Patent ID: 7210467

Claim:
A system comprising: a reciprocating internal combustion engine having an engine fuel inlet and an engine exhaust gas outlet; a lubricating oil system adapted to circulate lubricating oil through said reciprocating internal combustion engine; a cooling system adapted to circulate a cooling fluid through said reciprocating internal combustion engine; a lubricating oil heat exchanger adapted to remove heat from said lubricating oil; an engine coolant heat recovery system adapted to remove heat from said cooling fluid; an exhaust gas heat recovery system adapted to recover heat from an exhaust gas generated by said reciprocating internal combustion engine; a steam generating circuit having a water inlet and a steam outlet, said steam generating circuit in serial heat exchange relation with each of said lubricating oil heat exchanger, said engine coolant heat recovery system and said exhaust heat recovery system; a thermochemical recuperator having an outer shell having an exhaust gas inlet in fluid communication with said engine exhaust gas outlet, an exhaust gas outlet in fluid communication with said exhaust gas heat recovery system, a recuperator feedstock fuel inlet and a reformed fuel outlet; a fuel conduit having a feedstock fuel inlet and a feedstock fuel outlet in fluid communication with said recuperator feedstock fuel inlet, said fuel conduit in fluid communication with a steam source; and a reformed fuel conduit in fluid communication with said reformed fuel outlet and said engine fuel inlet.