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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2012
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Brien Lloyd Fulton, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Carlos Armesto, Canton, MI (US);
Larry Castleberry, Detroit, MI (US);
Brad Allen Brown, Leonard, MI (US);
Armando Chacon, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 7/12 (2006.01); F02M 25/022 (2006.01); F02M 37/22 (2006.01); F02M 25/07 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 25/0222 (2013.01); F02M 25/0742 (2013.01); F02M 37/221 (2013.01); Y02T 10/121 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for draining water separated from diesel fuel into an EGR system. In response to the water volume in the fuel system and EGR flow at pre-determined levels, water may be introduced into the EGR system. EGR flow may also be controlled in response to introducing water into the EGR system and engine operating conditions.