IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0968509
(2010-12-15)
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등록번호 |
US-8328591
(2012-12-11)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Larson, Brandon James
- Brower, Joseph
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
GE Global Patent Operation
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인용정보 |
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초록
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Various methods and systems are provided for an air induction system for an engine. In one example, the air induction system includes an intake conduit and an assembly coupled to the intake conduit which includes a water spray for removing particulates from, and for cooling, intake air flowing throu
Various methods and systems are provided for an air induction system for an engine. In one example, the air induction system includes an intake conduit and an assembly coupled to the intake conduit which includes a water spray for removing particulates from, and for cooling, intake air flowing through the water spray.
대표청구항
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1. An air induction system for an engine, comprising: an intake conduit; andan assembly coupled to the intake conduit including a water spray for removing particulates from, and for cooling, intake air flowing through the water spray, the water spray being delivered by at least one conduit, the at l
1. An air induction system for an engine, comprising: an intake conduit; andan assembly coupled to the intake conduit including a water spray for removing particulates from, and for cooling, intake air flowing through the water spray, the water spray being delivered by at least one conduit, the at least one conduit including a plurality of upstream conduits fluidically coupled to an upstream header and a plurality of downstream conduits fluidically coupled to a downstream header, the upstream conduits delivering a higher pressure water spray than the downstream conduits. 2. The air induction system of claim 1, wherein the at least one conduit traverses the assembly in a direction perpendicular to a flow direction of the intake air. 3. The air induction system of claim 1, wherein the water spray is delivered by at least two conduits traversing the assembly, and wherein each end of each of the at least two conduits is fluidically coupled to a U-shaped header which supplies water from a water pump, and wherein the at least two conduits are aligned in parallel with one another. 4. The air induction system of claim 1, wherein the upstream header is U-shaped and the downstream header is U-shaped, and wherein the plurality of upstream conduits are aligned in parallel to each other, and the plurality of downstream conduits are aligned in parallel with each other. 5. The air induction system of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of upstream conduits and each of the plurality of downstream conduits include delivery ports which deliver water sprays in a plurality of different directions from the upstream and downstream conduits. 6. The air induction system of claim 1, wherein the assembly further includes one or more curved slats traversing the assembly in a direction perpendicular to a flow direction of the intake air, the one or more curved slats changing the flow direction of, and generating turbulence in, the intake air flow. 7. The air induction system of claim 6, wherein the one or more curved slats includes a plurality of curved slats dispersed throughout the assembly in an alternating inversion pattern. 8. An air induction system for an engine, comprising: an intake conduit; andan assembly coupled to the intake conduit including a water spray for removing particulates from, and for cooling, intake air flowing through the water spray, the assembly further including one or more curved slats traversing the assembly in a direction perpendicular to a flow direction of the intake air, the one or more curved slats changing the flow direction of, and generating turbulence in, the intake air flow, wherein at least one of the one or more curved slats is positioned upstream of a conduit that delivers the water spray to the assembly. 9. The air induction system of claim 1, wherein the particulates removed from the intake air and at least some water are collected in a collector positioned at a bottom of the assembly. 10. The air induction system of claim 1, wherein the assembly is positioned upstream of an intercooler coupled to the intake conduit. 11. The air induction system of claim 1, wherein the water spray is delivered by a plurality of delivery ports that are dispersed along each of a length, width, and depth of the assembly. 12. A method for an air intake system, comprising: inducting a flow of intake air through an assembly;generating turbulence in the flow of intake air in the assembly;removing particulates from the flow of intake air via a plurality of water sprays in the assembly including an upstream water spray from a plurality of upstream conduits and a downstream water spray from a plurality of downstream conduits by operating a high pressure water pump to deliver the upstream water spray to an interior of the assembly, the upstream water spray delivering a higher pressure water spray than the downstream water spray and spanning a cross-section from top to bottom of the interior of the assembly;cooling the flow of intake air via the plurality of water sprays in the assembly; anddirecting the flow of intake air from the assembly to an engine. 13. The method of claim 12, wherein generating turbulence includes flowing the intake air over curved slats which traverse the assembly in a direction perpendicular to a flow direction of the intake air. 14. The method of claim 12, further comprising operating a low pressure water pump to deliver the downstream water spray to the interior of the assembly, the downstream water spray spanning the cross-section from top to bottom of the interior of the assembly. 15. The method of claim 12, further comprising collecting the particulates removed from the flow of intake air and at least some water in a collector positioned at a bottom of the assembly, and draining the collected particulates and the at least some water to a water filtration circuit. 16. The method of claim 12, further comprising filtering the flow of intake air via a perforated screen positioned at an upstream side of the assembly before the flow of intake air interacts with the water sprays. 17. An article of manufacture, comprising: a water spray region through which particulate-laden intake air can flow;a plurality of turbulence-generating slats traversing the water spray region in a direction perpendicular to a flow direction of the intake air;a high pressure water assembly with one or more first water delivery conduits traversing the water spray region for removing particulate from the intake air;a low pressure water assembly with one or more second water delivery conduits traversing the water spray region for cooling the intake air; anda water circuit fluidically coupled to the high pressure water assembly and the low pressure water assembly including a high pressure pump for the high pressure water assembly and a low pressure pump for the low pressure water assembly. 18. The article of manufacture of claim 17, wherein the water circuit includes at least one filter. 19. The article of manufacture of claim 18, wherein a water supply of the water circuit includes sea water which is external to a ship in which the article is positioned, and wherein the article is coupled to an engine of the ship. 20. An air induction system for an engine, comprising: an intake conduit having an ingress and an egress, the ingress for receiving intake air from external to the engine and the egress for delivering the intake air to an intake of the engine; andan assembly coupled to the intake conduit between the ingress and egress, the assembly including a water spray for removing particulates from, and for cooling, the intake air flowing through the water spray and one or more curved slats transversing the assembly in a direction perpendicular to a flow direction of the intake air, at least one of the one or more curved slats being positioned upstream of a conduit that delivers the water spray;wherein the assembly includes an unimpeded airflow path, at a macro level, the airflow path extending from the ingress to the egress, whereby the intake air flowing through the assembly encounters only the water spray for particulate filtration. 21. The air induction system of claim 20, wherein at the macro level, a cross-section of the unimpeded airflow path is at least 1 mm in height and width. 22. The air induction system of claim 20, wherein the particulates removed from the intake air fall uncollected to a bottom of the assembly. 23. The air induction system of claim 21, wherein the assembly further includes a collector positioned at the bottom of the assembly which includes a drain that is fluidically coupled to a water filtration circuit.
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