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System and method for heating a fuel using an exhaust gas recirculation system

US8534073B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 27, 2008
Grant dateSep 17, 2013
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Expiry dateJul 29, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF02M31/14
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An embodiment of the present invention may take the form of a system that may use the heat removed from an exhaust stream during an exhaust gas recirculation process to heat the fuel consumed by a turbomachine.

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