Rankine cycle device of internal combustion engine
First Claim
1. A Rankine cycle system for an internal combustion engine, comprising a first Rankine cycle (2A) operated by a first working medium and a second Rankine cycle (2B) operated by a second working medium, each of the Rankine cycles (2A and 2B) being comprised of an evaporator (3A, 3B) for heating a liquid-phase working medium by waste heat from the internal combustion engine (1) to generate a vapor, an expander (4) for converting the heat energy of the vapor discharged by said evaporator (3A, 3B) into a mechanical energy, a condenser (5A, 5B) for cooling the vapor discharged by said expander (4) to return the vapor into the liquid-phase working medium, and a supply pump (6A, 6B) for supplying the water discharged by said condenser (5A, 5B) to said evaporator (3A, 3B), wherein said evaporator (3A) in said first Rankine cycle (2A) and said evaporator (3B) in said second Rankine cycle (2B) are respectively disposed at locations upstream and downstream of an exhaust emission control device (8) mounted in an exhaust passage (7) for the internal combustion engine (1);
- said first working medium is of a boiling point higher than that of said second working medium; and
the capacity of said supply pump (6A) in at least said first Rankine cycle (2A) is variable.
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Abstract
A Rankine cycle system includes a first Rankine cycle (2A) operated by a first working medium and a second Rankine cycle (2B) operated by a second working medium. The first Rankine cycle (2A) is constituted from an evaporator (3A), an expander (4), a condenser (5A) and a supply pump (6A), and the second Rankine cycle (2B) is constituted from an evaporator (3B), the expander (4), a condenser (5B) and a supply pump (6c). The evaporator (3A) in the first Rankine cycle (2A) and the evaporator (3B) in the second Rankine cycle (2B) are disposed at locations upstream and downstream of an exhaust emission control device (8) mounted in an exhaust passage (7) for the internal combustion engine (1). The first working medium has a boiling point higher than that of the second working medium, and the capacity of the pump (6A) in at least the first Rankine cycle (2A) is variable. Thus, the efficiency of recovery of a waste heat from the internal combustion engine by the Rankine cycle system can be enhanced to the maximum, and the activation of the exhaust emission control device can be promoted.
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2 Claims
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1. A Rankine cycle system for an internal combustion engine, comprising a first Rankine cycle (2A) operated by a first working medium and a second Rankine cycle (2B) operated by a second working medium, each of the Rankine cycles (2A and 2B) being comprised of an evaporator (3A, 3B) for heating a liquid-phase working medium by waste heat from the internal combustion engine (1) to generate a vapor, an expander (4) for converting the heat energy of the vapor discharged by said evaporator (3A, 3B) into a mechanical energy, a condenser (5A, 5B) for cooling the vapor discharged by said expander (4) to return the vapor into the liquid-phase working medium, and a supply pump (6A, 6B) for supplying the water discharged by said condenser (5A, 5B) to said evaporator (3A, 3B), wherein
said evaporator (3A) in said first Rankine cycle (2A) and said evaporator (3B) in said second Rankine cycle (2B) are respectively disposed at locations upstream and downstream of an exhaust emission control device (8) mounted in an exhaust passage (7) for the internal combustion engine (1); - said first working medium is of a boiling point higher than that of said second working medium; and
the capacity of said supply pump (6A) in at least said first Rankine cycle (2A) is variable. - View Dependent Claims (2)
- said first working medium is of a boiling point higher than that of said second working medium; and
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