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Boiloff for a flexible fuel compensation system

US5520162A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 17, 1995
Grant dateMay 28, 1996
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Expiry dateApr 17, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02T10/30
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A flexible fuel compensation system including a method of methanol boil-off compensation. The methanol boil-off compensation method includes an initialization routine, a run mode routine and a shutdown routine. The method will monitor a plurality of flags to determine when the methanol boil-off compensation should be used.

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