Antonio, TX (US);
Qilong Lu, San Antonio, TX (US);
Assignee:
Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of modeling and testing the effectiveness of an EGR cooler. The cooler effectiveness is mathematically modeled as a function of various temperatures and over an operation history that includes one or more engine shut-downs.