INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE ASSOCIATED WITH A RANKINE CYCLE CLOSED CIRCUIT AND A WATER INJECTION CIRCUIT FOR THE INTAKE OF THE ENGINE

摘要

The internal combustion engine (10) has cylinders (16), combustion chambers (18), an air intake (20) and a burnt gas exhaust (22). The engine further includes a dual mode heat exchanger (28) with a Rankine cycle closed loop (12) and a circuit (14) for injecting water into the engine intake system.