Patent ID: 6182643
Filing Date: 2001-02-06
Classification: F01P,F02B,Y02T

Abstract:
An internal combustion engine, comprising:an engine block having at least one combustion cylinder, an air intake port and an exhaust port each in communication with said combustion cylinder;at least one piston, each said piston reciprocatingly disposed within a corresponding said combustion cylinder;an exhaust stack in communication with each said exhaust port;a heat transfer system having a circuit tube with a first portion in heat transfer relationship with said exhaust stack and a second portion defining a heat conduction area, a flow valve in said circuit tube, and a heat transfer agent within said circuit tube; anda cooling system having a circuit conduit with a first section defining a heat receiving area in thermal contact with said heat conduction area of said heat transfer system and a second section defining a cooling area, a restriction in said circuit conduit between said first section and said second section upstream of said second section, and a refrigerant within said circuit conduit.