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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2014
Applicant:
Cummins Power Generation Ip, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
Kurt Butz, Edina, MN (US);
Stephen W. Osmonson, Eagan, MN (US);
Mark Turpin, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Sathyanarayanan Arumugam, Shoreview, MN (US);
John A. Peterson, Ramsey, MN (US);
Assignee:
CUMMINS POWER GENERATION IP, INC., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04B 23/08 (2006.01); F04D 29/58 (2006.01); F04D 13/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/586 (2013.01); F04D 13/16 (2013.01); F01P 2050/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A marine pumping system includes a pump for providing a cooling fluid to, for example, an internal combustion engine. The pumping system includes a pump, a reservoir separate from and upstream of the pump for storing cooling fluid, and plumbing downstream of the pump configured to maintain cooling fluid in the reservoir during non-operation of the pump. The reservoir and plumbing configuration minimize dry run time of the pump.