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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Shuya Shark Yamada, Novi, MI (US);
Jim Raymond Palm, Ypsilanti Township, MI (US);
Kristofor Robert Norman, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 15/00 (2006.01); F02M 31/20 (2006.01); F02B 29/04 (2006.01); F02M 25/07 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 31/20 (2013.01); F02B 29/0418 (2013.01); F02B 29/0468 (2013.01); F02M 25/0707 (2013.01); F02M 25/0713 (2013.01); Y02T 10/146 (2013.01);
Abstract
A charge air cooler, a system to control condensation within a plurality of cooling tubes of a charge air cooler, and a method are disclosed. The system includes an air flow control arrangement configured to selectively ensure a flow rate of charge air through each individual cooling tube is either essentially zero or above a predetermined minimum flow rate in accordance with predetermined operating conditions of the engine.