EP2025911B1 - Dispositif de refroidissement de gaz d'échappement pour un moteur à combustion interne - Google Patents

Dispositif de refroidissement de gaz d'échappement pour un moteur à combustion interne Download PDF

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EP2025911B1
EP2025911B1 EP08158817A EP08158817A EP2025911B1 EP 2025911 B1 EP2025911 B1 EP 2025911B1 EP 08158817 A EP08158817 A EP 08158817A EP 08158817 A EP08158817 A EP 08158817A EP 2025911 B1 EP2025911 B1 EP 2025911B1
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Hans-Ulrich Kühnel
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02M—SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
    • F02M26/00—Engine-pertinent apparatus for adding exhaust gases to combustion-air, main fuel or fuel-air mixture, e.g. by exhaust gas recirculation [EGR] systems
    • F02M26/13—Arrangement or layout of EGR passages, e.g. in relation to specific engine parts or for incorporation of accessories
    • F02M26/22—Arrangement or layout of EGR passages, e.g. in relation to specific engine parts or for incorporation of accessories with coolers in the recirculation passage
    • F02M26/29—Constructional details of the coolers, e.g. pipes, plates, ribs, insulation or materials
    • F02M26/30—Connections of coolers to other devices, e.g. to valves, heaters, compressors or filters; Coolers characterised by their location on the engine
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02M—SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
    • F02M26/00—Engine-pertinent apparatus for adding exhaust gases to combustion-air, main fuel or fuel-air mixture, e.g. by exhaust gas recirculation [EGR] systems
    • F02M26/13—Arrangement or layout of EGR passages, e.g. in relation to specific engine parts or for incorporation of accessories
    • F02M26/22—Arrangement or layout of EGR passages, e.g. in relation to specific engine parts or for incorporation of accessories with coolers in the recirculation passage
    • F02M26/23—Layout, e.g. schematics
    • F02M26/25—Layout, e.g. schematics with coolers having bypasses
    • F02M26/26—Layout, e.g. schematics with coolers having bypasses characterised by details of the bypass valve

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  • the invention relates to an exhaust gas cooling device for an internal combustion engine having a housing with an exhaust inlet, an exhaust outlet, a valve device and a U-shaped heat exchanger unit with a Hinlauf- and a return path, wherein the valve device is designed as a centrally mounted flap valve, such that depending on Position of the flap valve, the exhaust inlet with the Hinlaufumble or the return line is connectable.
  • Such an exhaust gas cooling device is for example from the DE 10 2004 019 554 A1 known.
  • the initially hot exhaust gas is conducted into a so-called U-shaped heat exchanger, wherein the heat exchanger has ribs running in the direction of flow, which are intended to ensure improved heat transfer between the exhaust gas and the coolant.
  • this heat exchanger takes place with increasing exhaust gas temperature reduction a sooting or carbonization of the heat exchanger, which hinder the flow. This sooting occurs in particular in the return path of the U-shaped heat exchanger, since the exhaust gas has already been strongly cooled here.
  • An exhaust gas cooling device is known.
  • the valve device is designed so that the exhaust gas inlet is connected fluidly yes yes after the flap valve position with the Hinvierrange or with the return path of the heat exchanger.
  • the exhaust outlet is connected to the other route of the heat exchanger. It is also possible to connect the exhaust gas inlet directly to the exhaust gas outlet, wherein the flow through the heat exchanger is also made possible. As a result, however, none true bypass function, that is not a complete bypass of the heat exchanger, possible.
  • the housing on the open side of the U-shaped heat exchanger provides a first, second and third space, wherein the first space fluidly connects the exhaust gas inlet to the second space and the third space connects the second space fluidly with the exhaust gas outlet, wherein in the second space, the valve device is arranged such that the second space is divisible into two subspaces, the first fluidly connected to the Hinlaufumble and the second fluidly connected to the return path, wherein a Flap with extending into the second space part-circular lateral surfaces, which are formed in extension of the spatial arrangements of the first and third space is in operative connection, wherein a heat exchanger unit bypassing the bypass passage is provided in the flap.
  • an exhaust gas cooling device in which the flow direction of the U-shaped heat exchanger can be changed in the short term by simply pressing the valve device and thus the "cold" part of the heat exchanger, ie the return path, acted upon with hot exhaust gas and thus cleaned.
  • the valve device is designed as a centrally mounted flap valve, wherein a flap with metal-circular lateral surfaces of the first and third space is in operative connection. In this way, a particularly easy to install exhaust gas cooling device is provided.
  • the housing consists of two housing shells, wherein the first receives the heat exchanger unit and in the second, the valve device is mounted.
  • the present invention also relates to an exhaust gas recirculation system having an exhaust gas cooling device, wherein an exhaust gas recirculation valve is provided.
  • the exhaust gas recirculation valve is upstream or downstream of the exhaust gas cooling device in known manner and regulates the amount of exhaust gas to be recirculated. It is particularly advantageous if the bypass channel is formed in the flap of the valve device.
  • FIG. 1 shows the inventive exhaust gas cooling device 1. It can be seen that while a housing 2 is provided, which consists essentially of two housing shells 12, 13, wherein the first housing shell 12 receives a heat exchanger unit 6 and in the second housing shell 13, a valve device 5 is mounted , Furthermore, the second housing shell 13 has an exhaust gas inlet 3 and an exhaust gas outlet 4.
  • the heat exchanger unit 6 is U-shaped with a Hinlaufumble 7 and a return path 8. In the present case, the heat exchanger unit 6 consists of a lower part 25 and a lid, not shown.
  • circumferential ribs 14 are provided on lower part 25 and cover in a known manner, which ensures improved heat transfer between the exhaust gas, which is located on the outward and return path 7, 8 and located in the coolant jacket 16 coolant.
  • the return line 7, 8 are formed by a provided in a known manner middle wall 15 of the U-shaped heat exchanger unit 6. This center wall 15 also forms a bearing point 24 for the valve device 5.
  • a coolant inlet and a coolant outlet are in the illustrated Section not shown.
  • the second housing shell 13 is designed such that a first space 9, a second space 10 and a third space 11 are provided.
  • the first space 9 fluidly connects the exhaust gas inlet 3 with the second space 10.
  • the third space 11 fluidly connects the second space 10 with the exhaust gas outlet 5.
  • the second space 10 has, in addition to the compounds described above, a connection to the Hinlaufumble 7 and a connection to the return line 8 of the U-shaped heat exchanger unit 6.
  • the valve device 5 is arranged such that the second space 10 in two subspaces 17, 18 is divisible, wherein the first subspace 17 is fluidly connected to the Hinlaufux 7 and the second subspace 18 fluidly connected to the return line 8.
  • FIGS. 2 to 4 A particular embodiment and the operation of the exhaust gas cooling device or an exhaust gas recirculation system for internal combustion engines is the FIGS. 2 to 4 refer to.
  • FIG. 2 Now shows a front view in section of the exhaust gas recirculation system 19 according to the invention, in addition to the exhaust gas cooling device according to the invention upstream in the flow direction, not shown in detail exhaust gas recirculation valve, and the heat exchanger unit 6 bypassing bypass passage 20, wherein the bypass channel 20 is particularly advantageously integrated in the valve device 5 is arranged.
  • the valve device 5 is in this case designed as a centrally mounted flap valve, wherein a flap 23 with part-circular lateral surfaces 21 and 22 of the first room 9 and the third room 11 is operatively connected such that, depending on the position of the flap valve 5, the first chamber 9 via the subspace 17 is connected to the Hinvierumble 7 or is connected via the subspace 18 with the return path 8.
  • FIG. 2 is the position of the flap valve 5 such that the exhaust gas flows through the exhaust inlet 3 in the first chamber 9 and is cooled by this through the subspace 17 through the Hinlaufux and subsequently through the return path 8 before it enters the subspace 18 and then in the third space 11 flows to exit via the exhaust outlet 4, the exhaust gas recirculation system.
  • FIG. 3 again shows the front view of the exhaust gas recirculation system according to the invention, wherein the position of the flap valve 5 is now selected so that a flow through the bypass channel 20 and thus a bypass of the U-shaped heat exchanger 6 takes place.
  • the bypass channel 20 is formed in the flap 23 of the valve device 5 in a particular embodiment.
  • the bypass channel is then directly connected to the first space 9 and the third space 11, with the result that the exhaust gas by the shortest route from the exhaust gas inlet 3, without being cooled, flows to the exhaust gas outlet 4.
  • the bypass channel would be formed in a known manner outside the valve device and opened or closed by a corresponding bypass valve.
  • FIG. 4 now shows a front view of the exhaust gas recirculation system according to the invention, in which the flap valve of the valve device 5 has a position such that the exhaust gas inlet 3 is connected via the first space 9 directly to the return path 8. Consequently, the Hinvierier 8 is connected via the third space 11 with the exhaust gas outlet 4.
  • the hot exhaust gas enters via the exhaust gas inlet 3 in the first space 9 and is then passed through the subspace 18 in the return path, where due to the high temperature of the exhaust gas sooting and cooled exhaust gas residues at the ribs 14, 15 can be resolved. Also in this case, the hot exhaust gas is cooled by the heat exchanger unit 6 and is subsequently guided over the Hinlaufrange 7 to the exhaust outlet 4.

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  1. Dispositif de refroidissement de gaz d'échappement (1) pour moteur à combustion interne, comprenant un boitier (2) avec une entrée de gaz d'échappement (3), une sortie de gaz d'échappement (4), un dispositif de vanne (5) et une unité d'échangeur thermique (6) en forme de U avec un chemin d'alimentation (7) et un chemin de retour (8), ledit dispositif de vanne (5) étant formé comme un clapet à support centrique, de manière que, selon la position du clapet, l'entrée de gaz d'échappement est apte à être liée au chemin d'alimentation ou au chemin de retour, caractérisé en ce que ledit boitier (2) est muni d'un premier (9), deuxième (10) et troisième espace (11) au côté ouvert dudit échangeur thermique en forme de U (6), ledit premier espace (9) mettant en communication fluidique ladite entrée de gaz d'échappement (3) et le deuxième espace (10) et le troisième espace (11) mettant en communication fluidique ledit deuxième espace (10) et ladite sortie de gaz d'échappement (4), ledit dispositif de vanne (5) étant disposé dans ledit deuxième espace (10) de manière que ledit deuxième espace (10) peut être divisé en deux espaces partiels (17; 18), dont le premier (17) est en communication fluidique avec le chemin d'alimentation (7) et le deuxième (18) est en communication fluidique avec ledit chemin de retour (8), un clapet (23) étant couplé de manière active avec deux surfaces latérales (21, 22) en forme d'arc de cercle s'étendant dans le premier espace (10), lesdites surfaces latérales étant réalisées en rallongement de l'orientation spatiales dudit premier et troisième espace (9, 11), un canal de dérivation (20), contournant ladite unité d'échangeur thermique (6), étant prévu dans ledit clapet (23).
  2. Dispositif de refroidissement de gaz d'échappement selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le boitier est formé par deux coquilles de boitier (12, 13), ladite unité d'échangeur thermique (6) étant reçue dans la première et le dispositif de vanne (5) est supporté dans la deuxième.
  3. Système de récirculation de gaz d'échappement pour un moteur à combustion interne selon l'une des revendications 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que une vanne de récirculation de gaz d'échappement est prévue.
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