Patent ID: 6715472
Filing Date: 2004-04-06
Classification: F02B,F02D,F02M,F02N,Y02T

Abstract:
A heating arrangement for a diesel engine which includes a diesel engine combustion chamber comprising:an intake air channel having a discharge end adapted for connection to the diesel engine combustion chamber, an air filter connected to an inlet end of said intake air channel, and an electrical heating device, located in at least one of said end of the intake air channel and a casing of the air filter, constructed as a heating flange comprising a frame with attachment boreholes, and a heating band located in the frame as a heating resistor, wherein the heating band is mounted within the frame with as great a surface area as possible to maximize the thermal energy released to the intake air, while simultaneously being mounted within the frame to minimize the flow resistance to intake air, and the heating band is divided into two or more partial heating resistors located one after the other in the direction of intake air flow, and wherein the partial heating resistors are capable of being operated either individually or jointly.