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Title: Rankine cycle waste heat recovery system

Abstract

A waste heat recovery (WHR) system connects a working fluid to fluid passages formed in an engine block and/or a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine, forming an engine heat exchanger. The fluid passages are formed near high temperature areas of the engine, subjecting the working fluid to sufficient heat energy to vaporize the working fluid while the working fluid advantageously cools the engine block and/or cylinder head, improving fuel efficiency. The location of the engine heat exchanger downstream from an EGR boiler and upstream from an exhaust heat exchanger provides an optimal position of the engine heat exchanger with respect to the thermodynamic cycle of the WHR system, giving priority to cooling of EGR gas. The configuration of valves in the WHR system provides the ability to select a plurality of parallel flow paths for optimal operation.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1215833
Patent Number(s):
9140209
Application Number:
13/679,885
Assignee:
Cummins Inc. (Columbus, IN)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F01 - MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL F01N - GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES F02G - HOT GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT ENGINE PLANTS
DOE Contract Number:  
EE0003403
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2012 Nov 16
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION

Citation Formats

Ernst, Timothy C., and Nelson, Christopher R. Rankine cycle waste heat recovery system. United States: N. p., 2015. Web.
Ernst, Timothy C., & Nelson, Christopher R. Rankine cycle waste heat recovery system. United States.
Ernst, Timothy C., and Nelson, Christopher R. Tue . "Rankine cycle waste heat recovery system". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1215833.
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