Claims
- 1. An internal combustion engine, comprising:a combustion air supply; an exhaust manifold; a bypass venturi assembly including a housing having an outlet, a combustion air inlet connected and in communication with said combustion air supply, and an exhaust gas inlet connected and in communication with said exhaust manifold, and a venturi nozzle in communication with said combustion air inlet, said venturi nozzle defining a bypass venturi section therein, said venturi nozzle and said housing defining an exhaust gas venturi section therebetween terminating at an induction area, said venturi nozzle having a plurality of through holes in communication with a downstream portion of said exhaust gas venturi section, said exhaust gas inlet terminating at said induction area, and a bypass valve positioned to open and close said bypass venturi section.
- 2. The internal combustion engine of claim 1, including an annular receiver section between said venturi nozzle and said housing immediately downstream from and adjacent to said induction area.
- 3. The internal combustion engine of claim 2, said annular receiver section having a substantially constant cross-sectional area.
- 4. The internal combustion engine of claim 2, including a pressure recovery section between said venturi nozzle and said housing immediately downstream from and adjacent to said annular receiver section, said pressure recovery section having an increasing cross-sectional area in a direction extending away from said annular receiver section.
- 5. The internal combustion engine of claim 4, including a mixer section within said housing downstream from each of said pressure recovery section and said bypass venturi section.
- 6. The internal combustion engine of claim 1, including an engine control module controllably coupled with said bypass valve.
- 7. The internal combustion engine of claim 6, said bypass valve being a butterfly valve.
- 8. The internal combustion engine of claim 1, including a center section within said housing, said bypass valve terminating at said center section, said center section having a through bore, said bypass valve disposed within said through bore.
- 9. The internal combustion engine of claim 8, said pressure recovery section being at least in part between said center section and said housing.
- 10. The internal combustion engine of claim 1, said combustion air supply including a turbocharger.
- 11. The internal combustion engine of claim 10, said combustion air supply including an air-to-air-aftercooler coupled between said turbocharger and said bypass venturi assembly.
- 12. A venturi assembly for recirculating exhaust gas in an internal combustion engine, comprising:a housing having an outlet, a combustion air inlet and an exhaust gas inlet; a venturi nozzle in communication with said combustion air inlet, said venturi nozzle defining a bypass venturi section therein, said venturi nozzle and said housing defining a venturi section therebetween terminating at an induction area, said venturi nozzle having a plurality of through holes in communication with a downstream portion of said exhaust gas venturi section, said induction area adjacent said exhaust gas inlet; and a bypass valve positioned to open and close said bypass venturi section.
- 13. The venturi assembly of claim 12, including an annular receiver section between said venturi nozzle and said housing immediately downstream from and adjacent to said induction area.
- 14. The venturi assembly of claim 13, said annular receiver section having a substantially constant cross-sectional area.
- 15. The venturi assembly of claim 13, including a pressure recovery section between said venturi nozzle and said housing immediately downstream from and adjacent to said annular receiver section, said pressure recovery section having an increasing cross-sectional area in a direction extending away from said annular receiver section.
- 16. The venturi assembly of claim 15, including a mixer section within said housing downstream from each of said pressure recovery section and said bypass venturi section.
- 17. The venturi assembly of claim 12, including a center section within said housing, said bypass valve terminating at said center section, said center section having a through bore, said bypass valve disposed within said through bore.
- 18. The venturi assembly of claim 17, said pressure recovery section being in part between said center section and said housing.
- 19. A method of recirculating exhaust gas in an internal combustion engine, comprising the steps of:providing a bypass venturi assembly including a housing having a combustion air inlet, an exhaust gas inlet and an outlet, a venturi nozzle in communication with said combustion air inlet, said venturi nozzle defining a bypass venturi section therein, said venturi nozzle and said housing defining an exhaust gas venturi section therebetween terminating at an induction area, said venturi nozzle having a plurality of through holes in communication with a downstream portion of said exhaust gas venturi section; transporting combustion air to said combustion air inlet; transporting exhaust gas to said exhaust gas inlet and said induction area; and selectively operating a bypass valve to open and close said bypass venturi section and thereby control an amount of exhaust gas inducted at said induction area.
- 20. The method of claim 19, including the step of increasing a pressure of the inducted exhaust gas within a pressure recovery section between said venturi nozzle and said housing immediately downstream from and adjacent to said annular receiver section.
- 21. The method of claim 20, including the step of mixing said exhaust gas with combustion air in a mixer section within said housing downstream from each of said pressure recovery section and said bypass venturi section.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
The present application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 10/025,368, filed Dec. 19, 2001, entitled “BYPASS VENTURI ASSEMBLY AND ELBOW WITH TURNING VANE FOR AN EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION SYSTEM”, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,439,212.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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