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A combination engine with an internal combustion engine section and a vapor engine section in which the heat generated by the internal combustion section is transferred to a liquid coolant circulating therein converting the coolant into vapor which is then superheated by the internal combustion exha

A combination engine with an internal combustion engine section and a vapor engine section in which the heat generated by the internal combustion section is transferred to a liquid coolant circulating therein converting the coolant into vapor which is then superheated by the internal combustion exhaust and used to power the vapor engine section.

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A combination engine comprising: (a) a liquid-cooled internal combustion multi-cylinder reciprocating engine section, said section having an exhaust system for exhausting the gases produced during such combustion into the atmosphere, a vapor boiler located within the exhaust system so that the boile

A combination engine comprising: (a) a liquid-cooled internal combustion multi-cylinder reciprocating engine section, said section having an exhaust system for exhausting the gases produced during such combustion into the atmosphere, a vapor boiler located within the exhaust system so that the boiler is heated by the heat of the exhaust gases passing through, with the power produced by such section being transmitted to a drive train for said section, with means for converting at least one of the cylinders of the reciprocating engine from an operating to an inoperating condition and back to an operating condition; (b) a vapor-powered engine section, with the power produced by said vapor-powered engine section being transmitted to a drive train for said vapor-powered engine section; (c) a recycling circulatory system with means for circulating a liquid coolant through the internal combustion engine section to permit the transfer of heat produced by said internal combustion engine section to the liquid coolant in order to prevent the build-up of excessive temperatures during operation, then circulating the coolant into the vapor boiler in the exhaust system to permit the transfer of heat in the exhaust gas to the coolant resulting in the conversion of at least a portion of the coolant to a vapor, then circulating the vapor to the vapor powered engine section to power said vapor-powered engine section, then circulating the vapor to a condenser in which the vapor is cooled to a liquid which is circulated into the internal combustion engine section for recommencement of the cycle; (d) means for interconnecting the drive trains of the internal combustion engine section and the vapor powered engine section; (e) speed regulating means to control the speed of the combination engine and to apportion the portion of power produced by the vapor powered engine section by controlling the flow of vapor thereto and by the internal combustion engine section by controlling the fuel flow thereto.