EP1041268B1 - Moteur à combustion et son procédé de fonctionnement - Google Patents

Moteur à combustion et son procédé de fonctionnement Download PDF

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EP1041268B1
EP1041268B1 EP00100869A EP00100869A EP1041268B1 EP 1041268 B1 EP1041268 B1 EP 1041268B1 EP 00100869 A EP00100869 A EP 00100869A EP 00100869 A EP00100869 A EP 00100869A EP 1041268 B1 EP1041268 B1 EP 1041268B1
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Otto Dr. Koehler
Norbert Dipl.-Ing. Ermisch
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01PCOOLING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; COOLING OF INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01P11/00Component parts, details, or accessories not provided for in, or of interest apart from, groups F01P1/00 - F01P9/00
    • F01P11/14Indicating devices; Other safety devices
    • F01P11/20Indicating devices; Other safety devices concerning atmospheric freezing conditions, e.g. automatically draining or heating during frosty weather
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02MSUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
    • F02M26/00Engine-pertinent apparatus for adding exhaust gases to combustion-air, main fuel or fuel-air mixture, e.g. by exhaust gas recirculation [EGR] systems
    • F02M26/13Arrangement or layout of EGR passages, e.g. in relation to specific engine parts or for incorporation of accessories
    • F02M26/22Arrangement or layout of EGR passages, e.g. in relation to specific engine parts or for incorporation of accessories with coolers in the recirculation passage
    • F02M26/23Layout, e.g. schematics
    • F02M26/28Layout, e.g. schematics with liquid-cooled heat exchangers
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01PCOOLING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; COOLING OF INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01P7/00Controlling of coolant flow
    • F01P7/14Controlling of coolant flow the coolant being liquid
    • F01P2007/146Controlling of coolant flow the coolant being liquid using valves
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01PCOOLING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; COOLING OF INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01P11/00Component parts, details, or accessories not provided for in, or of interest apart from, groups F01P1/00 - F01P9/00
    • F01P11/14Indicating devices; Other safety devices
    • F01P2011/205Indicating devices; Other safety devices using heat-accumulators
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01PCOOLING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; COOLING OF INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01P2060/00Cooling circuits using auxiliaries
    • F01P2060/16Outlet manifold
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01PCOOLING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; COOLING OF INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01P7/00Controlling of coolant flow
    • F01P7/14Controlling of coolant flow the coolant being liquid
    • F01P7/16Controlling of coolant flow the coolant being liquid by thermostatic control
    • F01P7/165Controlling of coolant flow the coolant being liquid by thermostatic control characterised by systems with two or more loops
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02MSUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
    • F02M26/00Engine-pertinent apparatus for adding exhaust gases to combustion-air, main fuel or fuel-air mixture, e.g. by exhaust gas recirculation [EGR] systems
    • F02M26/13Arrangement or layout of EGR passages, e.g. in relation to specific engine parts or for incorporation of accessories
    • F02M26/42Arrangement or layout of EGR passages, e.g. in relation to specific engine parts or for incorporation of accessories having two or more EGR passages; EGR systems specially adapted for engines having two or more cylinders
    • F02M26/43Arrangement or layout of EGR passages, e.g. in relation to specific engine parts or for incorporation of accessories having two or more EGR passages; EGR systems specially adapted for engines having two or more cylinders in which exhaust from only one cylinder or only a group of cylinders is directed to the intake of the engine

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  • the invention relates to an internal combustion engine with a cooling water heat accumulator and an exhaust gas recirculation with cooled in an exhaust gas heat exchanger Exhaust gas and a work process that can be carried out with it.
  • the components required in each case namely the cooling water heat accumulator and the heat exchanger of the exhaust gas recirculation, are very large-volume components which, in particular in the case of smaller vehicles, can be accommodated in an engine compartment and applied to the engine only with great design effort.
  • Another disadvantage is that each individual component has a weight that cannot be neglected.
  • the object of the invention is to provide an internal combustion engine which allows the use of a cooling water heat accumulator and an exhaust gas heat exchanger even in a confined space with a considerably smaller space requirement and weight. Furthermore, a more efficient working method of an internal combustion engine is to be made available.
  • Cooling water heat accumulator of the storage heat exchanger arranged a valve which that coming from the cooling water outlet of the internal combustion engine Cooling water flow can enter the cooling water inlet of the cooling water heat accumulator or bypasses it through the storage heat exchanger.
  • the advantage of this is that the amount of water to be heated first inside Cooling circuit is significantly reduced, so that the internal combustion engine faster can approach their optimal operating temperature.
  • the Valve in front of the cooling water heat accumulator of the storage heat exchanger is closed, can recirculated exhaust gas through the exhaust gas heat exchanger of the storage heat exchanger are passed through to the intake manifold and cools due to of the cold water located in the storage heat exchanger, it being advantageous heated.
  • the time from which exhaust gases are led through the cooling water heat accumulator and in what amount is preferably arranged in the exhaust gas stream Valve regulated.
  • An embodiment of the inventive is also of particular importance Internal combustion engine, in which the cooling water heat accumulator of the storage heat exchanger is provided with an additional vent closure, so that it is in a third function can also serve as an expansion tank for the cooling water, so that this, as a separately executed component, can also be dispensed with and that Additional weight of the integrated cooling water heat accumulator with exhaust gas heat exchanger by saving the own weight of the expansion tank with filling, about 3 kg a small vehicle that can be fully compensated.
  • the heat exchanger which is heat-insulated from the outside, before the start of the Internal combustion engine is still filled with hot cooling water from the last engine run, is immediately after starting the engine by a in front of the cooling water heat accumulator arranged valve is opened briefly and the hot cooling water in it against cold cooling water from the internal cooling circuit of the internal combustion engine exchanged, after which the valve closes and the cooling water flow through one Bypass past the storage heat exchanger until it reaches a minimum operating temperature has reached, from which the valve the flow of cooling water through the cooling water heat accumulator of the storage heat exchanger releases again.
  • the cold cooling water heats up in the cooling water heat accumulator through the recirculated exhaust gas and the cooling water in the internal cooling circuit Internal combustion engine, the temperature difference between cooling water and Exhaust gas always remains so large that the exhaust gas is cooled even when the valve is open remains guaranteed.
  • a partial flow of the exhaust gas 9 is branched off via an exhaust gas recirculation valve 14 and passed through an exhaust gas heat exchanger 4 of a storage heat exchanger 1 integrated in a cooling water heat accumulator 2 and then passed through an exhaust gas recirculation line 10 to a suction pipe 15, where it is supplied with fresh air 8 mixed is fed back to the combustion process.
  • the cooling water conveyed out of the internal combustion engine 11 flows through a cooling water drain line 5 to a valve 3, which is arranged in front of the cooling water heat accumulator 2 of the storage heat exchanger 1 and which either guides the cooling water flow through the cooling water heat accumulator 2 or via a cooling water Bypass 6 bypasses the storage heat exchanger 1.
  • the cooling water flows through a heating heat exchanger 16 and is then fed back to the internal combustion engine 11.
  • the storage heat exchanger 1 is additionally provided with a vent lock 17 equipped so that it can also serve as a surge tank.

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  1. Moteur à combustion comprenant un accumulateur de chaleur à eau de refroidissement et une recirculation de gaz d'échappement avec du gaz d'échappement refroidi par un échangeur de chaleur à gaz d'échappement,
    caractérisé en ce que
    un accumulateur de chaleur à eau de refroidissement (2) et un échangeur de chaleur à gaz d'échappement (4) pour le gaz d'échappement à recirculer dans le processus de combustion sont assemblés en un accumulateur-échangeur de chaleur (1) et l'eau de refroidissement forme le fluide de refroidissement pour l'échangeur de chaleur à gaz d'échappement (4).
  2. Moteur à combustion selon la revendication 1,
    caractérisé en ce que
    l'on dispose avant l'accumulateur de chaleur à eau de refroidissement (2) de l'accumulateur-échangeur de chaleur (1) une soupape (3) avec laquelle l'eau de refroidissement sortant d'une sortie d'eau de refroidissement (12) du moteur à combustion (11) peut être introduite dans une entrée d'eau de refroidissement (13) de l'accumulateur de chaleur à eau de refroidissement (2) ou peut être circulée dans une dérivation d'eau de refroidissement (6) autour de l'accumulateur-échangeur de chaleur (1).
  3. Moteur à combustion selon la revendication 1,
    caractérisé en ce que
    l'on dispose dans le courant de gaz d'échappement derrière le moteur à combustion (11) une soupape de recirculation de gaz d'échappement (14) avec laquelle celui-ci peut être circulé partiellement dans l'échangeur de chaleur à gaz d'échappement (4) de l'accumulateur-échangeur de chaleur (1).
  4. Moteur à combustion selon la revendication 1,
    caractérisé en ce que
    l'accumulateur de chaleur à eau de refroidissement (2) de l'accumulateur-échangeur de chaleur (1) est pourvu d'une fermeture de désaérage (17) et est réalisé sous forme de récipient de compensation pour l'eau de refroidissement.
  5. Procédé de fonctionnement d'un moteur à combustion comprenant un accumulateur de chaleur à eau de refroidissement et une recirculation de gaz d'échappement avec du gaz d'échappement refroidi,
    caractérisé en ce que
    au démarrage du moteur à combustion (11), une soupape (3) disposée avant l'accumulateur de chaleur à eau de refroidissement (2) est brièvement commutée de telle sorte que l'eau de refroidissement chaude accumulée dans l'accumulateur de chaleur à eau de refroidissement (2), provenant du dernier fonctionnement du moteur, soit remplacée par de l'eau de refroidissement froide provenant d'un circuit de refroidissement interne du moteur à combustion (11), juste après le démarrage, le gaz d'échappement (9) est guidé à travers un échangeur de chaleur à gaz d'échappement (4) intégré dans l'accumulateur de chaleur à eau de refroidissement (2), le gaz d'échappement (9) réchauffant d'abord l'eau de refroidissement froide dans l'accumulateur de chaleur à eau de refroidissement (2) et étant en même temps lui-même refroidi, et en ce qu'ensuite, une fois qu'une température de fonctionnement minimale de l'eau de refroidissement du circuit de refroidissement interne a été atteinte, la soupape (3) est commutée de telle sorte que l'eau de refroidissement soit conduite à travers l'accumulateur de chaleur à eau de refroidissement (2) et que le gaz d'échappement (9) y soit refroidi.
  6. Procédé de fonctionnement selon la revendication 5,
    caractérisé en ce que
    après le remplacement de l'eau de refroidissement froide depuis le circuit de refroidissement interne du moteur à combustion (11) par l'eau de refroidissement encore chaude provenant de l'accumulateur de chaleur à eau de refroidissement (2), la soupape (3) est commutée de telle sorte que l'eau de refroidissement du moteur à combustion (11) soit d'abord guidée à travers une dérivation (6), jusqu'à ce qu'une température de fonctionnement minimale de l'eau de refroidissement dans le circuit de refroidissement interne soit atteinte.
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