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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2005
Applicant:
Gregory J. Saele, Itasca, IL (US);
Inventor:
Gregory J. Saele, Itasca, IL (US);
Assignee:
International Engine Intellectual Property Company, LLC, Warrenville, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 25/07 (2006.01); F02B 47/08 (2006.01); F02B 33/44 (2006.01); F01N 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for an internal combustion engine includes the steps of collecting exhaust gas in a volume () and flowing exhaust gas out of the volume in a first and a second portions (). The first portion forms a tailpipe gas stream (), and the second portion forms an EGR gas stream (). The tailpipe gas stream goes through a turbine (), and is heated in a heat exchanger (). The heat exchanger transfers thermal energy out of the EGR gas stream () to heat the tailpipe gas stream. The EGR gas stream is recirculated into an intake of the internal combustion engine ().