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EP0437772A1
EP0437772A1 EP90124708A EP90124708A EP0437772A1 EP 0437772 A1 EP0437772 A1 EP 0437772A1 EP 90124708 A EP90124708 A EP 90124708A EP 90124708 A EP90124708 A EP 90124708A EP 0437772 A1 EP0437772 A1 EP 0437772A1
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Peter Kinninger
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01P—COOLING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; COOLING OF INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01P3/00—Liquid cooling
    • F01P3/22—Liquid cooling characterised by evaporation and condensation of coolant in closed cycles; characterised by the coolant reaching higher temperatures than normal atmospheric boiling-point
    • F01P3/2271—Closed cycles with separator and liquid return
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01P—COOLING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; COOLING OF INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01P11/00—Component parts, details, or accessories not provided for in, or of interest apart from, groups F01P1/00 - F01P9/00
    • F01P11/02—Liquid-coolant filling, overflow, venting, or draining devices
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01P—COOLING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; COOLING OF INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01P11/00—Component parts, details, or accessories not provided for in, or of interest apart from, groups F01P1/00 - F01P9/00
    • F01P11/14—Indicating devices; Other safety devices
    • F01P11/16—Indicating devices; Other safety devices concerning coolant temperature
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01P—COOLING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; COOLING OF INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01P11/00—Component parts, details, or accessories not provided for in, or of interest apart from, groups F01P1/00 - F01P9/00
    • F01P11/14—Indicating devices; Other safety devices
    • F01P11/18—Indicating devices; Other safety devices concerning coolant pressure, coolant flow, or liquid-coolant level
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01P—COOLING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; COOLING OF INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01P11/00—Component parts, details, or accessories not provided for in, or of interest apart from, groups F01P1/00 - F01P9/00
    • F01P11/02—Liquid-coolant filling, overflow, venting, or draining devices
    • F01P11/0285—Venting devices
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01P—COOLING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; COOLING OF INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01P11/00—Component parts, details, or accessories not provided for in, or of interest apart from, groups F01P1/00 - F01P9/00
    • F01P11/02—Liquid-coolant filling, overflow, venting, or draining devices
    • F01P11/0204—Filling
    • F01P11/0209—Closure caps
    • F01P2011/0271—Semi-permeable, e.g. using Gore-Tex c fibres
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01P—COOLING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; COOLING OF INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01P2025/00—Measuring
    • F01P2025/08—Temperature
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01P—COOLING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; COOLING OF INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01P2060/00—Cooling circuits using auxiliaries
    • F01P2060/08—Cabin heater

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  • the invention relates to a device of the type specified in the preamble of the first claim.
  • An evaporative cooling system of the generic type is known from Motortechnische Zeitschrift (MTZ) No. 50 (1989), number 9, page 428.
  • This cooling system has the advantage that an increased operating temperature can be achieved at partial load, but that the same efficiencies as a conventional cooling system can be achieved at high loads.
  • the object of the present invention is to develop a generic evaporative cooling system in such a way that the additional space for an expansion tank can be dispensed with.
  • this object is achieved by the characterizing features of the first claim.
  • the solution is based on the basic idea that the cooling system is connected to the atmosphere depending on the temperature. The connection to the atmosphere is maintained as long as it is ensured that no steam can escape. If steam were to escape, this would mean a loss of liquid and thus a correspondingly increased liquid supply or a constant refilling of coolant. Both are prevented by the proposal according to the invention. Thus, even when the hot cooling system cools down and thus falls below a minimum temperature, the cooling system can be connected to the atmosphere again. This prevents negative pressure from developing in the cooling system.
  • Claim 2 specifies a simple possibility of how the temperature-dependent ventilation can be carried out with little expenditure on equipment.
  • the thermostatic valve is made of bimetal, for example.
  • the development according to claim 3 ensures that air can escape and that water is retained.
  • the air exchange itself takes place with the help of the pressure difference between the atmosphere and the cooling system on the molecular sieve.
  • the development according to claim 4 ensures that a filling opening is created at the same time, which corresponds to the lid in conventional cooling systems using cooling liquid as the heat transfer medium. This eliminates the need for a separate filler opening for the coolant.
  • Fig. 1 the schematic of the evaporative cooling according to the invention is shown schematically.
  • the cylinder 1 and the cylinder head 2 of an engine 3, which is not otherwise shown in detail, are provided with cooling channels 4 and 5 or cooling chambers.
  • a flow line 6 branches off.
  • a steam separator 7 is installed in this flow line 6.
  • the steam separator 7 is divided into a lower space 9 and an upper space 10 by means of an overflow line 8.
  • the flow line 6 runs from the upper space 10 to a heat exchanger 11 working as a condenser.
  • This heat exchanger 11 has a coolant collecting space 12 in its lower region.
  • An equalization chamber 13 has a condensate reservoir 14 in the lower region. This is connected via a line 15 to the cooling water collecting space 12. Furthermore, the overflow line 8 opens into the storage space 14.
  • the return line 16 leads from the storage space 14 with the interposition of a condensate pump 17 and a heating heat exchanger 18 back into the cylinder 1.
  • the heating heat exchanger 18 is used to heat a passenger compartment of a vehicle driven by the internal combustion engine 3.
  • the cooling capacity of the heat exchanger 11 can be increased by means of a blower 19 which sucks in cooling air and presses it through the heat exchanger 11.
  • the upper space 10 of the steam separator and the part 6 'of the flow line 6 and the heat exchanger 11 and the compensation space 13 are filled with air in the cold state of the internal combustion engine 3, and with coolant vapor in the hot state.
  • the compensation space 13 is shown in more detail in FIG. 2. It is essentially tubular and has a closure cover 20 at its upper end.
  • the coolant supply 21 In its lower area, it has a coolant supply 21 due to the connecting line 15.
  • the level of the coolant supply depends on the temperature. It is at level I when the coolant is cold and at level II when the coolant is warm.
  • the fill level indicator 22 serves to control the coolant level. It consists of a float 23 floating at the current coolant level, which is connected via a connecting rod 24 to a viewing plate 25 in the area of the cover 20.
  • a separating labyrinth is formed below the cover 20 in the compensation space 13.
  • This consists of sloping sheets 26 which are alternately attached to the wall of the compensation space 13. These sheets are - as Fig. 2c shows - provided at their highest points with compensating holes 27. Furthermore, they have an essentially centrally arranged bore 28 for the passage of the connecting rod 24.
  • the slanted plates 26 have the task of liquid coolant, which u. U. is entrained by the air flowing to the cover 20 to separate.
  • the compensating holes 27 cause here that no air cushion can hold under the sloping sheets. Therefore, these compensating holes 27 are provided at the highest point of the sheets.
  • the passage 29 at the lower free end of the sheets 26 ensures that the separated coolant can flow off unhindered and that it is not closed by capillary action of the venting cross sections.
  • the closure cover 20 is shown in more detail in FIG. 3. It consists essentially of a handle part 30 which is firmly connected to an insert 31.
  • a temperature-controlled vent valve 32 as well as a molecular sieve 33 and a cover plate 34 are arranged in the insert 31.
  • the vent valve 32 and the molecular sieve 33 form a structural unit which are arranged in the housing 35.
  • the vent valve 32 which operates in a temperature-dependent manner - for example via a bimetal - is arranged at the inlet of the housing 35.
  • the molecular sieve 33 is constructed in the manner of a cartridge and divides the housing 35 into a separating space 36 and a coolant-free space 37.
  • the space 37 communicates with the space enclosed by the handle part 30 and the insert 31 via vent holes 38 in the cover plate 34. From there, holes 39 lead to the atmosphere.
  • the cover plate 34 is supported by a spring 40 on the inside of the handle part 30. With the interposition of a seal 41, the cover plate 34 rests on the insert 31. The seal 41 is arranged so that the holes 39 always remain open. In this way, the cover plate 34 forms a spring-loaded pressure relief valve.
  • the function of the compensation space 13 constructed according to the invention is explained in more detail below.
  • the vent valve 32 is opened. This creates a flow connection to the atmosphere via the ventilation valve 32, the separating space 36, the molecular sieve 33, the space 37, the ventilation holes 38 and the holes 39. This is shown in FIG. 3a.
  • the water Due to the inclined plates 26 and the bores 27 and the distance 29, the water is separated and only the steam reaches the vent valve 32. From there, the coolant vapor flows to the atmosphere in the same way as before. However, the coolant liquid contained in the coolant vapor is retained by the molecular sieve.
  • the molecular sieve has the task of letting air escape and retaining water. The air is exchanged via the sieve with the help of the pressure difference between the atmosphere and the interior of the cooling system. The separated liquid coolant then runs back to the coolant storage space on the inclined plates.
  • the vent valve 32 closes. This prevents vaporous coolant from escaping during operation and the liquid level within the cooling system thus drops.
  • the ventilation valve 32 gradually cools down. At a temperature of around 80 ° C, for example, it opens again. This creates a connection between the cooling system and the atmosphere.
  • Cooling creates a lower vacuum in the cooling system. This leads to the fact that the molecular sieve 33 again allows air to flow into the separating space 13 and the previously steam-filled spaces. The air exchange is completed when the pressure between the atmosphere and the cooling system is equalized.
  • the entire cover 20 is removed. Now coolant can be poured in through the separation chamber and the inclined plates. The height of the coolant level is indicated by the viewing plate 25. Then the compensation chamber 13 is closed again with the cover 20. The cooling system is then ready for use.

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