Flow and pressure estimators in a waste heat recovery system
An apparatus includes a pump circuit structured to receive pump data indicative of an operating characteristic of a pump feeding a fluid to a waste heat recovery (WHR) system; a flow circuit structured to receive valve position data indicative of a position of a valve downstream of the pump, estimate a flow rate of the fluid exiting the pump, and estimate the flow rate of the fluid exiting the valve; and a pressure circuit structured to receive pressure data indicative of the pressure of the fluid exiting the valve, estimate a change in pressure of the fluid across the WHR system, and determine a pressure of the fluid in a hot section of the WHR system based on the pressure of the fluid exiting the valve and the change in the pressure of the fluid across the WHR system.
- Research Organization:
- Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- EE0003403
- Assignee:
- Cummins Inc. (Columbus, IN)
- Patent Number(s):
- 10,634,012
- Application Number:
- 16/409,193
- OSTI ID:
- 1650821
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 05/10/2019
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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