Apparatus, systems, and methods to address evaporative cooling and wet compression for engine thermal management
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Jul 7, 2015
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Dec 25, 2014
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Sep 9, 2014
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Jun 30, 2009
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An apparatus including a reciprocating internal combustion engine with at least one piston and cylinder set and an intake stream; at least one liquid atomizer in fluid communication with the intake stream operable to provide a plurality of liquid droplets with a diameter less than 5 μm to the intake stream; and a controller where the controller is able to adjust an index of compression for the engine by: calculating a wet compression level in response to an engine operating limit and adjusting the at least one liquid atomizer in response to the wet compression level.
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