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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2016
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Kevin Paul Bailey, Mercer, PA (US);
Eric David Peters, Erie, PA (US);
Ian Prechtl, Dunkirk, NY (US);
Justin Lee, Thornton, CO (US);
Jared Lossie, Erie, PA (US);
Uday Prakash Karmakar, Erie, PA (US);
Vijayaselvan Jayakar, Bangalore, IN;
David Wright, Decatur, TX (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Various methods and systems are provided for an exhaust gas recirculation system. In one example, an exhaust gas recirculation cooler includes an exhaust gas inlet and an exhaust gas outlet spaced from the exhaust gas inlet; a plurality of cooling tubes disposed between the exhaust gas inlet and exhaust gas outlet; and a baffle positioned proximate to the exhaust gas inlet and interposed between the plurality of cooling tubes and the exhaust gas inlet, where the baffle directs exhaust gas entering the EGR cooler through the exhaust gas inlet to the plurality of cooling tubes in a defined path.