English to French Tech/Engineering Patents UNIT FOR RECOVERING AND CONVERTING THERMAL ENERGY FROM THE EXHAUST GASES OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE OF A VEHICLE

The currently available solution is that of arranging the System beneath the floor of the vehicle (the so-called "underfloor") beyond the flame damper wall of the vehicle, hence at a position quite distant from the catalyst.

In fact, the heat exchanger 2 is essentially developed in the transverse direction with respect to the exhaust gas main line 4, hence allowing arranging the unit 1, inside an engine bonnet, at a very close position with respect to the catalyst, in particular it allows positioning thereof before the flame damper wall, hence at a zone in which the températures of the exhaust gases are still at a considérable value.