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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2012
Sergi Yudanov, Västra Frölunda, SE;
Sergi Yudanov, Västra Frölunda, SE;
Volvo Lastvagnar AB, Göteberg, SE;
Abstract
A fuel system includes a low pressure fuel system, a high-pressure fuel pump, a common rail, at least one fuel injector, and an engine management system. The engine management system may initiate a recirculating cooling fuel flow through the high-pressure fuel pump for avoiding fuel boiling by either increasing the target pressure of the fuel within the common rail above a threshold level, which triggers opening a high-pressure fuel relief valve, such that fuel supplied by the high-pressure fuel pump is returned to the low pressure fuel system via the high-pressure fuel relief valve, or providing increased internal fuel leakage within the at least one fuel injector, such that fuel supplied by the high-pressure fuel pump is returned to the low pressure fuel system by a return line.