Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Bidirectional valved aspirator for surge control and vacuum generation
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Application No.: US15366806Application Date: 2016-12-01
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Publication No.: US10167826B2Publication Date: 2019-01-01
- Inventor: Eric Luehrsen , Ross Dykstra Pursifull
- Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Dearborn
- Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Dearborn
- Agency: McCoy Russell LLP
- Agent Julia Voutyras
- Main IPC: F02B33/44
- IPC: F02B33/44 ; F02M35/10 ; F02M25/08 ; F02M35/104

Abstract:
An aspirator coupled between an inlet of a compressor and an engine intake manifold may include sonic/supersonic expansion curves for both forward and reverse flow through the aspirator. Suction flow may enter a first entraining port coupling an ambient side of the aspirator with a vacuum source during reverse flow through the aspirator, whereas suction flow may enter a second entraining port coupling a manifold side of the aspirator with the vacuum source, the first entraining port counter sunk relative to a nominal slope of the aspirator to reduce flow disruption caused by the port during forward flow through the aspirator. A radial-flow aspirator shut-off valve arranged in series with the aspirator may be controlled to enable or disable motive flow through the aspirator, and motive flow may enter the valve in a direction perpendicular to a motive flow axis of the aspirator when the valve is open.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170082073A1 BIDIRECTIONAL VALVED ASPIRATOR FOR SURGE CONTROL AND VACUUM GENERATION Public/Granted day:2017-03-23
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