Classifications

• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
  • F01N—GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
  • F01N13/00—Exhaust or silencing apparatus characterised by constructional features ; Exhaust or silencing apparatus, or parts thereof, having pertinent characteristics not provided for in, or of interest apart from, groups F01N1/00 - F01N5/00, F01N9/00, F01N11/00
  • F01N13/08—Other arrangements or adaptations of exhaust conduits
• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
  • F02B—INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES; COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL
  • F02B47/00—Methods of operating engines involving adding non-fuel substances or anti-knock agents to combustion air, fuel, or fuel-air mixtures of engines
  • F02B47/02—Methods of operating engines involving adding non-fuel substances or anti-knock agents to combustion air, fuel, or fuel-air mixtures of engines the substances being water or steam
• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
  • F02B—INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES; COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL
  • F02B39/00—Component parts, details, or accessories relating to, driven charging or scavenging pumps, not provided for in groups F02B33/00 - F02B37/00
• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
  • F02B—INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES; COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL
  • F02B41/00—Engines characterised by special means for improving conversion of heat or pressure energy into mechanical power
• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
  • F01N—GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
  • F01N2240/00—Combination or association of two or more different exhaust treating devices, or of at least one such device with an auxiliary device, not covered by indexing codes F01N2230/00 or F01N2250/00, one of the devices being
  • F01N2240/02—Combination or association of two or more different exhaust treating devices, or of at least one such device with an auxiliary device, not covered by indexing codes F01N2230/00 or F01N2250/00, one of the devices being a heat exchanger
• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
  • F01N—GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
  • F01N2240/00—Combination or association of two or more different exhaust treating devices, or of at least one such device with an auxiliary device, not covered by indexing codes F01N2230/00 or F01N2250/00, one of the devices being
  • F01N2240/16—Combination or association of two or more different exhaust treating devices, or of at least one such device with an auxiliary device, not covered by indexing codes F01N2230/00 or F01N2250/00, one of the devices being an electric heater, i.e. a resistance heater
• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
  • F01N—GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
  • F01N2610/00—Adding substances to exhaust gases
  • F01N2610/01—Adding substances to exhaust gases the substance being catalytic material in liquid form
• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
  • F01N—GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
  • F01N2610/00—Adding substances to exhaust gases
  • F01N2610/02—Adding substances to exhaust gases the substance being ammonia or urea
• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
  • F01N—GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
  • F01N2610/00—Adding substances to exhaust gases
  • F01N2610/10—Adding substances to exhaust gases the substance being heated, e.g. by heating tank or supply line of the added substance
• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
  • F01N—GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
  • F01N2610/00—Adding substances to exhaust gases
  • F01N2610/14—Arrangements for the supply of substances, e.g. conduits
  • F01N2610/1406—Storage means for substances, e.g. tanks or reservoirs

Definitions

• the invention relates to a system for storing and supplying an auxiliary fluid to an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle or parts of the internal combustion engine of the motor driving ⁇ tool.
• the invention further relates to a method for operating a system for storing and supplying an auxiliary liquid ⁇ to an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle or to parts of the internal combustion engine of the motor vehicle.
• the invention particularly relates to a water injection system for the internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle.
• both the reservoir and valves and lines can freeze. Ice can cause damage through expansion within the storage tank or within the piping and can significantly increase the time it takes for the system to become operational. A system described above must therefore be used within a very short time after the start of the internal combustion engine.
• the invention is therefore based on the object to provide a system that meets these requirements.
• a system is vorgese ⁇ hen, comprising a reservoir for the fluid, at least one feed pump for the fluid and at least one Kaussys ⁇ system comprising a flow to a consumer and a return into the reservoir, means for heating the Fluids are provided.
• the reservoir may be formed as a water tank. Alternatively, however, the reservoir may also be designed as supply ⁇ container for an aqueous urea solution for exhaust gas treatment in an internal combustion engine vorgese ⁇ hen.
• the system may comprise one or more consumers in the form of distributor nozzles, which inject the auxiliary liquid, for example water, into the intake tract of an internal combustion engine, into the combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine or into the exhaust system of an internal combustion engine.
• auxiliary liquid for example water
• the problem mentioned in the introduction is achieved in that the system comprises means for heating the return volume flow of the fluid.
• a elekt ⁇ generic heating device and / or a heat exchanger may be provided at least.
• the electric heater and / or the heat exchanger are arranged in the return.
• the heat exchanger is thermally coupled to a primary cooling circuit of the internal combustion ⁇ engine.
• the return flow rate of a water injection system is usually about 30 l / h.
• This return flow which is returned by an injection system to the internal combustion engine ⁇ example, with a pressure of about 7 bar, already contains a significant proportion of heat energy, which is erfin ⁇ tion according to the thawing of the reservoir, preferably this return flow using heat the internal combustion engine to be heated.
• a decoupling of heat from the primary cooling circuit of the internal combustion engine can for example be done by means of at least one heat exchanger, which can remove or decouple the heat from the immediate vicinity of the internal combustion engine.
• the return flow of the fluid is heated to a temperature of about 60 ° C.
• the heat energy of the return flow ⁇ volume at 60 ° C is about 2.1 kW.
• the heat extraction from the internal combustion ⁇ machine is interrupted when the temperature of the return flow ⁇ current exceeds 60 ° C.
• a bypass line with a bypass circuit can be provided in the heat exchanger circuit, wherein the bypass circuit can have a temperature-dependent switchable valve arrangement for diverting the heat exchanger medium.
• the pressure in the return to the reservoir can be between 5 and 7 bar.
• Via an orifice plate with a suitable distri ⁇ lerdüse the warm return flow in the reservoir can be relaxed to atmospheric pressure and distributed at an increased Geschwin ⁇ speed in the reservoir.
• An electric heater for heating a part of the fluid volume in a starting phase of the internal combustion engine may be provided in addition. Such an electric heater can be switched off after reaching the return operating temperature.
• the system according to the invention may comprise a control device with which the feed pump and at least one electrically switchable valve can be actuated. Furthermore, the system can be operated in a test mode, with which it is determined via a flow rate to be detected whether the line system is ice-free. If an icing of the system, for example of the lines is detected, at least one electric heating device can via the control device and or an electrically or mechanically operable switchable valve are addressed.
• the system comprises a connection module which is inserted into an opening of the storage ⁇ container, wherein the connection module communicating with the reservoir communicating fluid channels which are connected to the flow line and to the return line of the conduit system and wherein the connection module a Module block comprises, which is preferably removablebil ⁇ det as a thermally conductive body.
• connection module may have valves for venting the system and draining the system.
• connection module may further at least one heat conducting body ⁇ or radiator, for example with a Enlarge ⁇ th surface, include extending into the volume of the reservoir.
• the return is connected in the interior of the reservoir to at least one distributor nozzle, via which the fluid is distributed from the return in the reservoir.
• the fluid may be expanded from a first higher pressure of about 7 bar to a second lower pressure of about 1 bar by means of the distributor nozzle.
• a vane ⁇ wheel is arranged in front of the distributor nozzle , which is rotatably mounted and can be acted upon by the fluid and which is drivable via the fluid emerging from the distributor nozzle.
• the impeller may ⁇ example, be provided on the incident emerging from the distributor nozzle fluid with at least two rotor blades.
• the rotor blades can be designed as a hydraulically effective profile, so that the fluid occurring on the rotor blades causes the impeller to rotate. In this way a particularly favorable distribution of the fluid emerging from the distributor nozzle is effected.
• multiple distribution nozzles may be provided. These can be arranged for example on a common nozzle.
• a baffle ⁇ body in front of the distributor nozzle, is arranged, which causes a further distribution of the fluid.
• the collision member can be for example a cone or prism forms ⁇ out, preferably with a tip of the cone or of the prism is aligned with a mouth opening of the distributor nozzle. In this case, a large-area distribution and atomization of the fluid takes place via lateral surfaces of the impact body.
• a rotatably arranged nozzle block which comprises two distributor nozzles which are aligned with one another in such a way that the potential energy of the fluid emerging from the distributor nozzles is converted into a torque which rotates the nozzle assembly ,
• the Mün ⁇ openings of the distribution nozzles are aligned diametrically opposite.
• the nozzle assembly uses the potential energy of the water jet as reaction water wheel.
• the object underlying the invention is further achieved by a method for operating a system for storing and supplying an auxiliary liquid to an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle or to parts of the internal combustion engine of the motor vehicle, preferably using a system of the type described above, with a Vorratsbe ⁇ container for the fluid, with at least one feed pump for the fluid and with at least one line system, comprising a flow to a consumer and a return to the supply ⁇ container, wherein in the fluid heat by means of an electric heater and / or means of a heat exchanger Lucaskop ⁇ pelt becomes.
• the heat coupled into the fluid is decoupled from a primary cooling circuit of the internal combustion engine.
• the return flow can be heated, for example, to a maximum temperature of 60 ° C.
• a Steue ⁇ tion the temperature of the return flow rate is provided by means of a suitable control device in dependence of the actual temperature of the return flow.
• the return of the fluid from a first high pressure, for example about 5 to 7 bar, to a second lower ⁇ ren pressure, for example, about 1 bar, relaxed, preferably using at least one distribution nozzle.
• Figure 1 is a systematic representation of a system according to the
• FIG. 1 a shows an enlarged view of a detail from FIG. 1,
• FIG. 2 shows a calculation example which represents the required heating capacity for thawing an ice volume of approximately 7 1,
• FIG. 3 shows a mathematical representation of the thawing performance of the
• FIG. 4 a shows a view of an arrangement of distributor nozzles with a vane wheel arranged in front of it
• FIG. 4b is a plan view of that shown in FIG. 4a
• Figure 5a is a plan view of a rotatable nozzle, which is designed as Wasserresuresrad
• Figure 5b is a side view of the shown in Figure 5a
• FIG. 6 shows a side view of a distributor nozzle with a baffle body (cone distributor) arranged in front of it.
• the system shown schematically in Figure 1 comprises a reservoir 1 with a filler pipe 2 and with means for ventilation of the reservoir 1 and not shown means for filling level detection.
• the storage container 1 comprises an underfloor arranged connection module 3, which is inserted into an opening 4 in the bottom of Vorratsbe ⁇ container 1.
• the connection module can be used both in the bottom of the reservoir 1 and in a side wall of the reservoir 1. If the connection module 3 is inserted into a side wall of the storage container 1, then this is preferably in the lower third or quarter of the side wall, which adjoins the bottom of the reservoir inserted into this.
• the skilled artisan will understand that the connection module 1 by as low as possible should be connected to a minimum possible liquid ⁇ keitsspiegel within the reservoir 1 to the Vorratsbe ⁇ container. 1
• the connection module 3 is designed as a thermally conductive module block comprising a plurality of fluid channels through which the fluid can be removed from the reservoir 1 and can also be returned to the reservoir 1.
• connection module 3 is provided with an intake 5 and with a return line 6.
• connection module 3 On the side facing away from the container volume, the connection module 3 is provided with a ventilation connection 3a, a return connection 3b and a flow connection 3c.
• a lead ⁇ pipe 8 of the pipe system To the Return port 3b is connected to a return line 7 of the Kirssys ⁇ tems, a lead ⁇ pipe 8 of the pipe system is 3c at the feed connection connected.
• the feed line 8 is connected on the suction side with a feed pump 9, which supplies the fluid to a distributor 10 via an unspecified filter to which in turn a plurality of injection nozzles 11 are connected ⁇ sen.
• the feed pump 9 is expediently designed as winningpum ⁇ pe, the conveying direction is reversible or reversible.
• the fluid not consumed by the injection nozzles 11 is returned to the storage container 1 via the return line 7.
• a heat exchanger 18 is arranged, via which heat from the primary cooling circuit of Brennkraftmaschi- ne, which is not shown, can be coupled into the return flow or in the return line 7.
• the heat conducting body 12 are formed as projecting into the volume of the reservoir 1 ribs.
• the heated return flow is injected via the return line 6 into the reservoir.
• the return flow is sprayed over at least one throttling or expansion nozzle within the volume of the reservoir 1.
• the throttle or. Relaxation nozzle is hereinafter referred to as distributor nozzle 14 for the sake of simplicity.
• connection module 3 it is assumed that initially an ice-free zone will be present in the immediate vicinity of the connection module 3. The thawed in this area volume is removed via the intake manifold 5.
• connection module 3 is inventively designed as a multi-way valve and designed so that the return line 7 and the supply line 8 can be emptied or vented. In addition, drainage of the storage container 1 for service purposes can be effected via the connection module 3.
• the connection module 3 can be designed both as a three / three-way valve and as a five / four-way valve.
• the connection module 3 may have an additional electric heater, not shown. About the electric heater, which is provided as a starting heater, the heat-conducting body 12 of the connection module, which acts as a radiator, heated.
• a first small amount of the fluid is thawed so that the delivery pump 9 can first deliver a first quantity of the fluid to the internal combustion engine and so that a minimum amount of the fluid can be circulated through the system.
• 1a shows an enlarged view of the system of Figure 1, being provided with a same components same reference numbers ⁇ Be in FIG. 1
• FIG. 1a the formation of a cavity 13 inside the frozen fluid arranged in the storage container 1 is shown in FIG. 1a.
• a portion of the fluid in the reservoir 1, located frozen thawed during a Startpha ⁇ se of the motor vehicle and is conveyed by the feed pump 9 and the supply pipe 8 from the reservoir out such a cavity 13 is first formed, with the result that no appreciable heat transfer more of the heat-conducting body 12 in the frozen fluid saufin ⁇ det.
• the fluid heated in the return line 7 is expanded and sprayed via the distributor nozzles 14 within the storage container 1.
• the warm sprayed fluid settles on the block of ice within the reservoir and causes further thawing and running of the fluid that accumulates in front of the flow port 3c and thus is recoverable.
• an impeller 15 which is rotatably mounted and can be acted upon with the fluid and which on the ⁇ from the Ver teilerdüse 14 leaking fluid is drivable.
• two distributor nozzles 14 are connected to a return distributor, which is designed as a Y-distributor.
• the impeller 15 comprises two propeller blades, each having a hydraulically effective profile.
• the respectively emerging from the distributor nozzle 14 spray cone is distributed by the rotation of the impeller 15 relatively large area within the reservoir 1.
• FIG. 5 shows a rotatable nozzle 16, on which two distributor nozzles 14 are arranged, which each have ⁇ exit openings, which point in diametrically opposite directions.
• FIG. 5 shows a rotatable nozzle 16, on which two distributor nozzles 14 are arranged, which each have ⁇ exit openings, which point in diametrically opposite directions.
• the baffle 17 is formed as a cone / prism, wherein the tip of the cone points in the direction of the distributor nozzle 14 and is arranged symmetrically with respect to an outlet opening of the distributor nozzle. In this way, reflected and 17 multiplies the impact body exiting from the dispensing nozzle 14 spray ⁇ cone of the fluid.
• ⁇ play means for increasing / distribution of the exiting from one or more spray cone distribution nozzle 14 of the expanded fluid are provided, which are arranged directly in front of the Subject Author ⁇ fenden distribution nozzle fourteenth

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