EP1405991A1 - Circuit de refroidissement pour un moteur à combustion interne de véhicule - Google Patents
Circuit de refroidissement pour un moteur à combustion interne de véhicule Download PDFInfo
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- EP1405991A1 EP1405991A1 EP20030022278 EP03022278A EP1405991A1 EP 1405991 A1 EP1405991 A1 EP 1405991A1 EP 20030022278 EP20030022278 EP 20030022278 EP 03022278 A EP03022278 A EP 03022278A EP 1405991 A1 EP1405991 A1 EP 1405991A1
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01P—COOLING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; COOLING OF INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES
- F01P3/00—Liquid cooling
- F01P3/02—Arrangements for cooling cylinders or cylinder heads
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01P—COOLING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; COOLING OF INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES
- F01P7/00—Controlling of coolant flow
- F01P7/14—Controlling of coolant flow the coolant being liquid
- F01P7/16—Controlling of coolant flow the coolant being liquid by thermostatic control
- F01P7/165—Controlling of coolant flow the coolant being liquid by thermostatic control characterised by systems with two or more loops
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01P—COOLING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; COOLING OF INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES
- F01P3/00—Liquid cooling
- F01P3/02—Arrangements for cooling cylinders or cylinder heads
- F01P2003/021—Cooling cylinders
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01P—COOLING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; COOLING OF INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES
- F01P3/00—Liquid cooling
- F01P3/02—Arrangements for cooling cylinders or cylinder heads
- F01P2003/024—Cooling cylinder heads
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01P—COOLING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; COOLING OF INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES
- F01P3/00—Liquid cooling
- F01P3/02—Arrangements for cooling cylinders or cylinder heads
- F01P2003/028—Cooling cylinders and cylinder heads in series
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01P—COOLING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; COOLING OF INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES
- F01P7/00—Controlling of coolant flow
- F01P7/14—Controlling of coolant flow the coolant being liquid
- F01P2007/143—Controlling of coolant flow the coolant being liquid using restrictions
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01P—COOLING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; COOLING OF INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES
- F01P7/00—Controlling of coolant flow
- F01P7/14—Controlling of coolant flow the coolant being liquid
- F01P2007/146—Controlling of coolant flow the coolant being liquid using valves
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- the present invention relates to a vehicle internal combustion engine cooling circuit.
- internal combustion engines of vehicles and motor vehicles in particular, comprise an engine block defining the cylinders; and a cylinder head fixed to the engine block, and which defines the combustion chambers of the cylinders and houses the valves and relative control members.
- Known engines are normally water-cooled, or rather by a coolant comprising a mixture of water and additives; and the cooling circuit normally comprises a cooling line inside the engine, defined by a number of channels formed in the engine block and cylinder head and communicating with one another through openings in the cylinder head seal.
- the engine cooling line is known to comprise a first circuit branch for cooling the cylinder head; and a second circuit branch for cooling the engine block, and which is connected in series with and downstream from the first.
- known cooling circuits the same amount of coolant flows through the cylinder head and the engine block, and, even with the above series arrangement of the circuit branches, it is impossible to obtain any great difference in temperature between the cylinder head and the engine block.
- a cooling circuit for a vehicle internal combustion engine comprising a first circuit branch for cooling a cylinder head of said engine; and a second circuit branch for cooling an engine block of said engine; said first and said second circuit branch being in series with each other; and an outlet of the first circuit branch being connected to an inlet of said second circuit branch; characterized by comprising a feedback line connecting an outlet of said second circuit branch to said inlet of said second circuit branch.
- Number 1 in the accompanying diagram indicates as a whole a cooling circuit for an internal combustion engine 2 of a motor vehicle.
- Engine 2 comprises, in known manner, a cylinder head 3 and an engine block 4; and cylinder head 3 is fitted to engine block 4, in known manner not shown, with the interposition of a seal.
- Cooling circuit 1 substantially comprises a tank 5; a cooling line 6 for cooling engine 2; a coolant circulating pump 7 in series with line 6; a known thermostatic distributor 8 having an inlet 9 connected to the cooling line, and a number of outlets 10, 11, 12; and a number of return lines 14, 15, 16 connecting respective outlets 10, 11, 12 of distributor 8 to tank 5.
- Lines 14, 15, 16 are shown and described purely by way of example, may differ in number and configuration, and do not form part of the present invention.
- One of the return lines (14) comprises, in known manner, a radiator 17 for heat exchange with an air stream, which may be natural, i.e. produced simply by the speed of the vehicle with respect to the outside air, and/or forced with the aid of a fan 18 facing radiator 17.
- Another return line (15) supplies auxiliary user devices, indicated as a whole by 19, such as an exchanger for heating the passenger compartment, and an exchanger for cooling recirculated exhaust gas (EGR).
- the third return line (16) is a bypass line.
- Coolant distribution between return lines 14, 15, 16 by thermostatic distributor 8 may be effected in any known manner, and is not described by not forming part of the invention.
- Cooling line 6 comprises a first circuit branch 23 for cooling cylinder head 3, and having an inlet 24 connected to tank 5, and an outlet 25; and a second circuit branch 26 for cooling engine block 4, and having an inlet 27 connected to outlet 25 of first circuit branch 23, and an outlet 28 connected to distributor 8.
- circuit 1 comprises a feedback line 29 connecting outlet 28 of second circuit branch 26 to inlet 27 of the second circuit branch.
- feedback line 29 comes out inside a mixing node 30 located between outlet 25 of first circuit branch 23 and inlet 27 of second circuit branch 26, and conveniently defined by a mixing chamber 30, which may be external to the engine or, preferably, formed in the casing, e.g. in engine block 4.
- a valve 31 e.g. a proportional valve, is located along feedback line 29 to regulate coolant flow back to the mixing chamber.
- pump 7 is located downstream from mixing chamber 30, between mixing chamber 30 and inlet 27 of the second circuit branch.
- Cooling circuit 1 operates as follows.
- circuit branch 23 of cylinder head 3 and 26 of engine block 4 receive the same amount of coolant, so that circuit 1 operates in the normal way, with very little difference in temperature between cylinder head 3 and engine block 4.
- valve 31 When valve 31 is opened at least partly, a fraction of the coolant flow from second circuit branch 26 of engine block 4 is fed back to mixing chamber 30, where it mixes with the coolant from first circuit branch 23, so that the temperature of the coolant at inlet 27 of second circuit branch 26 is higher than it would be in a conventional circuit, i.e. with no feedback line 29.
- valve 31 By regulating the opening of valve 31, it is therefore possible to obtain a predetermined difference in temperature between the coolant in first circuit branch 23 and in second circuit branch 26, and therefore a given difference in (mean) temperature between the engine block and cylinder head.
- Valve 31 may be controlled, e.g. on the basis of values memorized beforehand in an electronic central control unit, as a function of the main operating variables measurable on the engine (cylinder head or engine block outflow coolant temperature, metal temperature, engine power output, etc..), so that the valve can be opened or closed by a straightforward electronic control.
- first and second circuit branch 23, 26 alongside variations in the opening of valve 31, and therefore in coolant feedback, and the corresponding difference in mean temperature between cylinder head 3 and engine block 4 are shown in the Table below: Flow [l/min] Temperature [°C] Cyl. head Engine block Mean block-head difference Q23 Q26 T24 T25 T27 T28 115 115 119 122 123 130 6 115 100 117 121 123 130 8 115 80 114 119 123 130 10 115 50 104 112 123 130 19 115 30 87 101 123 130 33 where:
- cooling circuit 1 According to the present invention will be obvious from the foregoing description.
- Pump 7 downstream from mixing chamber 30 provides for establishing in cooling line 6 and feedback line 29 the pressures required for ensuring correct flow direction; and location of pump 7 upstream, as opposed to downstream, from second circuit branch 26 enables pump 7 to operate at a lower temperature (T27 as opposed to T28 in the Table) and therefore in conditions less subject to cavitation.
- valve 31 may be controlled on the basis of a, possibly self-adapting, mathematical model.
- valve 31 may be replaced by a fixed-section constriction of line 29, when flow along line 29 in the form of a fixed fraction of flow from second circuit branch 26 is acceptable.
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- Cooling, Air Intake And Gas Exhaust, And Fuel Tank Arrangements In Propulsion Units (AREA)
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
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ITTO20020853 | 2002-10-02 | ||
IT000853A ITTO20020853A1 (it) | 2002-10-02 | 2002-10-02 | Circuito di raffredamento di un motore a combustione interna per un |
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EP1405991A1 true EP1405991A1 (fr) | 2004-04-07 |
EP1405991B1 EP1405991B1 (fr) | 2008-12-10 |
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EP03022278A Expired - Fee Related EP1405991B1 (fr) | 2002-10-02 | 2003-10-01 | Circuit de refroidissement pour un moteur à combustion interne de véhicule |
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EP (1) | EP1405991B1 (fr) |
AT (1) | ATE417191T1 (fr) |
DE (1) | DE60325150D1 (fr) |
IT (1) | ITTO20020853A1 (fr) |
Cited By (7)
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WO2007058225A1 (fr) * | 2005-11-17 | 2007-05-24 | Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha | Dispositif de circulation d’agent de refroidissement de moteur |
EP2562379A1 (fr) * | 2011-08-23 | 2013-02-27 | Ford Global Technologies, LLC | Circuit d'agent réfrigérant |
EP2562378A1 (fr) * | 2011-08-23 | 2013-02-27 | Ford Global Technologies, LLC | Stratégie de fonctionnement d'un circuit d'agent réfrigérant séparé |
US8739745B2 (en) | 2011-08-23 | 2014-06-03 | Ford Global Technologies, Llc | Cooling system and method |
CN105525978A (zh) * | 2014-10-21 | 2016-04-27 | 福特环球技术公司 | 石蜡恒温器 |
EP3034846A1 (fr) * | 2014-11-13 | 2016-06-22 | Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha | Bloc de cylindre |
WO2018139968A1 (fr) * | 2017-01-26 | 2018-08-02 | Scania Cv Ab | Système de refroidissement permettant de refroidir un moteur à combustion |
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JPS57176316A (en) * | 1981-04-23 | 1982-10-29 | Toyota Motor Corp | Cooling equipment for engine |
JPS588222A (ja) * | 1981-07-03 | 1983-01-18 | Toyota Motor Corp | エンジンの冷却装置 |
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- 2003-10-01 AT AT03022278T patent/ATE417191T1/de not_active IP Right Cessation
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JPS57176316A (en) * | 1981-04-23 | 1982-10-29 | Toyota Motor Corp | Cooling equipment for engine |
JPS588222A (ja) * | 1981-07-03 | 1983-01-18 | Toyota Motor Corp | エンジンの冷却装置 |
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PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 0070, no. 24 (M - 189) 29 January 1983 (1983-01-29) * |
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 0070, no. 81 (M - 205) 5 April 1983 (1983-04-05) * |
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WO2007058225A1 (fr) * | 2005-11-17 | 2007-05-24 | Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha | Dispositif de circulation d’agent de refroidissement de moteur |
US7921829B2 (en) | 2005-11-17 | 2011-04-12 | Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha | Engine cooling medium circulation device |
CN101310097B (zh) * | 2005-11-17 | 2011-12-21 | 丰田自动车株式会社 | 发动机冷却介质循环装置 |
EP2562379A1 (fr) * | 2011-08-23 | 2013-02-27 | Ford Global Technologies, LLC | Circuit d'agent réfrigérant |
EP2562378A1 (fr) * | 2011-08-23 | 2013-02-27 | Ford Global Technologies, LLC | Stratégie de fonctionnement d'un circuit d'agent réfrigérant séparé |
US8739745B2 (en) | 2011-08-23 | 2014-06-03 | Ford Global Technologies, Llc | Cooling system and method |
CN105525978A (zh) * | 2014-10-21 | 2016-04-27 | 福特环球技术公司 | 石蜡恒温器 |
US10866603B2 (en) | 2014-10-21 | 2020-12-15 | Ford Global Technologies, Llc | Wax thermostat |
EP3034846A1 (fr) * | 2014-11-13 | 2016-06-22 | Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha | Bloc de cylindre |
WO2018139968A1 (fr) * | 2017-01-26 | 2018-08-02 | Scania Cv Ab | Système de refroidissement permettant de refroidir un moteur à combustion |
CN110177925A (zh) * | 2017-01-26 | 2019-08-27 | 斯堪尼亚商用车有限公司 | 用于冷却内燃机的冷却系统 |
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ITTO20020853A1 (it) | 2004-04-03 |
ATE417191T1 (de) | 2008-12-15 |
DE60325150D1 (de) | 2009-01-22 |
EP1405991B1 (fr) | 2008-12-10 |
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