Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Fluid conditioning system with recirculation loop and method for operating same
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Application No.: US14834833Application Date: 2015-08-25
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Publication No.: US09909468B2Publication Date: 2018-03-06
- Inventor: Martin Lehman , Scott F. Shafer
- Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IL Peoria
- Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Peoria
- Agent Joell R. Hibshman, II; John P. Wappel
- Main IPC: F02M37/04
- IPC: F02M37/04 ; F02M37/00 ; F01M1/12 ; F01M1/02 ; F01M1/10 ; F01M1/16 ; F16N39/00

Abstract:
A fluid conditioning system includes a recirculation pump fluidly coupled to a reservoir via a first conduit; a delivery pump fluidly coupled in series with the recirculation pump, such that an outlet of the recirculation pump is fluidly coupled to an inlet of the delivery pump via a second conduit; and a recirculation loop including a recirculation filter, an inlet of the recirculation filter being fluidly coupled to the second conduit, and an outlet of the recirculation filter being fluidly coupled to the first conduit. The recirculation pump is configured to operate at a flow rate that is higher than a flow rate of the delivery pump.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170058728A1 Fluid Conditioning System with Recirculation Loop and Method for Operating Same Public/Granted day:2017-03-02
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