Patent ID: 11867099
Assignee: CATERPILLAR INC.
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC F  B | IPC B  F

Claim 14:
15. A system for controlling a blow-by gas from a crankcase of an engine, the system comprising: an oil separating apparatus in fluid communication with the blow-by gas and configured to separate oil from the blow-by gas, wherein separate from the blow-by gas, the oil separating apparatus is in fluid communication with a boost air having a desired temperature range that is above a dew point temperature of the blow-by gas and below a temperature at which one or more components of the oil separating apparatus become inoperable, wherein the boost air is passed through the oil separating apparatus in a heat exchange relationship with the blow-by gas; and a jet pump in fluid communication with both the blow-by gas after leaving the oil separating apparatus and the boost air after leaving the oil separating apparatus, wherein the jet pump is configured to combine the blow-by gas and the boost air.