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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2015
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Martin Lehman, Congerville, IL (US);
Scott F. Shafer, Morton, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A fluid conditioning system includes a recirculation pump fluidly coupled to a reservoir via a first conduit; a delivery pump fluidly coupled in series with the recirculation pump, such that an outlet of the recirculation pump is fluidly coupled to an inlet of the delivery pump via a second conduit; and a recirculation loop including a recirculation filter, an inlet of the recirculation filter being fluidly coupled to the second conduit, and an outlet of the recirculation filter being fluidly coupled to the first conduit. The recirculation pump is configured to operate at a flow rate that is higher than a flow rate of the delivery pump.