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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Yasser Mohamed sayed Yacoub, Cologne, DE;
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 47/02 (2006.01); F02M 25/028 (2006.01); F02B 3/06 (2006.01); F02M 1/00 (2006.01); F02M 25/022 (2006.01); F02B 29/04 (2006.01); F02M 31/08 (2006.01); F02M 26/13 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 47/02 (2013.01); F02M 25/028 (2013.01); F02M 25/0227 (2013.01); F02B 3/06 (2013.01); F02B 29/0406 (2013.01); F02M 1/00 (2013.01); F02M 25/022 (2013.01); F02M 26/13 (2016.02); F02M 31/08 (2013.01); F02M 2700/4321 (2013.01); Y02T 10/121 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for reducing NOemissions are provided, comprising: adjusting an amount of water injected into an intake manifold responsive to an oxygen concentration, temperature and pressure in the intake manifold; and heating the injected water if humidity is higher than a threshold. Water injected into the intake manifold decreases the temperature of, and dilutes the oxygen content of intake gases thereby decreasing NOemissions.