CA993981A - Vortex-shedding air flow meter control of fuel supplied to an internal combustion engine - Google Patents

Vortex-shedding air flow meter control of fuel supplied to an internal combustion engine

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CA993981A
CA993981A CA172,564A CA172564A CA993981A CA 993981 A CA993981 A CA 993981A CA 172564 A CA172564 A CA 172564A CA 993981 A CA993981 A CA 993981A
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vortex
combustion engine
internal combustion
air flow
flow meter
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Clarence C. Stark
Frederic L. Zeisler
Carlos M. Barrera
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Ford Motor Company of Canada Ltd
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
    • G01F1/00—Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through a meter in a continuous flow
    • G01F1/05—Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through a meter in a continuous flow by using mechanical effects
    • G01F1/20—Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through a meter in a continuous flow by using mechanical effects by detection of dynamic effects of the flow
    • G01F1/32—Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through a meter in a continuous flow by using mechanical effects by detection of dynamic effects of the flow using swirl flowmeters
    • G01F1/325—Means for detecting quantities used as proxy variables for swirl
    • G01F1/3287—Means for detecting quantities used as proxy variables for swirl circuits therefor
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02D—CONTROLLING COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F02D41/00—Electrical control of supply of combustible mixture or its constituents
    • F02D41/02—Circuit arrangements for generating control signals
    • F02D41/18—Circuit arrangements for generating control signals by measuring intake air flow
    • F02D41/185—Circuit arrangements for generating control signals by measuring intake air flow using a vortex flow sensor

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Electrical Control Of Air Or Fuel Supplied To Internal-Combustion Engine (AREA)
  • Measuring Volume Flow (AREA)
  • Details Of Flowmeters (AREA)
  • Combined Controls Of Internal Combustion Engines (AREA)
CA172,564A 1972-08-24 1973-05-25 Vortex-shedding air flow meter control of fuel supplied to an internal combustion engine Expired CA993981A (en)

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US00283604A US3818877A (en) 1972-08-24 1972-08-24 Signal generating process for use in engine control

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JP (1) JPS5630486B2 (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)
CA (1) CA993981A (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)
DE (1) DE2342559C2 (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)
FR (1) FR2197114B1 (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)
GB (1) GB1409583A (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)
IT (1) IT986182B (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)
SE (1) SE395936B (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)

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DE2342559A1 (de) 1974-02-28
JPS5630486B2 (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html) 1981-07-15
DE2342559C2 (de) 1982-09-02
JPS4958229A (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html) 1974-06-06
SE395936B (sv) 1977-08-29
FR2197114B1 (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html) 1976-06-18
FR2197114A1 (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html) 1974-03-22
IT986182B (it) 1975-01-20
US3818877A (en) 1974-06-25

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