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US 4,785,788 AGranted
Supercharger system for use with heat engines
OwnerJuan Targa Pascualinventor
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Abstract
A three-fluid heat exchanger cools the compressed air from the supercharger by engine-cooling water and air in a radiator with coaxial-tube bundles.
Claims4
A supercharger system for use with a heat engine, comprising:
- a first heat exchanger having a gaseous phase and a refrigerant liquid phase, said gaseous phase being provided so as to supply the engine from a supercharger compressor, and said refrigerant liquid phase being provided so as to cool said gaseous phase and eliminate excessive heat generated by the supercharger compressor;
- a refrigeration unit for providing refrigerant liquid to said first heat exchanger;
- a piping system provided so as to connect said refrigeration unit to said first heat exchanger;
- an independent refrigerant liquid pump for providing liquid flow;
- means controlling said pump as a function of supercharger pressure and having a time delay for providing a functional dephasing;
- a second heat exchanger for heat exchange between said refrigerant liquid phase of said first heat exchanger and surrounding air;
- and an expansion chamber for said refrigerant liquid phase.
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