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1. An internal combustion engine including:
- at least one combustion chamber having a power element configured for being driven by combustion that occurs in the chamber;
a crankshaft configured for being rotated by said driving of the power element;
a water pump connected to the crankshaft and configured for pumping water via a pump outlet on rotation of the crankshaft; and
at least one drive water wheel having a series of circumferentially spaced drive faces, the drive waterwheel being disposed in relation to said pump outlet such that water pumped from said outlet will engage said drive faces for driving said drive water wheel in rotation.
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There is disclosed a hydrogen powered internal combustion engine (12) having cylinders (22) for driving crankshafts (28). The crankshafts are configured to drive water pumps (32) which are for pumping water into engagement with drive faces (58) of a drive water wheel (44). This water wheel is connected to, and drives, a main propulsion shaft (30) which produces the main propulsion of the engine, for example, for powering a vehicle. One or more ancillary water wheels (46, 48) are driven by the pumped water and are connected to generators for producing electric current for powering an electrolysis device (78) which produces hydrogen that can be used as fuel by the engine.
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1. An internal combustion engine including:
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at least one combustion chamber having a power element configured for being driven by combustion that occurs in the chamber; a crankshaft configured for being rotated by said driving of the power element; a water pump connected to the crankshaft and configured for pumping water via a pump outlet on rotation of the crankshaft; and at least one drive water wheel having a series of circumferentially spaced drive faces, the drive waterwheel being disposed in relation to said pump outlet such that water pumped from said outlet will engage said drive faces for driving said drive water wheel in rotation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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