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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Chris Paul Glugla, Macomb, MI (US);
Gopichandra Surnilla, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Eric Warren Curtis, Milan, MI (US);
John Hedges, Canton, MI (US);
Mark Allen Dearth, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/00 (2006.01); F02D 41/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/0025 (2013.01); F02D 41/0027 (2013.01); F02D 41/3845 (2013.01); F02D 2200/0602 (2013.01); F02D 2200/0606 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for adjusting a phase of gaseous fuel delivered to fuel injectors of a fuel delivery system. In one example, a method may include adjusting a fuel pressure in a fuel delivery system to deliver fuel in each of a liquid and a gaseous phase during different engine operating conditions. The fuel pressure may be based on a temperature, composition, and desired phase of the fuel.