Patents Assigned to IEA, Inc.
  • Patent number: 7703282
    Abstract: The heat exchanger of the present invention has a charge air cooler stacked upstream of a jacket water cooler. The charge air cooler is split into two sections. Each section has a vertical tank and header on the outside of the charge air cooler. Charge air enters the respective tanks and then horizontally flows to a vertical center tank, where it flows vertically to the outlet, and is routed to the engine. Maximum entering temperature differentials in the charge air cooler occurs at the sides of the cooler, as does maximum heat energy transfer. The air passing through the middle of the charge air cooler (adjacent the vertical center tank) gains the least amount of heat energy. The jacket water cooler can be a vertical flow cooler. A significant portion of the jacket water cooler at the middle of the jacket water cooler operates at increased entering temperature differential.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: IEA, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan Paul Meissner, Randall Lee Chartrand
  • Patent number: 7703420
    Abstract: A heat exchanger is provided for dissipating heat from a dual turbocharged engine. The heat exchanger has a jacket water cooler, and first and second charge air coolers. The three coolers are arranged in parallel enabling each to operate with a maximum temperature differential, and have fronts that lie in parallel planes. Charge air from a first turbocharger is directly piped to the first charge air cooler, and charge air from the second turbocharger is directly piped to the second charge air cooler. A first baffle is between and upstream of the first charge air cooler and the jacket water cooler. A second baffle is between and upstream of the second charge air cooler and the jacket water cooler. The baffles can direct selected amounts of air to each of the three coolers and prevent radial convective scrubbing. A fuel oil cooler can also be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: IEA, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan Paul Meissner, Jeffrey J. Christenson, Randall Lee Chartrand, Dennis Michael Motl
  • Patent number: 7506618
    Abstract: A heat exchanger is provided for dissipating heat from a dual turbocharged engine. The heat exchanger has a jacket water cooler, and first and second charge air coolers. The three coolers are arranged in parallel enabling each to operate with a maximum temperature differential, and have fronts that lie in parallel planes. Charge air from a first turbocharger is directly piped to the first charge air cooler, and charge air from the second turbocharger is directly piped to the second charge air cooler. A first baffle is between and upstream of the first charge air cooler and the jacket water cooler. A second baffle is between and upstream of the second charge air cooler and the jacket water cooler. The baffles can direct selected amounts of air to each of the three coolers and prevent radial convective scrubbing. A fuel oil cooler can also be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: IEA, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan Paul Meissner, Jeffrey J. Christenson, Randall Lee Chartrand, Dennis Michael Motl