Compound engine with plural stage intercooled exhaust pump
US4610141A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 21, 1984 |
| Grant date | Sep 9, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 21, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/12
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A compound internal combustion engine includes a piston type internal combustion engine drive coupled with a gas turbine, the piston engine exhaust gases driving the turbine whose exhaust preheats the piston engine air intake and then enters the suction input of a multistage turbocompressor driven by the gas turbine and having interstage cooling the output of the compressor discharging to exhaust.
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