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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2015
Applicant:
Sdmo Industries, Brest, FR;
Inventor:
Luc Courtes, Saint-Pabu, FR;
Assignee:
SDMO INDUSTRIES, Brest, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/00 (2006.01); F01N 5/02 (2006.01); F01P 1/06 (2006.01); F01P 3/20 (2006.01); F25B 9/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 5/02 (2013.01); F01P 1/06 (2013.01); F01P 3/20 (2013.01); F02G 2243/54 (2013.01); F25B 9/145 (2013.01); F25B 2309/1403 (2013.01); Y02T 10/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus includes an exhaust system, a cooling system, and two or more thermoacoustic devices. A first thermoacoustic device is configured to convert heat energy from the exhaust system to amplify an acoustic wave. A second thermoacoustic device configured to convert energy in the amplified acoustic wave to an input for the cooling system. The apparatus may be incorporated or in communication with an engine or a generator.