摘要 |
An extremely low polluting turbine-powered vehicle comprises in combination a supercharged internal combustion engine operating under fuel-rich conditions, an interburner for completing the combustion of unburned fuel in the exhaust gases from the internal combustion engine, a gas turbine for utilizing the exhaust gases from the interburner for powering the vehicle, an air compressor driven by the engine and turbine for providing air under pressure to the interburner, an air compressor driven by the engine and turbine for providing air under pressure for use by the internal combustion engine and by the interburner compressor, a gas reservoir for storing exhaust gas supplied from the interburner for later use in providing power to the turbine for the acceleration of the vehicle or initial operation thereof, and a heat exchange/storage device for abstracting heat from the exhaust gas supplied to the gas reservoir and for returning a substantial portion of this abstracted heat to the exhaust gas delivered from the gas reservoir to the gas turbine. |