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Flameless nitrogen skid unit
Assignee: Halliburton Co
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Filing: 1980-03-31
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Granted: 1984-03-27
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Expires: 2000-03-31
Abstract
Abstract A flameless nitrogen vaporizing unit includes a first internal combustion engine driving a nitrogen pump through a transmission. A second internal combustion engine drives three hydraulic oil pumps against a variable back pressure so that a variable load may be imposed upon the second engine. Liquid nitrogen is pumped from the nitrogen pump driven by the first engine into a first heat exchanger where heat is transferred from exhaust gases from the first and second internal combustion engines to the liquid nitrogen to cause the nitrogen to be transformed into a gaseous state. The gaseous nitrogen than flows into a second heat exchanger where it is superheated by an engine coolant fluid to heat the gaseous nitrogen to essentially an ambient temperature. The superheated nitrogen is then injected into the well. The engine coolant fluid flows in a coolant circulation system. Heat is transferred to the coolant fluid directly from the internal combustion engine. Heat is also provided to the coolant fluid from lubrication oil pumped by the three pumps attached to the second internal combustion engine. The coolant fluid circulating system includes a comingling chamber for comingling warmer coolant fluid flowing from the internal combustion engines to the second heat exchanger with cooler coolant fluids flowing from the second heat exchanger to the internal combustion engines. Methods of vaporizing nitrogen are also disclosed.
Inventors
- 👤 Stanley B. Loesch
- 👤 James C. St. John
- 👤 Danny K. Mints
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 14:04
CPC Classifications
E; E21; E21B; E21B36/00; E21B36/001; E21B43/00; E21B43/25; E21B43/26; E21B43/2605; E21B43/2607; F; F17; F17C; F17C9/00; F17C9/02; F17C2221/00; F17C2221/01; F17C2221/014; F17C2223/00; F17C2223/01; F17C2223/0146; F17C2223/0153; F17C2223/0161; F17C2225/00; F17C2225/01; F17C2225/0107; F17C2225/0123; F17C2227/00; F17C2227/01; F17C2227/0128; F17C2227/0135; F17C2227/03; F17C2227/0302; F17C2227/0309; F17C2227/0311; F17C2227/0316; F17C2227/0367; F17C2227/0388; F17C2227/0393; F17C2250/00; F17C2250/06; F17C2250/0605; F17C2250/0626; F17C2250/0631; F17C2270/00; F17C2270/05; F28; F28D; F28D21/00; F28D2021/0019; F28D2021/0033
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 66
Claim 1
Independent Claim
132 words
A method of heating a first fluid, said method comprising the steps of: pumping said first fluid with a main pump means; driving said main pump means with a first internal combustion engine; operating a second internal combustion engine; circulating a coolant fluid through a coolant system means; transferring heat energy from said first and second internal combustion engines to said coolant fluid; transferring heat energy from said coolant fluid to said first fluid in a coolant fluid-to-first fluid heat exchanger; and exerting a varying load on said second internal combustion engine and thereby transferring an increased amount of heat energy from said second internal combustion engine to said coolant fluid and from said coolant fluid to said first fluid as said load exerted on said second internal combustion engine is increased.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
132 words
A method of heating a first fluid, said method comprising the steps of: pumping said first fluid with a main pump means; driving said main pump means with a first internal combustion engine; operating a second internal combustion engine; circulating a coolant fluid through a coolant system means; transferring heat energy from said first and second internal combustion engines to said coolant fluid; transferring heat energy from said coolant fluid to said first fluid in a coolant fluid-to-first fluid heat exchanger; and exerting a varying load on said second internal combustion engine and thereby transferring an increased amount of heat energy from said second internal combustion engine to said coolant fluid and from said coolant fluid to said first fluid as said load exerted on said second internal combustion engine is increased.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
147 words
An apparatus for heating a first fluid, comprising: a first internal combustion engine; a second internal combustion engine; a coolant system means for circulating a coolant fluid and transferring heat energy from said first and second internal combustion engines to said coolant fluid; a coolant fluid-to-first fluid heat exchanger means for transferring heat energy from said coolant fluid to said first fluid; a main pump means, drivingly connected to said first internal combustion engine, for pumping said first fluid; and a variable load means, connected to said second internal combustion engine, for exerting a varying load on said second internal combustion engine so that an amount of heat energy transferred from said second internal combustion engine to said coolant fluid and from said coolant fluid to said first fluid increases as said load exerted on said second internal combustion engine by said variable load means is increased.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
147 words
An apparatus for heating a first fluid, comprising: a first internal combustion engine; a second internal combustion engine; a coolant system means for circulating a coolant fluid and transferring heat energy from said first and second internal combustion engines to said coolant fluid; a coolant fluid-to-first fluid heat exchanger means for transferring heat energy from said coolant fluid to said first fluid; a main pump means, drivingly connected to said first internal combustion engine, for pumping said first fluid; and a variable load means, connected to said second internal combustion engine, for exerting a varying load on said second internal combustion engine so that an amount of heat energy transferred from said second internal combustion engine to said coolant fluid and from said coolant fluid to said first fluid increases as said load exerted on said second internal combustion engine by said variable load means is increased.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
256 words
An apparatus for heating a first fluid, comprising: a power source; a first heat exchanger means for heating said first fluid; and a coolant system means for removing heat energy from said power source and supplying heat energy to said first heat exchanger means to heat said first fluid, said coolant system means including: first coolant fluid conducting means for conducting a coolant fluid from said power source to said first heat exchanger means; second coolant fluid conducting means for conducting said coolant fluid from said first heat exchanger means to said power source; transfer means, connected to said first and second coolant fluid conducting means between said power source and said heat exchanger means, for transferring heat energy from coolant fluid in said first coolant fluid conducting means to coolant fluid in said second coolant fluid conducting means, said transfer means being so constructed that coolant fluid in a portion of said first coolant fluid conducting means downstream of said transfer means is cooler than coolant fluid in a portion of said first coolant fluid conducting means upstream of said transfer means, and coolant fluid in a portion of said second coolant fluid conducting means downsteam of said transfer means is warmer than coolant fluid in said second coolant fluid conducting means upstream of said transfer means; and wherein said first and second coolant fluid conducting means are each connected to inlets at a first end portion of said transfer means, and are each connected to outlets at second end portion of said transfer means.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
256 words
An apparatus for heating a first fluid, comprising: a power source; a first heat exchanger means for heating said first fluid; and a coolant system means for removing heat energy from said power source and supplying heat energy to said first heat exchanger means to heat said first fluid, said coolant system means including: first coolant fluid conducting means for conducting a coolant fluid from said power source to said first heat exchanger means; second coolant fluid conducting means for conducting said coolant fluid from said first heat exchanger means to said power source; transfer means, connected to said first and second coolant fluid conducting means between said power source and said heat exchanger means, for transferring heat energy from coolant fluid in said first coolant fluid conducting means to coolant fluid in said second coolant fluid conducting means, said transfer means being so constructed that coolant fluid in a portion of said first coolant fluid conducting means downstream of said transfer means is cooler than coolant fluid in a portion of said first coolant fluid conducting means upstream of said transfer means, and coolant fluid in a portion of said second coolant fluid conducting means downsteam of said transfer means is warmer than coolant fluid in said second coolant fluid conducting means upstream of said transfer means; and wherein said first and second coolant fluid conducting means are each connected to inlets at a first end portion of said transfer means, and are each connected to outlets at second end portion of said transfer means.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
124 words
An apparatus for heating a first fluid, comprising: an internal combustion engine; a coolant system means for circulating a coolant fluid and transferring heat energy from said internal combustion engine to said coolant fluid; an exhaust-to-first fluid heat exchanger means for transferring heat energy from exhaust gases produced by said internal combustion engine directly to said first fluid; and a coolant fluid-to-first fluid heat exchanger means for transferring heat energy from said coolant fluid directly to said first fluid; wherein said exhaust-to-first fluid heat exchanger means and coolant fluid-to-first fluid heat exchanger means are so arranged relative to a direction of flow of said first fluid that said exhaust-to-first fluid heat exchanger means is located upstream from said coolant fluid-to-first fluid heat exchanger means.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
124 words
An apparatus for heating a first fluid, comprising: an internal combustion engine; a coolant system means for circulating a coolant fluid and transferring heat energy from said internal combustion engine to said coolant fluid; an exhaust-to-first fluid heat exchanger means for transferring heat energy from exhaust gases produced by said internal combustion engine directly to said first fluid; and a coolant fluid-to-first fluid heat exchanger means for transferring heat energy from said coolant fluid directly to said first fluid; wherein said exhaust-to-first fluid heat exchanger means and coolant fluid-to-first fluid heat exchanger means are so arranged relative to a direction of flow of said first fluid that said exhaust-to-first fluid heat exchanger means is located upstream from said coolant fluid-to-first fluid heat exchanger means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
100 words
The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of: operating said second internal combustion engine independently of said first internal combustion engine; monitoring a temperature of said first fluid; and selectively activating and deactivating said second internal combustion engine in response to said temperature of said first fluid so that said second internal combustion engine is selectively used as an auxiliary heat source in addition to said first internal combustion engine when an amount of heat energy transferred from said first internal combustion engine to said coolant fluid is insufficient for heating said first fluid to a desired temperature.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said step of exerting a varying load includes steps of: driving a hydraulic pump with said second internal combustion engine; and varying a back pressure on said hydraulic pump.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said step of exerting a varying load includes steps of: driving a water brake dynamometer with said second internal combustion engine; and varying a back pressure on said water brake dynamometer.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
85 words
The apparatus of claim 2, wherein: said second internal combustion engine is operable independent of said first internal combustion engine, so that said second internal combustion engine may be selectively used as an auxiliary heat source in addition to said first internal combustion engine when an amount of heat energy transferred from said first internal combustion engine to said coolant fluid is insufficient to provide sufficient heat energy for heating said first fluid to a desired temperature in said coolant fluid-to-first fluid heat exchanger means.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
50 words
The apparatus of claim 2, wherein: said variable load means includes a hydraulic pump means, driven by said second internal combustion engine, for pumping a hydraulic fluid against a controlled variable discharge pressure, so that the load on said second internal combustion engine is increased by increasing said discharge pressure.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
25 words
The apparatus of claim 9, further comprising: hydraulic fluid-to-coolant fluid heat exchanger means for transferring heat energy from said hydraulic fluid to said coolant fluid.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
55 words
The apparatus of claim 10, further comprising: a main pump lubricating fluid circulation system for providing lubricating fluid to said main pump; and lubricating fluid-to-coolant fluid heat exchanger means, connected between said main pump lubricating fluid circulation system and said coolant system means, for transferring heat energy from said lubricating fluid to said coolant fluid.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
57 words
The apparatus of claim 11, wherein: said hydraulic fluid-to-coolant fluid heat exchanger means and said lubricating fluid-to-coolant fluid heat exchanger means are located, relative to a direction of flow of said coolant fluid in said coolant system means, downstream from said coolant fluid-to-first fluid heat exchanger means and upstream of said first and second internal combustion engines.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
90 words
The apparatus of claim 12, wherein: said coolant system means includes a first coolant fluid conducting means for conducting said coolant fluid from said first and second internal combustion engines to said coolant fluid-to-first fluid heat exchanger means and a second coolant fluid conducting means for conducting said coolant fluid from said coolant fluid-to-first fluid heat exchanger means to said first and second internal combustion engines, said hydraulic fluid-to-coolant fluid heat exchanger means and said lubricating fluid-to-coolant fluid heat exchanger means being disposed in said second coolant fluid conducting means.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
65 words
The apparatus of claim 13, wherein: said first and second internal combustion engines are connected in parallel between said first and second coolant fluid conducting means, so that said coolant fluid flowing from said second coolant fluid conducting means to said first coolant fluid conducting means is split into first and second coolant fluid streams flowing past said first and second internal combustion engines, respectively.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
79 words
The apparatus of claim 14, further comprising: comingling chamber means, connected to a portion of said first and second coolant fluid conducting means within which said first stream of coolant fluid flows, for comingling coolant fluid from said first coolant fluid conducting means with coolant fluid from said second coolant fluid conducting means and thereby transferring heat energy from said coolant fluid in said first coolant fluid conducting means to coolant fluid in said second coolant fluid conducting means.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
51 words
The apparatus of claim 2, wherein: said variable load means includes a water brake dynamometer means, driven by said second internal combustion engine, for converting mechanical energy of said second internal combustion engine into heat energy in said coolant fluid as said coolant fluid is moved through said water brake dynamometer.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
52 words
The apparatus of claim 16, wherein: said water brake dynamometer means includes a variable back pressure valve means for varying a back pressure against which said water brake dynamometer pumps said coolant fluid so that a load exerted on said second internal combustion engine is varied as said back pressure is varied.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
37 words
The apparatus of claim 17, further comprising: sump means for receiving coolant fluid from said back pressure valve means; and booster pump means for taking said coolant fluid from said sump means and pressurizing said coolant fluid.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
55 words
The apparatus of claim 16, further comprising: a main pump lubricating fluid circulation system for providing lubricating fluid to said main pump; and lubricating fluid-to-coolant fluid heat exchanger means, connected between said main pump lubricating fluid circulation system and said coolant system means, for transferring heat energy from said lubricating fluid to said coolant fluid,
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
54 words
The apparatus of claim 19, wherein: said water brake dynamometer and said lubricating fluid-to-coolant fluid heat exchanger means are located, relative to a direction of flow of said coolant fluid in said coolant system means, downstream from said coolant fluid-to-first fluid heat exchanger means and upstream of said first and second internal combustion engines.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
87 words
The apparatus of claim 20, wherein: said coolant system means includes a first coolant fluid conducting means for conducting said coolant fluid from said first and second internal combustion engines to said coolant fluid-to-first fluid heat exchanger means and a second coolant fluid conducting means for conducting said coolant fluid from said coolant fluid-to-first fluid heat exchanger means to said first and second internal combustion engines, said water brake dynamometer and said lubricating fluid-to-coolant fluid heat exchanger means being disposed in said second coolant fluid conducting means.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
65 words
The apparatus of claim 21, wherein: said first and second internal combustion engines are connected in parallel between said first and second coolant fluid conducting means, so that said coolant fluid flowing from said second coolant fluid conducting means to said first coolant fluid conducting means is split into first and second coolant fluid streams flowing past said first and second internal combustion engines, respectively.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
79 words
The apparatus of claim 22, further comprising: comingling chamber means, connected to a portion of said first and second coolant fluid conducting means within which said first stream of coolant fluid flows, for comingling coolant fluid from said first coolant fluid conducting means with coolant fluid from said second coolant fluid conducting means and thereby transferring heat energy from said coolant fluid in said first coolant fluid conducting means to coolant fluid in said second coolant fluid conducting means.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
66 words
The apparatus of claim 2, wherein: said coolant system means includes a first coolant fluid conducting means for conducting said coolant fluid from said first and second internal combustion engines to said coolant fluid-to-first fluid heat exchanger means and a second coolant fluid conducting means for conducting said coolant fluid from said coolant fluid-to-first fluid heat exchanger means to said first and second internal combustion engine.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
65 words
The apparatus of claim 24, wherein: said first and second internal combustion engines are connected in parallel between said first and second coolant fluid conducting means, so that said coolant fluid flowing from said second coolant fluid conducting means to said first coolant fluid conducting means is split into first and second coolant fluid streams flowing past said first and second internal combustion engines, respectively.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
79 words
The apparatus of claim 25, further comprising: comingling chamber means, connected to a portion of said first and second coolant fluid conducting means within which said first stream of coolant fluid flows, for comingling coolant fluid from said first coolant fluid conducting means with coolant fluid from said second coolant fluid conducting means and thereby transferring heat energy from said coolant fluid in said first coolant fluid conducting means to coolant fluid in said second coolant fluid conducting means.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
34 words
The apparatus of claim 2, further comprising: an exhaust-to-first fluid heat exchanger means for transferring heat energy from exhaust gases produced by said first and second internal combustion engines directly to said first fluid.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
50 words
The apparatus of claim 27, wherein said exhaust-to-first fluid heat exchanger means and coolant fluid-to-first fluid heat exchanger means are so arranged relative to a direction of flow of said first fluid that said exhaust-to-first fluid heat exchanger means is located upstream from said coolant fluid-to-first fluid heat exchanger means.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
22 words
The apparatus of claim 28, further comprising: first bypass means for bypassing said first fluid past said exhaust-to-first fluid heat exchanger means.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
28 words
The apparatus of claim 27, wherein: said first bypass means is further characterized as being a controllable bypass means for bypassing a controlled portion of said first fluid.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
30 words
The apparatus of claim 29, further comprising: second bypass means for bypassing said first fluid past said exhaust-to-first fluid heat exchanger means and said coolant fluid-to-first fluid heat exchanger means.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
18 words
The apparatus of claim 31, wherein: said second bypass means is operable independent of said first bypass means.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
29 words
The apparatus of claim 28, further comprising: bypass means for bypassing said first fluid past said exhaust-to-first fluid heat exchanger means and said coolant fluid-to-first fluid heat exchanger means.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
27 words
The apparatus of claim 33, wherein: said bypass means is further characterized as being a controllable bypass means for bypassing a controlled portion of said first fluid.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
86 words
The apparatus of claim 28, further characterized as being an apparatus for heating a liquid first fluid sufficiently to transform said first fluid to a superheated gaseous state, wherein: said exhaust-to-first fluid heat exchanger means is further characterized as being a means for transferring approximately enough heat energy from said exhaust gases to said liquid first fluid to transform said first fluid to a gaseous state; and said coolant fluid-to-first fluid heat exchanger means is further characterized as a means for superheating said gaseous first fluid.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
61 words
The apparatus of claim 2, further comprising: a rectangular frame having first and second opposed sides and third and fourth opposed sides, said first and second internal combustion engines being mounted upon said frame with axes of rotation of crankshafts of said first and second internal combustion engines being oriented substantially parallel to said third and fourth sides of said frame.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
55 words
The apparatus of claim 36, further comprising: said main pump being located on said frame between said first internal combustion engine and said second side of said frame; and transmission means for connecting said first internal combustion engine to said main pump, so that said main pump is driven by said first internal combustion engine.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
18 words
The apparatus of claim 36, wherein: said rectangular frame is further characterized as being a transportable skid frame.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
48 words
The apparatus of claim 3, wherein: said transfer means comprises a comingling means for comingling all of the coolant fluid flowing from said power source to said first heat exchanger means with all of the coolant fluid flowing from said first heat exchanger means to said power source.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
20 words
The apparatus of claim 3, further comprising: a second heat exchanger means for transferring heat energy to said coolant fluid.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
33 words
The apparatus of claim 40, wherein: said second heat exchanger means is further characterized as being a means for transferring heat energy to said coolant fluid in said second coolant fluid conducting means.
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
46 words
The apparatus of claim 41, wherein: said second heat exchanger means is further characterized as being a means for transferring heat energy to said coolant fluid in a portion of said second coolant fluid conducting means between said first heat exchanger means and said transfer means.
Claim 47
Dependent Claim
38 words
The apparatus of claim 40, wherein: said second heat exchanger means is further characterized as being a means for transferring heat energy from a lubricating fluid for mechanical equipment driven by said power source to said coolant fluid.
Claim 48
Dependent Claim
14 words
The apparatus of claim 3, wherein: said power source is an internal combustion engine.
Claim 49
Dependent Claim
28 words
The apparatus of claim 44, further comprising: exhaust-to-first fluid heat exchanger means for transferring heat energy from exhaust gases exhausted by said engine directly to said first fluid.
Claim 50
Dependent Claim
52 words
The apparatus of claim 45, wherein: said exhaust-to-first fluid heat exchanger means and said first heat exchanger means are so arranged that heat energy is transferred to said first fluid by said exhaust-to-first fluid heat exchanger means before heat energy is transferred to said first fluid by said first heat exchanger means.
Claim 51
Dependent Claim
22 words
The apparatus of claim 46, further comprising: first bypass means for bypassing said first fluid past said exhaust-to-first fluid heat exchanger means.
Claim 52
Dependent Claim
27 words
The apparatus of claim 47, wherein: said bypass means is further characterized as being a controllable bypass means for bypassing a controlled portion of said first fluid.
Claim 53
Dependent Claim
28 words
The apparatus of claim 47, further comprising: second bypass means for bypassing said first fluid past said exhaust-to-first fluid heat exchanger means and said first heat exchanger means.
Claim 54
Dependent Claim
18 words
The apparatus of claim 49, whetein: said second bypass means is operable independent of said first bypass means.
Claim 55
Dependent Claim
27 words
The apparatus of claim 50, wherein: said bypass means is further characterized as being a controllable bypass means for bypassing a controlled portion of said first fluid.
Claim 56
Dependent Claim
27 words
The apparatus of claim 45, further comprising: bypass means for bypassing said first fluid past said exhaust-to-first fluid heat exchanger means and said first heat exchanger means.
Claim 57
Dependent Claim
54 words
The apparatus of claim 3, wherein: said first end portion of said transfer means is an upper end portion; said second end portion of said transfer means is a lower end portion; and said coolant fluid flowing through each of said first and second coolant fluid conducting means flows downward through said transfer means.
Claim 58
Dependent Claim
14 words
The apparatus of claim 3, wherein: said transfer means includes an elongated cylindrical housing.
Claim 59
Dependent Claim
48 words
The apparatus of claim 54, wherein: said transfer means further includes a plurality of baffles interposed between said inlets and said outlets to insure thorough comingling of said coolant fluid from said first and second coolant fluid conducting means as said coolant fluid flows through said transfer means.
Claim 60
Dependent Claim
22 words
The apparatus of claim 4; further comprising: first bypass means for bypassing said first fluid past said exhaust-to-first fluid heat exchanger means.
Claim 61
Dependent Claim
28 words
The apparatus of claim 56, wherein: said first bypass means is further characterized as being a controllable bypass means for bypassing a controlled portion of said first fluid.
Claim 62
Dependent Claim
30 words
The apparatus of claim 56, further comprising: second bypass means for bypassing said first fluid past said exhaust-to-first fluid heat exchanger means and said coolant fluid-to-first fluid heat exchanger means.
Claim 63
Dependent Claim
18 words
The apparatus of claim 58, wherein: said second bypass means is operable independent of said first bypass means.
Claim 64
Dependent Claim
29 words
The apparatus of claim 4, further comprising: bypass means for bypassing said first fluid past said exhaust-to-first fluid heat exchanger means and said coolant fluid-to-first fluid heat exchanger means.
Claim 65
Dependent Claim
27 words
The apparatus of claim 60, wherein: said bypass means is further characterized as being a controllable bypass means for bypassing a controlled portion of said first fluid.
Claim 66
Dependent Claim
86 words
The apparatus of claim 4, further characterized as being an apparatus for heating a liquid first fluid sufficiently to transform said first fluid to a superheated gaseous state, wherein: said exhaust-to-first fluid heat exchanger means is further characterized as being a means for transferring approximately enough heat energy from said exhaust gases to said liquid first fluid to transform said first fluid to a gaseous state; and said coolant fluid-to-first fluid heat exchanger means is further characterized as a means for superheating said gaseous first fluid.
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