INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND TURBOSUPERCHARGER THEREFOR WITH HEAT PIPE FOR INTAKE MIXTURE ING

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INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND TURBOSUPERCHARGER THEREFOR WITH HEAT PIPE FOR INTAKE MIXTURE HEATING An internal combustion engine is provided with a turbosupercharger including a vaned rotatable compressor wheel arranged in an inlet passage to compress inlet mixture for delivery to the engine combustion chamber, a vaned turbine wheel arranged in an exhaust passage to be driven by the flow of engine exhaust gases, a shaft interconnecting the turbine and compressor wheels for rotation together on a common axis, and vaporizable fluid heat transfer means in the form of a heat pipe extending through the shaft between the turbine and compressor wheels for transferring exhaust heat from the turbine wheel to the compressor wheel to heat the engine inlet mixture.