Ford study shows Rankine waste heat recovery system on a light-duty vehicle could almost meet full vehicle accessory load on highway cycle
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 9, 2011
The vapor flows to the expander where it can be used to generate electricity, then comes back to the condenser, where it cools back to a liquid to begin the cycle again. Outputs include mechanical power, electric power, and system backpressure. The evaporator was a shell-and-tube type design with exhaust gas passing through the tubes.
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