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An improvement to an energy conversion engine in which fuel is combusted with compressed air is disclosed. Referring to FIG.3, the inlet air to compressor (30) is chilled in chiller (34) sufficiently to condense moisture. The moisture is pressurized and routed to at least one of chilled inlet fogger

An improvement to an energy conversion engine in which fuel is combusted with compressed air is disclosed. Referring to FIG.3, the inlet air to compressor (30) is chilled in chiller (34) sufficiently to condense moisture. The moisture is pressurized and routed to at least one of chilled inlet fogger (312) and compressed air sprayer (314). Engine exhaust heats an absorption refrigeration unit once-through generator (316), which supplies the refrigeration to chiller (34).

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1. An apparatus for energy conversion comprised of: a) a combustion engine comprised of a compressor, a combustor, and a work expander; b) an engine inlet air chiller; c) an absorption refrigeration unit which supplies chilling medium to said chiller; d) an exhaust heat exchanger which tr

1. An apparatus for energy conversion comprised of: a) a combustion engine comprised of a compressor, a combustor, and a work expander; b) an engine inlet air chiller; c) an absorption refrigeration unit which supplies chilling medium to said chiller; d) an exhaust heat exchanger which transfers heat to said ARU from said engine exhaust; e) a means for collecting condensed water from said chiller; f) a means for spraying at least part of said water into said compressor discharge vapor; wherein said ARU comprises the following components in flow sequence: i. solution pump;ii. solution-cooled vapor rectifier;iii. solution heat exchanger;iv. once-through vapor generator; andv. vapor-liquid separator.2. An apparatus for energy conversion comprised of: a). a combustion engine with a combustion air compressor; b). an absorption refrigeration unit (ARU) which is powered by engine exhaust; c). a sequential path for absorbing solution in said ARU comprised of the following components in sequence: i). a solution pump;ii). a solution cooled vapor rectifier (SCVR);iii). a solution heat exchanger (SHX);iv). an exhaust heated once-through co-current vapor generator; andv). a vapor liquid separator which sends vapor to said SCVR and liquid to said SHX.3. The apparatus according to claim 2 additionally comprised of an inlet chiller for the engine air which is supplied chilling agent from said ARU.4. The apparatus according to claim 3 additionally comprised of a means for injecting moisture collected from said chiller into at least one of the chilled engine inlet air and the engine compressed air.5. The apparatus according to claim 4 additionally comprised of a recuperator for said combustion engine, and wherein said injection into said compressed air is before said recuperator.6. The apparatus according to claim 2 additionally comprised of an adiabatic humidifier for said inlet air.7. The apparatus according to claim 3 additionally comprised of an adiabatic humidifier for said inlet air upstream of said chiller.8. The apparatus according to claim 5 additionally comprised of an adiabatic humidifier for said inlet air upstream of said chiller.9. An apparatus for energy conversion comprised of: a) a combustion engine comprised of a compressor, a combustor, and a work expander; b) an engine inlet air chiller; c) an absorption refrigeration unit which supplies chilling medium to said chiller; d) an exhaust heat exchanger which transfers heat to said ARU from said engine exhaust; e) a means for collecting condensed water from said chiller; f) a means for fogging at least part of said condensate into said chilled inlet air; and g) a means for spraying any remaining condensate into said compressed air.