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Reverse Brayton Cycle with Bladeless Turbo Compressor for Automotive Environmental CoolingAn automotive cabin cooling system uses a bladeless turbocompressor driven by automobile engine exhaust to compress incoming ambient air. The compressed air is directed to an intercooler where it is cooled and then to another bladeless turbine used as an expander where the air cools as it expands and is directed to the cabin interior. Excess energy may be captured by an alternator couple to the expander turbine. The system employs no chemical refrigerant and may be further modified to include another intercooler on the output of the expander turbine to isolate the cooled cabin environment.
Document ID
20160013190
Acquisition Source
Headquarters
Document Type
Other - Patent
Authors
Cepeda-Rizo, Juan
Ganapathi, Gani B.
Date Acquired
November 1, 2016
Publication Date
October 11, 2016
Subject Category
Fluid Mechanics And Thermodynamics
Report/Patent Number
Patent Application Number: US-Patent-Appl-SN-13/875,188
Patent Number: US-Patent-9,464,638
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Patent
US-Patent-9,464,638
Patent Application
US-Patent-Appl-SN-13/875,188
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