Cooling apparatus for water-cooled engines

Patent · Tue May 20 00:00:00 EDT 1986

OSTI ID:5502067

Fujikawa, T; Tamba, S

A cooling apparatus is described for a water-cooled internal combustion engine including a shaft that rotates when the engine is running, the apparatus comprising a centrifugal fan adapted to be connected to and rotated by the shaft, the fan having an intake air port and a discharge air opening, a rotary screen adapted to be operatively connected to and rotated by the shaft, the screen being disposed in the intake air port, a cooling radiator, a spiral-shaped duct connecting the radiator with the discharge air opening, and separating means on the duct, the separating means comprising an opening formed in the outer wall of the duct.

• Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Kobe
• Patent Number(s): US 4589379
• OSTI ID: 5502067
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 22 Oct 1984
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
COOLING SYSTEMS
AIR FLOW
BLOWERS
DUCTS
INTAKE STRUCTURES
RADIATORS
ROTATION
ROTORS
SHAFTS
WATER
ENERGY SYSTEMS
ENGINES
FLUID FLOW
GAS FLOW
HEAT ENGINES
HEAT EXCHANGERS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
MACHINE PARTS
MECHANICAL STRUCTURES
MOTION
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
330100* - Internal Combustion Engines