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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2020
Applicant:
Dolphin N2 Limited, Sussex, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/40 (2006.01); F02D 41/02 (2006.01); F02D 13/02 (2006.01); F02B 33/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/021 (2013.01); F02D 13/0215 (2013.01); F02D 41/401 (2013.01); F02B 33/22 (2013.01); F02D 2200/021 (2013.01); F02D 2200/023 (2013.01);
Abstract
The split cycle engine of the present disclosure comprises a compression cylinder () accommodating a compression piston (), a combustion cylinder () accommodating a combustion piston (), a recuperator () arranged to exchange heat between exhaust fluid () from the combustion cylinder and working fluid being supplied from the compression cylinder to the combustion cylinder via a crossover passage (). A controller is configured to control operation of the engine based on an indication of a temperature of at least one of a material of the recuperator and the working fluid in the crossover passage.