Researchers developing free-piston linear generator for exhaust waste heat recovery

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By mmillikinOct 28, 2017, 11:46 am454 ptsHot
Researchers in China have developed a novel free-piston linear generator (FPLG) to recover exhaust waste heat efficiently from a vehicle engine. The FPLG can be used in a small-scale organic Rankine cycle (ORC) system and can directly convert the thermodynamic energy of working fluid into electricity. In a…

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