US20070089716A1 - Heat exchanger method and apparatus - Google Patents
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- This invention relates to internal combustion engines, including but not limited to engines having exhaust gas heat exchangers.
- EGR exhaust gas recirculation
- Heat rejected and/or generated internally to the engine is removed from the engine by a cooling system.
- Typical cooling systems promote efficient operation of the engine and protect heat sensitive systems.
- Thermally conductive fluids that include for instance oil or engine coolant, carry heat collected from within the engine and/or engine components to a radiator, which then expels the heat to the environment.
- a method for an internal combustion engine includes the step of collecting exhaust gas in a volume. Exhaust gas flows out of the volume in a first portion and a second portion. The first portion forms a tailpipe gas stream and the second portion forms an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) gas stream.
- the tailpipe gas stream passes through a turbine. Thermal energy from the EGR gas stream is extracted with a heat exchanger and the EGR gas stream is cooled. The tailpipe gas stream is heated in the heat exchanger with the extracted thermal energy and the EGR gas stream is recirculated into an intake of the internal combustion engine.
- An apparatus includes an engine having a plurality of cylinders in fluid communication with an intake manifold and an exhaust manifold.
- a turbine is in fluid communication with a tailpipe system and the exhaust manifold.
- An air-to-air heat exchanger has a hot gas inlet, a cold gas inlet, a warm gas outlet, and a cooled gas outlet.
- the hot gas inlet is in direct fluid communication with the exhaust manifold and the cooled gas outlet.
- the cold gas inlet is in direct fluid communication with the turbine and the warm gas outlet.
- At least one tailpipe component is in fluid communication with the hot gas outlet.
- An air-to-air heat exchanger includes an inner tube and an outer tube placed around the inner tube.
- the inner tube and the outer tube are concentric.
- a plurality of tabs is connected between the inner tube and the outer tube.
- a first gas stream flows in a first direction in an inner volume of the inner tube.
- a second volume is formed between the inner tube and the outer tube, and a second gas stream flows in a second direction in the second volume.
- the first direction and the second direction are advantageously opposite.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a typical engine.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an engine having an air-to-air heat exchanger in accordance with the invention.
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a section of an air-to-air heat exchanger that includes two concentric tubes in accordance with the invention.
- FIG. 4 is a section view of the air-to-air heat exchanger of FIG. 3 .
- FIG. 5 is a flowchart for a method for effectively managing and recuperating heat in an internal combustion engine
- FIG. 1 A typical turbocharged diesel engine system 100 having cooled EGR is shown in FIG. 1 .
- Fresh air enters a compressor 101 of an engine 107 .
- An outlet of the compressor 101 is connected to a charge air cooler 103 .
- An outlet of the charge air cooler 103 is connected to an intake manifold 105 of an engine 107 .
- Compressed air enters the intake manifold 105 of the engine 107 where it is mixed with fuel.
- the mixture of air and fuel is compressed in a combustion cylinder and combusts releasing work and heat. Heat released from the combustion of fuel and air is removed from the engine 107 in two ways.
- fluids such as oil and/or water-based coolants are circulated through the engine 107 , in direct contact with engine components.
- radiator 123 As engine components heat up, fluid circulating through the engine 107 is heated by conduction and/or convection.
- the heated fluid carries with it heat removed from the engine components.
- the heated fluid is taken to a radiator 123 through a radiator coolant supply passage 125 .
- Heat is released to the environment by the radiator 123 , and cooled fluid returns to the engine 107 through a radiator coolant return passage 127 .
- a second avenue for releasing heat from the engine is heat that is carried away from the engine 107 by exhaust gas exiting the engine 107 when combustion is complete, through an exhaust manifold 109 .
- a portion of the exhaust gas in the exhaust manifold 109 is recirculated into the intake manifold 105 of the engine 107 by passing through an EGR valve 119 and an EGR cooler 121 .
- the EGR cooler 121 typically is an air-to-water cooler. Coolant from the engine 107 may enter the EGR cooler 121 through a coolant feed passage 129 . Coolant from the coolant feed passage 129 passes through the cooler and collects heat from exhaust gas passing through the cooler that comes from the exhaust manifold 109 . The exhaust gas is cooled and the coolant is heated. Heated coolant returns to the engine 107 through a coolant return passage 131 . The coolant entering the engine 107 through the return passage 131 mixes with warm coolant coming from internal components of the engine 107 , and is eventually routed to the radiator 123 where heat from the engine 107 and the EGR cooler 121 is expelled to the environment.
- the turbine 111 converts a portion of the heat and pressure of the exhaust gas into work to operate the compressor 101 , and cooled exhaust gas at a lower pressure is expelled from the turbine 111 to the environment, or alternatively into after-treatment components, for example, a DPF 115 .
- the DPF 115 collects combustion byproducts from the exhaust gas and intermittently burns the byproducts through a process called regeneration.
- the efficiency of the regeneration process depends on the heat input to the DPF 115 from the exhaust gas. Increased thermal energy passing through the DPF 115 may lead to more efficient regeneration.
- FIG. 1 One disadvantage of the system shown in FIG. 1 is sub-optimal use of heat or thermal energy. Heat removed from the recirculated exhaust gas in the EGR cooler 121 is transferred to the engine cooling system and is subsequently released to the environment thus increasing a thermal load requirement for the cooling system.
- the system shown in FIG. 2 solves this and other problems.
- An engine system 200 includes many common components as the engine system 100 shown in FIG. 1 , with the exception of a heat exchanger 211 .
- the common components are not described in detail for the sake of brevity.
- the heat exchanger 211 has a hot gas inlet 213 , a warm gas outlet 215 , a cold gas inlet 217 , and a cooled gas outlet 219 .
- the cold gas inlet 217 is fluidly connected to the warm gas outlet 215 to form a tailpipe gas stream 223
- the hot gas inlet 213 is fluidly connected to the cooled gas outlet 219 to form an EGR exhaust gas stream 221 .
- Exhaust gas from the exhaust manifold 109 enters the heat exchanger 211 from the hot gas inlet 213 , and exits through the cooled gas outlet 219 . Exhaust gas from the exhaust manifold 109 also enters the turbine 111 .
- Exhaust gas exiting the turbine 111 enters the heat exchanger 211 from the cold gas inlet 217 , and exits from the warm gas outlet 215 from where it is expelled to the environment. If after-treatment components are present, for example a DPF 250 , or other components, the exhaust gas from the warm gas outlet 215 may pass through those components before being expelled to the environment.
- a temperature difference that exists between the EGR gas stream 221 and the tailpipe exhaust gas stream 223 , before the two streams 221 and 223 enter the heat exchanger 211 causes heat to be transferred from the EGR gas stream 211 to the tailpipe gas stream 223 in the heat exchanger 211 .
- the heat exchanger 211 effectively cools the EGR gas stream 221 and warms up the tailpipe gas stream 223 .
- Heat transfer occurring in the heat exchanger 211 is advantageous.
- a desired amount of heat removed from the EGR stream 221 may be determined by consideration of various factors, for example, the emissions requirements of the engine 107 , or the use and capacity of an optional air to water EGR cooler 221 .
- use of the air to water EGR cooler 225 and all design, manufacturing and development costs associated therewith may advantageously be avoided.
- a decision whether the optional air to water EGR cooler 225 is required may be determined by the ability to achieve a desired temperature of recirculated exhaust gas being recirculated. Regardless of use of the cooler 225 , the ability to remove heat from the EGR stream 221 , and to add heat to the tailpipe gas stream 223 , can be advantageous.
- the heat removed from the EGR gas stream 221 would have otherwise been expelled to the environment by being transferred to a cooling system and expelled through a radiator.
- the heat removed from the EGR gas stream 221 is conserved and can be used for optimization of the operation of after-treatment components like the DPF 115 .
- the reduced heat load on the EGR cooler 225 is also advantageous for the cooling system of the engine 107 because the size and cost of a vehicle's radiator may be reduced, and various attributes of the cooling system, such as a coolant pump (not shown) and passages, including the passages 125 and 127 , may be downsized. Moreover, additional reductions of fan size and frequency of fan engagement may be implemented that may improve fuel economy by reducing parasitic losses.
- EGR cooler 225 Use of the EGR cooler 225 is optional. A coolant supply passage 227 and a coolant return passage 229 for the cooler 225 are also optional. If efficiency of the heat exchanger 211 is adequate to meet emissions requirements of the engine, there may be no need for a secondary cooler such as the air-to-water EGR cooler 225 . Moreover, the heat exchanger 225 may be implemented in a different engine configuration that includes more than one turbine or compressor (not shown).
- FIG. 3 One possible implementation for an air-to-air heat exchanger 300 is shown in FIG. 3 .
- the air-to-air heat exchanger 300 is configured to operate as a tube that is part of an exhaust system of an engine installed in a vehicle.
- the heat exchanger 300 may advantageously be positioned in a vehicle downstream of a turbine, as shown in the embodiment of FIG. 2 , and form part of what is known in the art as a “down-pipe”, denoting a tube connecting an outlet of a turbine with after-treatment and/or exhaust and/or a tailpipe of a vehicle.
- the heat exchanger 300 includes an inner tube 302 contained in an outer tube 304 .
- the tubes 302 and 304 may be concentric and may be thin walled steel tubes.
- the tubes may be connected with a plurality of tabs 306 .
- One such tab 306 is shown in a partial cut-away section A-A, shown in FIG. 4 .
- Each tab 306 may be cold-welded in position between the tubes 302 and 304 , or may alternatively be fabricated between two plates that are formed into a tubular shape, but other methods for manufacture may be used. In the embodiment presented, a set of eight tabs 306 are used but another number of tabs 306 may be used to connect the tubes 302 and 304 .
- the inner tube forms an inner passage 308 .
- the inner passage 308 is a volume enclosed within the inner tube 302 and is advantageously fluidly isolated from an outer passage 310 formed internally to the outer tube 304 and externally to the inner tube 302 .
- the heat exchanger 300 may be used as the air-to-air heat exchanger 211 shown in FIG. 2 .
- the inner passage 308 may be used for routing of the tailpipe gas stream 223 traveling in a direction 312 denoted by the solid line arrows.
- the outer passage 310 may be used for routing of the EGR gas stream 221 , advantageously insulating the tailpipe gas stream from the ambient environment to prevent heat loss.
- the EGR gas stream 221 travels in a direction 314 denoted by the dashed-line arrows, opposite of the direction 312 of travel for the after-treatment stream 223 .
- the directions 312 and 314 are advantageously opposite to promote more heat transfer between the two gas streams 221 and 223 .
- the tabs 306 that connect the tubes 302 and 304 also may be used as fins to promote the transfer of heat between the two streams 221 and 223 , although additional fins may be added to the inner passage 308 and/or other fin configurations may be used in addition to or instead of the tabs 306 .
- the tabs 306 are arranged along a plurality of radial directions with respect to a common center-point with the tubes 302 and 304 . Fins, additional tubes, and other common heat exchanger design elements may be added to improve effectiveness of heat transfer.
- FIG. 5 A flowchart for a method for effectively managing and/or recuperating heat or thermal energy in an internal combustion engine is shown in FIG. 5 .
- Exhaust gas is collected in a volume in step 502 .
- Exhaust gas flows out of the volume in two portions in step 504 .
- a first portion of exhaust gas from the volume flows out of the volume to form a tailpipe gas stream in step 506 .
- a second portion of exhaust gas from the volume flows out of the volume to form an EGR gas stream in step 508 .
- the tailpipe gas stream passes through at least one turbine in step 510 . If additional turbines are present, the tailpipe gas stream may also pass through the additional turbines.
- An amount of heat is transferred from the EGR gas stream to the after-treatment stream in a heat exchanger.
- the tailpipe gas stream passes through the heat exchanger in step 512 where it is heated by receiving heat from the EGR gas stream.
- the EGR gas stream passes through the heat exchanger in step 514 where it is cooled by giving up heat to the tailpipe gas stream and/or by convection to the environment.
- the EGR gas stream exits the heat exchanger and passes through other engine components, for example an EGR valve and/or an EGR cooler, before entering an intake manifold of an engine in step 518 .
- the tailpipe gas stream exits the heat exchanger and passes through other engine and/or vehicle components, for example a DPF and/or an oxidation catalyst, before being released to the environment in step 520 .
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- This invention relates to internal combustion engines, including but not limited to engines having exhaust gas heat exchangers.
- Internal combustion engines generate heat during operation that is released into the environment through exhaust gas emissions. Modern emission controls systems may utilize energy, in the form of heat from the exhaust gas, to operate various components, for example, Diesel Particulate Filters (DPF). In other cases, heat may be undesirable and removed by use of other components and systems.
- One example of a case where additional heat is desirable for the operation of an engine is the operation of a DPF, which depends on a reaction that occurs internally to the DPF and burns particulates that have accumulated therein. Some engines incorporate thermal shielding on their exhaust systems to contain exhaust heat and make it available for emissions components. Heat makes the regeneration of the DPF more efficient. One example of a case where removal of heat is required for proper operation of the engine is in an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system, which recirculates cooled exhaust gas into an intake of the engine. EGR systems typically use exhaust gas coolers to remove heat from an exhaust gas stream during recirculation.
- Even though heat input may be desirable for some engine systems, heat removed from other systems that is typically rejected back to the engine is undesirable. Heat rejected and/or generated internally to the engine is removed from the engine by a cooling system. Typical cooling systems promote efficient operation of the engine and protect heat sensitive systems. Thermally conductive fluids, that include for instance oil or engine coolant, carry heat collected from within the engine and/or engine components to a radiator, which then expels the heat to the environment.
- Accordingly, there is a need for heat management in an engine that reduces undesirable internal heat load to the engine.
- A method for an internal combustion engine includes the step of collecting exhaust gas in a volume. Exhaust gas flows out of the volume in a first portion and a second portion. The first portion forms a tailpipe gas stream and the second portion forms an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) gas stream. The tailpipe gas stream passes through a turbine. Thermal energy from the EGR gas stream is extracted with a heat exchanger and the EGR gas stream is cooled. The tailpipe gas stream is heated in the heat exchanger with the extracted thermal energy and the EGR gas stream is recirculated into an intake of the internal combustion engine.
- An apparatus includes an engine having a plurality of cylinders in fluid communication with an intake manifold and an exhaust manifold. A turbine is in fluid communication with a tailpipe system and the exhaust manifold. An air-to-air heat exchanger has a hot gas inlet, a cold gas inlet, a warm gas outlet, and a cooled gas outlet. The hot gas inlet is in direct fluid communication with the exhaust manifold and the cooled gas outlet. The cold gas inlet is in direct fluid communication with the turbine and the warm gas outlet. At least one tailpipe component is in fluid communication with the hot gas outlet.
- An air-to-air heat exchanger includes an inner tube and an outer tube placed around the inner tube. The inner tube and the outer tube are concentric. A plurality of tabs is connected between the inner tube and the outer tube. A first gas stream flows in a first direction in an inner volume of the inner tube. A second volume is formed between the inner tube and the outer tube, and a second gas stream flows in a second direction in the second volume. The first direction and the second direction are advantageously opposite.
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FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a typical engine. -
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an engine having an air-to-air heat exchanger in accordance with the invention. -
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a section of an air-to-air heat exchanger that includes two concentric tubes in accordance with the invention. -
FIG. 4 is a section view of the air-to-air heat exchanger ofFIG. 3 . -
FIG. 5 is a flowchart for a method for effectively managing and recuperating heat in an internal combustion engine - The following describes an apparatus for and method of reducing undesirable heat load for a cooling system of an internal combustion engine. A typical turbocharged
diesel engine system 100 having cooled EGR is shown inFIG. 1 . Fresh air enters acompressor 101 of anengine 107. An outlet of thecompressor 101 is connected to acharge air cooler 103. An outlet of thecharge air cooler 103 is connected to anintake manifold 105 of anengine 107. Compressed air enters theintake manifold 105 of theengine 107 where it is mixed with fuel. The mixture of air and fuel is compressed in a combustion cylinder and combusts releasing work and heat. Heat released from the combustion of fuel and air is removed from theengine 107 in two ways. First, fluids such as oil and/or water-based coolants are circulated through theengine 107, in direct contact with engine components. - As engine components heat up, fluid circulating through the
engine 107 is heated by conduction and/or convection. The heated fluid carries with it heat removed from the engine components. The heated fluid is taken to aradiator 123 through a radiatorcoolant supply passage 125. Heat is released to the environment by theradiator 123, and cooled fluid returns to theengine 107 through a radiatorcoolant return passage 127. In addition to theradiator 123, a second avenue for releasing heat from the engine is heat that is carried away from theengine 107 by exhaust gas exiting theengine 107 when combustion is complete, through anexhaust manifold 109. - A portion of the exhaust gas in the
exhaust manifold 109 is recirculated into theintake manifold 105 of theengine 107 by passing through anEGR valve 119 and anEGR cooler 121. The EGRcooler 121 typically is an air-to-water cooler. Coolant from theengine 107 may enter the EGRcooler 121 through acoolant feed passage 129. Coolant from thecoolant feed passage 129 passes through the cooler and collects heat from exhaust gas passing through the cooler that comes from theexhaust manifold 109. The exhaust gas is cooled and the coolant is heated. Heated coolant returns to theengine 107 through acoolant return passage 131. The coolant entering theengine 107 through thereturn passage 131 mixes with warm coolant coming from internal components of theengine 107, and is eventually routed to theradiator 123 where heat from theengine 107 and the EGRcooler 121 is expelled to the environment. - Another portion of the exhaust gas from the
exhaust manifold 109 is routed to aturbine 111. Theturbine 111 converts a portion of the heat and pressure of the exhaust gas into work to operate thecompressor 101, and cooled exhaust gas at a lower pressure is expelled from theturbine 111 to the environment, or alternatively into after-treatment components, for example, aDPF 115. - The
DPF 115 collects combustion byproducts from the exhaust gas and intermittently burns the byproducts through a process called regeneration. The efficiency of the regeneration process depends on the heat input to theDPF 115 from the exhaust gas. Increased thermal energy passing through theDPF 115 may lead to more efficient regeneration. - One disadvantage of the system shown in
FIG. 1 is sub-optimal use of heat or thermal energy. Heat removed from the recirculated exhaust gas in theEGR cooler 121 is transferred to the engine cooling system and is subsequently released to the environment thus increasing a thermal load requirement for the cooling system. The system shown inFIG. 2 solves this and other problems. - An
engine system 200 includes many common components as theengine system 100 shown inFIG. 1 , with the exception of aheat exchanger 211. The common components are not described in detail for the sake of brevity. Theheat exchanger 211 has ahot gas inlet 213, awarm gas outlet 215, acold gas inlet 217, and a cooled gas outlet 219. Thecold gas inlet 217 is fluidly connected to thewarm gas outlet 215 to form atailpipe gas stream 223, and thehot gas inlet 213 is fluidly connected to the cooled gas outlet 219 to form an EGRexhaust gas stream 221. Exhaust gas from theexhaust manifold 109 enters theheat exchanger 211 from thehot gas inlet 213, and exits through the cooled gas outlet 219. Exhaust gas from theexhaust manifold 109 also enters theturbine 111. - Exhaust gas exiting the
turbine 111 enters theheat exchanger 211 from thecold gas inlet 217, and exits from thewarm gas outlet 215 from where it is expelled to the environment. If after-treatment components are present, for example aDPF 250, or other components, the exhaust gas from thewarm gas outlet 215 may pass through those components before being expelled to the environment. A temperature difference that exists between theEGR gas stream 221 and the tailpipeexhaust gas stream 223, before the twostreams heat exchanger 211, causes heat to be transferred from theEGR gas stream 211 to thetailpipe gas stream 223 in theheat exchanger 211. Theheat exchanger 211 effectively cools theEGR gas stream 221 and warms up thetailpipe gas stream 223. - Heat transfer occurring in the
heat exchanger 211 is advantageous. A desired amount of heat removed from theEGR stream 221 may be determined by consideration of various factors, for example, the emissions requirements of theengine 107, or the use and capacity of an optional air towater EGR cooler 221. With a cooling effect applied to the EGRexhaust gas stream 221 in theheat exchanger 211, use of the air towater EGR cooler 225 and all design, manufacturing and development costs associated therewith may advantageously be avoided. A decision whether the optional air to water EGR cooler 225 is required may be determined by the ability to achieve a desired temperature of recirculated exhaust gas being recirculated. Regardless of use of the cooler 225, the ability to remove heat from theEGR stream 221, and to add heat to thetailpipe gas stream 223, can be advantageous. - First, the heat removed from the
EGR gas stream 221 would have otherwise been expelled to the environment by being transferred to a cooling system and expelled through a radiator. With an implementation of the air-to-air heat exchanger 211 the heat removed from theEGR gas stream 221 is conserved and can be used for optimization of the operation of after-treatment components like theDPF 115. Second, there is a reduced heat transfer requirement on theEGR cooler 225, when used, because heat is removed from theEGR gas stream 221 upstream of the cooler 225. This reduced heat transfer requirement allows for use of a smaller and lesscostly EGR cooler 121. The reduced heat load on theEGR cooler 225 is also advantageous for the cooling system of theengine 107 because the size and cost of a vehicle's radiator may be reduced, and various attributes of the cooling system, such as a coolant pump (not shown) and passages, including thepassages - Use of the
EGR cooler 225 is optional. Acoolant supply passage 227 and acoolant return passage 229 for the cooler 225 are also optional. If efficiency of theheat exchanger 211 is adequate to meet emissions requirements of the engine, there may be no need for a secondary cooler such as the air-to-water EGR cooler 225. Moreover, theheat exchanger 225 may be implemented in a different engine configuration that includes more than one turbine or compressor (not shown). - One possible implementation for an air-to-
air heat exchanger 300 is shown inFIG. 3 . The air-to-air heat exchanger 300 is configured to operate as a tube that is part of an exhaust system of an engine installed in a vehicle. Theheat exchanger 300 may advantageously be positioned in a vehicle downstream of a turbine, as shown in the embodiment ofFIG. 2 , and form part of what is known in the art as a “down-pipe”, denoting a tube connecting an outlet of a turbine with after-treatment and/or exhaust and/or a tailpipe of a vehicle. - The
heat exchanger 300 includes aninner tube 302 contained in anouter tube 304. Thetubes tabs 306. Onesuch tab 306 is shown in a partial cut-away section A-A, shown inFIG. 4 . Eachtab 306 may be cold-welded in position between thetubes tabs 306 are used but another number oftabs 306 may be used to connect thetubes - The inner tube forms an
inner passage 308. Theinner passage 308 is a volume enclosed within theinner tube 302 and is advantageously fluidly isolated from anouter passage 310 formed internally to theouter tube 304 and externally to theinner tube 302. In one embodiment, theheat exchanger 300 may be used as the air-to-air heat exchanger 211 shown inFIG. 2 . Theinner passage 308 may be used for routing of thetailpipe gas stream 223 traveling in a direction 312 denoted by the solid line arrows. Theouter passage 310 may be used for routing of theEGR gas stream 221, advantageously insulating the tailpipe gas stream from the ambient environment to prevent heat loss. TheEGR gas stream 221 travels in adirection 314 denoted by the dashed-line arrows, opposite of the direction 312 of travel for the after-treatment stream 223. - The
directions 312 and 314 are advantageously opposite to promote more heat transfer between the twogas streams tabs 306 that connect thetubes streams inner passage 308 and/or other fin configurations may be used in addition to or instead of thetabs 306. Thetabs 306 are arranged along a plurality of radial directions with respect to a common center-point with thetubes - A flowchart for a method for effectively managing and/or recuperating heat or thermal energy in an internal combustion engine is shown in
FIG. 5 . Exhaust gas is collected in a volume instep 502. Exhaust gas flows out of the volume in two portions instep 504. A first portion of exhaust gas from the volume flows out of the volume to form a tailpipe gas stream instep 506. A second portion of exhaust gas from the volume flows out of the volume to form an EGR gas stream instep 508. The tailpipe gas stream passes through at least one turbine instep 510. If additional turbines are present, the tailpipe gas stream may also pass through the additional turbines. An amount of heat is transferred from the EGR gas stream to the after-treatment stream in a heat exchanger. The tailpipe gas stream passes through the heat exchanger instep 512 where it is heated by receiving heat from the EGR gas stream. - The EGR gas stream passes through the heat exchanger in step 514 where it is cooled by giving up heat to the tailpipe gas stream and/or by convection to the environment. The EGR gas stream exits the heat exchanger and passes through other engine components, for example an EGR valve and/or an EGR cooler, before entering an intake manifold of an engine in
step 518. The tailpipe gas stream exits the heat exchanger and passes through other engine and/or vehicle components, for example a DPF and/or an oxidation catalyst, before being released to the environment instep 520. - The present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from its spirit or essential characteristics. The described embodiments are to be considered in all respects only as illustrative and not restrictive. The scope of the invention is, therefore, indicated by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description. All changes that come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are to be embraced within their scope.
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