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Title: Staged combustion with piston engine and turbine engine supercharger

Abstract

A combustion engine method and system provides increased fuel efficiency and reduces polluting exhaust emissions by burning fuel in a two-stage combustion system. Fuel is combusted in a piston engine in a first stage producing piston engine exhaust gases. Fuel contained in the piston engine exhaust gases is combusted in a second stage turbine engine. Turbine engine exhaust gases are used to supercharge the piston engine.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. Los Gatos, CA
  2. Lodi, CA
  3. San Ramon, CA
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
908440
Patent Number(s):
7040094
Application Number:
10/657,900
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, CA)
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 F02B - INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-48
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS

Citation Formats

Fischer, Larry E, Anderson, Brian L, and O'Brien, Kevin C. Staged combustion with piston engine and turbine engine supercharger. United States: N. p., 2006. Web.
Fischer, Larry E, Anderson, Brian L, & O'Brien, Kevin C. Staged combustion with piston engine and turbine engine supercharger. United States.
Fischer, Larry E, Anderson, Brian L, and O'Brien, Kevin C. Tue . "Staged combustion with piston engine and turbine engine supercharger". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/908440.
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abstractNote = {A combustion engine method and system provides increased fuel efficiency and reduces polluting exhaust emissions by burning fuel in a two-stage combustion system. Fuel is combusted in a piston engine in a first stage producing piston engine exhaust gases. Fuel contained in the piston engine exhaust gases is combusted in a second stage turbine engine. Turbine engine exhaust gases are used to supercharge the piston engine.},
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year = {2006},
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