ENGINE UNIT Russian patent published in 1996 - IPC

FIELD: mechanical engineering; engines. SUBSTANCE: engine unit has internal combustion engine connected with Stirling engine by means of exhaust gas line. It has also cold generator made in form of transformed Stirling engine en-bloc with the latter and -shaped of opposite arrangement of cylinders. Placed in head of cold generator cylinder is heat exchanger connected by pipes with lubricating system of internal combustion engine and with cooling system of Stirling engine. To improved layout of engine unit, cylinder head of Stirling engine is coupled with exhaust manifold of internal combustion engine through heat pipe. EFFECT: enhanced reliability of operation and layout of engine unit. 2 cl, 2 dwg