Invention Application
- Patent Title: LUBRICATION SYSTEM FOR WASTE HEAT RECOVERY GEAR BOX
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Application No.: US15923707Application Date: 2018-03-16
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Publication No.: US20180202352A1Publication Date: 2018-07-19
- Inventor: Nimish Bagayatkar
- Applicant: Cummins Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IN Columbus
- Assignee: Cummins Inc.
- Current Assignee: Cummins Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IN Columbus
- Main IPC: F02B39/08
- IPC: F02B39/08 ; F16H57/04 ; F01K23/06

Abstract:
A lubrication system and method for an engine arc provided. In some embodiments, the lubrication method comprises driving a lube pump with a gearbox in a power drive housing, the gearbox including an expander shaft of an expander of a waste heat recovery system; suctioning lubrication fluid, with the lube pump, from a lube sump in the power drive housing; lubricating, with the lubrication fluid, an expander shall bearing supporting the expander; and after lubricating the expander shall bearing, transferring the lubrication fluid to the lube sump waste heat recovery power drive and lubrication system therefor.
Public/Granted literature
- US10513975B2 Lubrication system for waste heat recovery gear box Public/Granted day:2019-12-24
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