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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Shiguang Zhou, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01K 23/10 (2006.01); F01K 23/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01K 23/101 (2013.01); F01K 23/065 (2013.01); Y02T 10/16 (2013.01); Y02T 10/166 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a Rankine cycle containing a working fluid for waste heat recovery and has an evaporator. The evaporator has a heat exchanger tube positioned for generally horizontal flow of the working fluid therethrough. An inlet header is connected to a lower surface of an end region of the tube. An outlet header with a plurality of risers is positioned for generally vertical flow of the working fluid. The riser headers are connected to and spaced apart along an upper surface of the tube.