Heat pipe assembly in an engine lubrication system

An engine lubrication system is provided. The engine lubrication system includes an oil pan housing a lubricant, an oil pump having a pick-up tube including an inlet submerged in the lubricant, and a heat pipe assembly including a fluidly sealed heat pipe coupled to the oil pan adjacent to the inlet...

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Hauptverfasser:	MASCH DONALD, O'NEILL JAMES PATRICK, MARSHALL LAWRENCE, LEVIN MICHAEL, DEMITROFF DANRICH HENRY, SHAIKH FURQAN ZAFAR
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ARRANGEMENTS OF SEALINGS IN COMBUSTION ENGINES BLASTING COMBUSTION ENGINES CRANKCASE VENTILATING CYLINDERS, PISTONS OR CASINGS, FOR COMBUSTION ENGINES ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL HEATING HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS LIGHTING LUBRICATING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES LUBRICATING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL MECHANICAL ENGINEERING STEAM ENGINES WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	An engine lubrication system is provided. The engine lubrication system includes an oil pan housing a lubricant, an oil pump having a pick-up tube including an inlet submerged in the lubricant, and a heat pipe assembly including a fluidly sealed heat pipe coupled to the oil pan adjacent to the inlet of the pick-up tube.