Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Degas bottle having centrifugal air separator for use in engine cooling system
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Application No.: US14600785Application Date: 2015-01-20
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Publication No.: US10202889B2Publication Date: 2019-02-12
- Inventor: Yi Zhang , Eric Myers , Meisam Mehravaran , Cristian Gheordunescu
- 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: LeClairRyan
- Main IPC: B01D19/00
- IPC: B01D19/00 ; F01P11/02 ; F16N19/00 ; F16N39/00 ; F01M11/00 ; F01M13/04

Abstract:
A degas bottle for inducing a cyclonic direction of flow to incoming coolant is disclosed. The degas bottle includes a body and an air separator having a cylindrical wall. An incoming coolant inlet is attached to the upper end of the air separator and is positioned at a tangent with respect to the cylindrical wall of the air separator, thus inducing cyclonic action as the coolant enters the air separator. The air separator may be of a cylindrical shape or of a conical shape. As air trapped coolant tangentially flows into the air separator, it will follow the cylindrical or conical shape of the air separator. The centrifugal force keeps the incoming coolant pressed against the inner wall of the air separator coolant on the wall while air separates from the coolant. The cyclonically flowing coolant circles downward to the reservoir while air remains on top of the coolant.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160208678A1 DEGAS BOTTLE HAVING CENTRIFUGAL AIR SEPARATOR FOR USE IN ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2016-07-21
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