Cooling system for automotive engine or the like

Patent · Tue Mar 10 00:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:6651485

Hayashi, Y

This patent describes an internal combustion engine having a structure subject to high heat flux, and (a) a cooling system for removing heat from the engine comprising: a cooling circuit which includes: a coolant jacket formed about the structure, the coolant jacket being arranged to receive coolant in liquid form and discharge same in gaseous form; a radiator which fluidly communicates with the coolant jacket by way of a coolant transfer conduit and in which gaseous coolant produced in the coolant jacket is condensed to its liquid form; a return conduit leading from the radiator to the coolant jacket for returning coolant condensate from the radiator to the coolant jacket; and a return pump disposed in the return conduit, the return pump being selectively energizable to maintain a predetermined level of coolant in the coolant jacket; (b) a reservoir the interior of which is maintained constantly at atmospheric pressure; and (c) a volume control pump fluidly interposed between the reservoir and the cooling circuit for pumping coolant between the cooling circuit and the reservoir in a manner which varies the amount of coolant in the cooling circuit.

• Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama
• Patent Number(s): US 4648357
• OSTI ID: 6651485
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 7 Jan 1986
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
COOLING SYSTEMS
ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE
CONDENSATES
COOLANTS
GAS FLOW
HEAT FLUX
HEAT RECOVERY
HEAT TRANSFER
LIQUID FLOW
PRESSURE CONTROL
PUMPS
RADIATORS
VAPOR CONDENSATION
CONTROL
ENERGY RECOVERY
ENERGY SYSTEMS
ENERGY TRANSFER
ENGINES
FLUID FLOW
HEAT ENGINES
HEAT EXCHANGERS
RECOVERY
330100* - Internal Combustion Engines