Engine heat exchanger with thermoelectric generation

A vehicle has a body and a source of a propellant. An engine is carried by the body. The engine reacts the propellant to produce thrust. The engine has a heat exchanger transferring heat from the reaction to at least a component of the propellant and generating electricity thermoelectrically.

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Hauptverfasser: GUILE ROY N, JARMON DAVID C, WILLIGAN RHONDA R
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A vehicle has a body and a source of a propellant. An engine is carried by the body. The engine reacts the propellant to produce thrust. The engine has a heat exchanger transferring heat from the reaction to at least a component of the propellant and generating electricity thermoelectrically.