Patent ID: 6196167
Filing Date: 2001-03-06
Classification: F01P,F02B,Y02T

Abstract:
A cooling system for a turbo-charged internal combustion engine for a locomotive or off highway vehicle comprising:a tank operable to contain coolant and having an inlet and an outlet;a pump associated with said tank and operable to circulate said coolant throughout the cooling system;an engine coolant jacket in heat transfer relationship with the engine having an inlet in fluid communication with said tank outlet and outlet;a combustion air intercooler having an inlet;a radiator having an inlet and an outlet; anda single flow control valve connected in fluid communication with said water jacket outlet, said intercooler inlet, said radiator inlet, said radiator outlet, and said tank inlet and controllable to operate in a plurality of flow connection modes for selectively regulating the flow of coolant throughout said jacket, intercooler, radiator and tank, and thus the temperature of the engine under varying engine operating and environmental conditions.