Abstract: An arrangement of exchangers for marinization of a marine engine, including an engine block with in-line cylinders or cylinders in a V, cooled by a cooling fluid, at least one turbocompressor with a hot chamber connected to an outlet and a cold chamber connected to the cylinders of the engine block, a reverser including a housing and containing oil, wherein the arrangement includes: a radiator hose for supplying cooling water, a turbocompressor exchanger, an engine exchanger, a reverser exchanger, a radiator hose for discharging cooling water toward an outlet of combustion gases, downstream from the hot chamber of the at least one turbocompressor, with these three exchangers being placed in this order and inserted in the circulation direction of the water between the radiator hose for supplying the cooling water and the radiator hose for discharging this same cooling water.

Abstract: A coolant bottle defines a first chamber and a second chamber fluidly coupled to the first chamber at a valve seat. The first chamber is fluidly coupled to a source of heated engine cooling fluid, while the second chamber is fluidly coupled to an engine water pump. A thermally responsive actuator is disposed within the first chamber, and has a thermally actuated sliding member having a valve seat engaging surface. The thermally actuated sliding member is movable from a first open position to a second closed position when the coolant is above a first temperature. The thermally responsive actuator is disposed within the first chamber.

Abstract: Apparatus for utilizing heat wasted from an engine includes: a Rankine cycle (31); a transmission mechanism that couples an output shaft of an expansion device (37) to a rotary shaft of an engine via an electromagnetic clutch (32) that can be engaged and disengaged; a passage (65) through which refrigerant exiting a heat exchanger (36) flows so as to bypass the expansion device (37); and a bypass valve (66) interposed in the passage. To stop the expansion device (37), the electromagnetic clutch (32) is switched from an engaged state to a disengaged state after switching the bypass valve (66) from a closed state to an open state. If the bypass valve (66) becomes stuck in the closed state, expansion device front-rear differential pressure limiting processing in which a front-rear differential pressure of the expansion device is limited while maintaining the electromagnetic clutch (32) in the engaged state is performed.

Abstract: A building sprinkler system includes a pump having an input for receiving water and an output that is connected to selectively feed a plurality of sprinkler heads. A driver is operatively connected to the pump for driving the pump. A cooling arrangement is provided for cooling the pump during pump testing operations. The cooling arrangement includes: a heat exchanger with a primary loop formed by a flow path for delivering water from the output of the pump through the heat exchanger and back to the input of the pump, and a secondary loop formed by a flow path for delivering coolant from the heat exchanger through a radiator and back to the heat exchanger so that heat is transferred from the water to the coolant via the heat exchanger and from the coolant to air via the radiator.

Abstract: A method of modifying the oil cooling system of a diesel engine includes the steps of removing the original equipment liquid-to-liquid heat exchanger and installing a manifold having a configuration adapted to match the mounting configuration of the oil passages of the original equipment liquid-to-liquid heat exchanger. The manifold has an oil outlet port directed to a remotely mounted oil cooler. The manifold also has a water passage having a configuration that is adapted to match the mounting configuration of the water passages of the original equipment liquid-to-liquid heat exchanger. The water passage causes the entirety of the flow of water to be discharged back to the water cooling system of the engine where it is circulated by the water pump through the water cooling passages in the engine.

Abstract: An assembly comprising a coolant circuit for an internal combustion engine, wherein the internal combustion engine can be thermally coupled to at least one coolant circuit through which is flowing a coolant with a maximum permissible coolant temperature. The coolant circuit is or is capable of being temporarily thermally coupled via at least one heat exchanger to a latent heat accumulator. The latent heat accumulator has a latent heat accumulator medium with a phase transition temperature that is higher than the maximum permissible coolant temperature. The latent heat accumulator medium is disposed in a vessel of the latent heat accumulator. The vessel is displaceable relative to the at least one heat exchanger. The vessel and the heat exchanger can be brought into at least two different relative positions in which the transfer of heat from the latent heat accumulator medium to the coolant in the coolant circuit varies.

Abstract: An engine includes a cylinder head and a cylinder block connected to the cylinder head at an interface. A compression relief valve is substantially inset in the cylinder head of the engine. The compression relief valve is connected to an engine control module via a wire harness. The compression relief valve includes a body having a bore. Further, the compression relief valve includes a needle inset in the bore. The compression relief valve includes a compression relief valve sensor assembly disposed in at least one of the body or the needle. The compression relief valve sensor assembly is configured to generate a cylinder head temperature signal proportional to a cylinder head temperature at the interface.

Abstract: A gear device in which lubricating oil for cooling and lubricating gears to be driven therein is adjusted to a temperature and an amount suitable for the speed of a vehicle, and a vehicle having the gear device mounted thereon. A transmission adjusts the temperature of lubricating oil by supplying the lubricating oil from a lower part of a housing of the transmission into a heat exchanger by a circulation pump and causing the lubricating oil and engine cooling water to exchange heat with each other in the heat exchanger. A level of the lubricating oil retained in an oil pan when the circulation pump is stopped is defined as a highest oil level, while the level of the lubricating oil retained in the oil pan when the amount of the lubricating oil pumped up by the circulation pump is maximum is defined as a lowest oil level. The heat exchanger is disposed at a position outside the housing and higher than the highest oil level.

Abstract: A method of modifying the oil cooling system of a diesel engine an engine oil supply outlet located in a horizontal plan includes the steps of removing the original equipment liquid-to-liquid heat exchanger and installing a manifold having an oil outlet port directed to a remote oil cooler and a bypass water passage providing an un-branched flow of water, whereby the flow of oil is directed to a remote oil cooler and the entirety of the flow of water in the bypass water passage is discharged back to the water cooling system of the engine without passing through an oil cooling or water cooling heat exchanger.

Abstract: A device is provided for a piece of equipment with an internal combustion engine having a crank case and a combustion space, wherein an air cooling stream is present for cooling the internal combustion engine. The device, on the one hand, is effective for cleaning of the intake air, and on the other hand, a thermal separation between tank and crank case is achieved in a simple manner. The device includes at least one recess, which is constructed open or closed, and is arranged in the crank case, and is separated from an interior of the crank case and forms air cushions.

Abstract: An engine oil cooling system having a manifold which replaces the conventional OEM oil cooler. The manifold receives hot oil from the engine and directs the oil to a filter and then to a liquid-to-air heat exchanger. The cooled, filtered oil is returned to the engine via the manifold. Particulate filtration may be achieved in the manifold at a cleanable filter screen. Provision is made for installation of various monitoring sensors, a check valve between the manifold and filter and a bleed valve in the manifold. The system may also include a by-pass which will direct oil around the heat exchanger if the oil is below a prescribed temperature or if the oil pressure differential between the inlet and outlet of the cooler is greater than a setting of a control relief valve. The system may also include provision for heating the oil using engine coolant during initial start-up.

Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement including an internal combustion engine ignition device having a spark plug and a spark plug seat (in which the spark plug can be fastened in a fastening zone), and a cylinder head in which the spark plug is or can be mounted via the spark plug seat. The cylinder head has a cylinder head cooling cavity. The spark plug seat includes a temperature control medium chamber which is separate from the cylinder head cooling cavity and has a cooling medium feed line and a cooling medium discharge line. The temperature control medium chamber and the cylinder head cooling cavity are connected to separate medium temperature control devices and form separate medium systems.

Abstract: A mechanical combustion engine coolant pump for pumping a coolant for an internal combustion engine includes a stationary cylindrical support body. A rotatable driving wheel is supported by a driving wheel roller bearing at the stationary cylindrical support body. The rotatable driving wheel is configured to be driven by the internal combustion engine. A pump wheel is arranged at a rotatable rotor shaft. The pump wheel is supported by a shaft roller bearing at the stationary cylindrical supporting body. A switchable friction clutch is configured to couple the rotatable driving wheel with the pump wheel. The stationary cylindrical support body integrally comprises an inner ring of the driving wheel roller bearing. The stationary cylindrical support body integrally comprises an outer ring of the shaft roller bearing.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for heating at least one fluid tank that receives production fluid comprising produced oil and a produced liquid from a hydrocarbon producing well. A layer of liquid is provided in the fluid tank that has a higher specific density and a higher thermal conductivity than the produced oil. The layer of liquid at least partially covers a heat trace positioned in the fluid tank. The heat trace transfers heat to the layer of liquid.

Abstract: Cooling systems and methods of use are disclosed. A particular method includes routing at least a first portion of a coolant stream from a first heat exchanger to a second heat exchanger to receive heat from a hot side of a thermoelectric cooling device. The method also includes cooling one or more electronic devices using a cold side of the thermoelectric cooling device. The method also includes routing at least a second portion of the coolant stream to an engine.

Abstract: A cooling structure of an internal combustion engine includes a cylinder block having a plurality of cylinder bores; a cylinder head disposed on an upper portion of the cylinder block; two camshafts disposed on the cylinder head so as to be juxtaposed to each other in parallel to a crankshaft; camshaft housing chambers formed on the cylinder head to house the respective camshafts; a recessed portion provided between the camshaft housing chambers; a plug seat formed between the camshafts and in the recessed portion; a cooling air passage formed between the cylinder bores; and cooling air introduction passages communicating from the cooling air passage to the recessed portion of the cylinder head.

Abstract: An engine configuration for a motor vehicle is provided that has an internal combustion engine having direct fuel injection, which is thermally coupled to a cooling circuit to dissipate waste heat occurring in operation, and having a storage unit, which can be coupled to the cooling circuit, for storing thermal energy, which is implemented for the purpose of discharging store thermal energy to the cooling circuit and/or to the engine before the engine is put into operation and/or during a warm-up phase thereof.

Abstract: A waste heat utilization device for an internal combustion engine (2) comprising a cooling water circuit (4) including a radiator (12) for cooling cooling-water by means of outside air drawn to pass through the radiator, a Rankine cycle (6) including a first condenser (24) for condensing a refrigerant, and a refrigeration cycle (8) including a second condenser (36) for condensing a refrigerant, wherein the first and second condensers (24, 36) are water-cooled heat exchangers, and the waste heat utilization device includes a water circuit (44) including an air-cooled heat exchanger (46) for cooling water that has passed through the first and second condensers (24, 36), by means of outside air drawn to pass through the air-cooled heat exchanger, and a heat exchange unit composed of the air-cooled heat exchanger (46) and the radiator (12).

Abstract: A system and method for reducing fouling. In one embodiment, the system includes a housing and a plurality of channels contained within the housing. The system also includes a fouling reduction element that passes through at least one channel of the plurality of channels, wherein the fouling reduction element is movable such that it reduces fouling inside of the at least one channel. According to the system and method disclosed herein, the fouling reduction element efficiently cleans the inside of the channels of the cooling system.

Abstract: In an internal combustion engine system where the heat in the engine jacket coolant is discharged in a water cooled heat exchanger, an independent and automatic by-pass safety cooling system responsive solely and directly to engine jacket coolant temperatures to ensure that cooling of the engine will continue without reliance upon any other control system or personnel.

Abstract: With regard to a revolving working machine that a revolving body is provided on a traveling unit, rearward projection length of the revolving body from revolution center is substantially the same as distance from the revolution center to a side end of a crawler belt, and an engine is cooled by discharging air, an exhaust port through which cooling air is discharged is provided in a bonnet covering the engine, and air guide plates are provided upward in the exhaust port.

Abstract: To provide a radiator additive that supports the complete combustion of a mixture gas of air and fuel, thereby improving fuel efficiency and cleaning an exhaust gas. A radiator additive includes a composition of powders of a carbon-based semiconductor material and a rare-earth negative ion ore with a maximum particle size of the order of micrometers, and polypropylene glycol.

Abstract: A check valve having a thermostat function is provided between an engine and a thermal storage tank that stores a portion of the coolant circulating in the engine. The check valve restricts the flow of the coolant from the engine to the thermal storage tank, and loosens the restriction when the temperature of the coolant increases. Through such operation of the check valve, the warm coolant is collected in the thermal storage tank and engine preheating may be performed before engine start. Thus, by providing between the engine and the thermal storage tank the check valve that operates in response to the temperature of the coolant, engine preheating can be accomplished with a simple structure and at a low cost, without using a three-way valve and performing an electrical valve switching control.

Abstract: A method and a system for cooling an internal combustion engine (3) having charge air feed, which has a first (1) and a second (2) cooling loop, of which the first cooling loop (1) is operated at a higher temperature level than the second cooling loop (2), and in which the charge air feed has at least one intercooling unit (9) which is thermally coupled to the second cooling loop (2), having a controllable coolant throughput. The system includes at least one shutdown element (13) in the second cooling loop (2) for throttling the coolant throughput in the second cooling loop (2) to 0 (zero), i.e., the coolant throughput may be shut down during the operation of the internal combustion engine (3) as a function of an operating parameter of a vehicle component.

Abstract: A waste heat recovery system for a split-cycle engine includes a heat exchange unit. An air compressor device is in communication with the heat exchange unit. A waste heat input receives waste heat from the engine and is in fluid communication with the heat exchange unit. An ambient air intake connected to the air compressor device draws air into the air compressor device. A compressed air outlet member on the air compressor device in fluid communication with a compression cylinder of the split-cycle engine delivers compressed air from the air compressor device to the engine. Engine waste heat is communicated to the heat exchange unit and energy from the waste heat is used to drive the air compressor device, causing the air compressor device to draw in ambient air through the ambient air intake, compress the ambient air, and deliver compressed air to the engine through the compressed air outlet.

Abstract: A check valve having a thermostat function is provided between an engine and a thermal storage tank that stores a portion of the coolant circulating in the engine. The check valve restricts the flow of the coolant from the engine to the thermal storage tank, and loosens the restriction when the temperature of the coolant increases. Through such operation of the check valve, the warm coolant is collected in the thermal storage tank and engine preheating may be performed before engine start. Thus, by providing between the engine and the thermal storage tank the check valve that operates in response to the temperature of the coolant, engine preheating can be accomplished with a simple structure and at a low cost, without using a three-way valve and performing an electrical valve switching control.

Abstract: A motor-fan shroud is formed at its lower portion with a supporting portion having a hole and at its upper portion with a first and second clip portions arranged apart from each other in a width direction. A reservoir tank is formed at its lower portion with a projection extending downward and insertable into the hole of the supporting portion and at its upper portion with a first and second ear portions insertable from above into the first and second clip portions, respectively. A first clipping surface of the first clip portion has a substantial half-ball shaped projection to be fitted in a hole of the first ear portion, while the second ear portion has a claw to be latched by the second clip portion so that unlatch, in an upward direction, of them can be prevented.

Abstract: A fan shroud for an internal combustion engine includes a snap-on detachable overflow bottle. The fan shroud has a fan opening and a unitary bottle mount with a deflectable bottle clip with a latch end that engages a groove in the overflow bottle. The mount includes an opposite side with an inwardly directed locking surface that engages a recess in a side face of the overflow bottle. The overflow bottle is held upright and secured to the fan shroud by snapping it into the bottle mount.

Abstract: A fan shroud for an internal combustion engine includes a snap-on detachable overflow bottle. The fan shroud has a fan opening and a unitary bottle mount with a deflectable bottle clip with a latch end that engages a groove the overflow bottle. The mount includes an opposite side with an inwardly directed locking surface that engages a recess in a side face of the overflow bottle. The overflow bottle is held upright and secured to the fan shroud by snapping it into the bottle mount.

Abstract: A portable, self-contained apparatus for cooling automotive engine fluid, e.g. engine coolant, includes quick couplers for connection to an automotive engine. The apparatus receives hot engine fluid from the engine, cools the engine fluid, and returns the cooled engine fluid to the engine. A fluid reservoir and one or more heat exchangers aid in the cooling process. Corresponding methods provide similar advantages.

Abstract: A cooler for the water circulation system of a combustion engine has a motor driven pump mounted directly on the cooler and connected via a flat surface with a plate provided with a three-way valve. The flat surface has an inlet and outlet connected to the plate.