Binary internal combustion engine

Claim 1

IN A COMPOUND INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE HAVING A DRIVEN POWER OUTPUT MEANS, A COMBUSTION CHAMBER AND A PISTON DRIVINGLY CONNECTED TO SAID POWER OUTPUT MEANS, AN AIR INDUCTION SYSTEM AND AN EXHAUST SYSTEM, A TURBINE DRIVEN BY EXHAUST GASSES DELIVERED BY SAID EXHAUST SYSTEM AND DRIVINGLY CONNECTED WITH SAID POWER OUTPUT MEANS, SAID AIR INDUCTION SYSTEM INCLUDING A COMPRESSOR OPERABLE TO DELIVER COMPRESSED AIR TO SAID COMBUSTION CHAMBER, A WATER INJECTING SYSTEM COMPRISING, (A) WATER RECOVERING MEANS CONNECTED DOWNSTREAM OF SAID TURBINE AND BEING OPERABLE TO RECOVER WATER FROM THE EXHAUST GASES, (B) A FIRST INJECTION MEANS DISPOSED IN SAID AIR INDUCTION SYSTEM DOWNSTREAM OF SAID COMPRESSOR AND MEANS CONDUCTING WATER FROM SAID WATER RECOVERING MEANS TO SAID FIRST INJECTION MEANS WHEREBY WATER IS INJECTED INTO THE COMPRESSED AIR PRIOR TO DELIVERY TO SAID COMBUSTION CHAMBER TO COOL SAME, (C) A SECOND INJECTION MEANS DISPOSED IN SAID COMBUSTION CHAMBER, MEANS CONDUCTING WATER FROM SAID WATER RECOVERY MEANS TO SAID SECOND INJECTION MEANS, AND MEANS ACTUATING SAID SECOND INJECTION MEANS ONLY UPON THE COMPRESSION STROKE OF SAID PISTON TO DELVIER COOL WATER TO SAID COMBUSTION CHAMBER, (D) A THIRD INJECTION MEANS DISPOSED IN SAID COMBUSTION CHAMBER, MEANS CONDUCTING WATER FROM SAID WATER RECOVERY MEANS TO SAID THIRD INJECTION MEANS, AND MEANS ACTUATING SAID THIRD INJECTION MEANS ONLY DURING COMBUSTION IN SAID COMBUSTION CHAMBER, (E) HEAT TRANSFER MEANS OPERABLE TO RECOVER HEAT FROM THE EXHAUST GASES, AND (F) MEANS DELIVERING WATER FROM SAID WATER RECOVERING MEANS TO SAID HEAT TRANSFER MEANS AT A PRESSURE HIGHER THAN ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE, AND (G) MEANS CONNECTING SAID HEAT TRANSFER MEANS WITH SAID LAST MENTIONED CONDUCTING MEANS WHEREBY WATER DELIVERED TO SAID COMBUSTION CHAMBER DURING COMBUSTION IS PREHEATED.