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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2013
Applicant:
Rolls-royce Plc, London, GB;
Inventor:
Stephen Gallimore, Lincoln, GB;
Assignee:
ROLLS-ROYCE plc, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/00 (2006.01); F02B 37/02 (2006.01); F01N 5/00 (2006.01); F01N 5/02 (2006.01); F01N 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 37/02 (2013.01); F01N 5/00 (2013.01); F01N 5/025 (2013.01); F01N 5/04 (2013.01); F01N 2410/00 (2013.01); Y02T 10/16 (2013.01); Y02T 10/166 (2013.01);
Abstract
An exhaust arrangement for an internal combustion engine. The exhaust arrangement includes a diffuser duct including a wall surface which diverges between an inlet and a first outlet. The arrangement further includes an auxiliary duct extending from a second outlet of the diffuser duct. The second diffuser duct outlet being located on the wall surface between the diffuser duct inlet and the first outlet. The auxiliary duct includes a heat recovery device configured to convert heat energy from exhaust gases passing through the auxiliary duct in use to mechanical or electrical energy.