Patent · US Expired

Method of enhancing heat transfer in a heated tip fuel injector

US6422481B1 · kind B1 · utility

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19Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 3, 1999
Grant dateJul 23, 2002
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Expiry dateMar 3, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF02M51/005
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method of heating fuel includes providing a fuel injector having an internal heater and a reciprocable needle valve; providing fuel to the fuel injector; passing the fuel through at least one flow-disturbing element; and heating the fuel.

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