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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2012
Alberto Vassallo, Turin, IT;
Hans H. Drangel, Turin, IT;
Alberto Vassallo, Turin, IT;
Hans H. Drangel, Turin, IT;
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
An exhaust gas recirculation system for an internal combustion engine comprising an exhaust gas recirculation conduit fluidly connecting an exhaust manifold to an intake manifold of the internal combustion engine, first and second exhaust gas coolers located in series in the exhaust gas recirculation conduit, each of the first and second exhaust gas coolers comprising an inlet and an outlet fluidly connected to a first and a second coolant circuit respectively, wherein the second coolant circuit comprises a radiator having a coolant inlet in fluid communication with the coolant outlet of the second exhaust gas cooler, a pump having a coolant inlet in fluid communication with a coolant outlet of the radiator and a coolant outlet in fluid communication with the coolant inlet of the second exhaust gas cooler, and an additional conduit fluidly connecting the coolant outlet of the exhaust cooler.