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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2010
Applicants:
Jurgen Berger, Gerstetten, DE;
Stephan Bartosch, Rammingen, DE;
Inventors:
Jurgen Berger, Gerstetten, DE;
Stephan Bartosch, Rammingen, DE;
Assignee:
SteamDrive GmbH, Heidenheim, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 6/00 (2006.01); F01K 13/00 (2006.01); F02G 5/02 (2006.01); F01N 5/02 (2006.01); F02M 25/07 (2006.01); F01K 23/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01K 23/065 (2013.01); F02G 5/02 (2013.01); F01N 5/02 (2013.01); Y02T 10/16 (2013.01); F02M 25/0728 (2013.01); Y02T 10/166 (2013.01); Y02T 10/121 (2013.01); F02M 25/0732 (2013.01);
Abstract
A drive train for a motor vehicle is provided. The drive train includes a heat flow generating drive motor, a steam engine in a steam circuit, and an evaporator. The evaporator has an inlet for liquid working fluid and an outlet for evaporated working fluid. The evaporator also includes an auxiliary outlet, via which a portion of the heated working fluid is guided through the inlet into the first evaporator and is discharged with the heat flow, before the residual working fluid in the evaporator is further evaporated by means of the heat flow.