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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 1990
Filed:
Jan. 29, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Isoroku Kubo, Columbus, IN (US);
Amarjit S Ghuman, Columbus, IN (US);
Assignee:
Cummins Engine Company, Inc., Columbus, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01K / ; F01K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
60618 ;
Abstract
A system is provided for increasing the efficiency of internal combustion engines operating at high loads and more particularly to a multi-cylinder engine in which at least one cylinder is used as the power recovery device. The waste heat generated during operation of the engine is utilized for producing an amount of energy to perform the work by means of a Rankine cycle.