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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2014
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Chirag Bipinchandra Parikh, Erie, PA (US);
Jayesh Jain, Bangalore, IN;
Eric David Peters, Erie, PA (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/00 (2006.01); F02B 37/12 (2006.01); F01N 3/05 (2006.01); F02B 37/013 (2006.01); F02B 37/18 (2006.01); F02M 25/07 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 37/127 (2013.01); F01N 3/055 (2013.01); F02B 37/013 (2013.01); F02B 37/18 (2013.01); F02M 25/0711 (2013.01); F01N 2260/02 (2013.01); Y02T 10/121 (2013.01); Y02T 10/144 (2013.01); Y02T 10/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various methods and systems are provided for cooling exhaust system components. In one example, a system comprises heat shield surrounding at least a part of an engine exhaust passage valve positioned in an engine exhaust passage of an engine, and an air jet configured to direct compressed air into the heat shield. The heat shield contains the compressed air around an exterior of the at least the part of the engine exhaust passage valve.