Devices for eliminating water from diesel oil supplying a diesel engine
US4898140A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 10, 1989 |
| Grant date | Feb 6, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 10, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/8342
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A device for eliminating the water present in the diesel oil supplying a diesel engine of a vehicle, comprises a water separating member, means for detecting the passage of a warning threshold by the volume of water separated and an electric pump adapted to drain this water through a non-return valve. Said pump is only energized from the battery of the vehicle during periods of preheating the engine and when the abovesaid warning threshold is exceeded.
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