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I'm looking at using heatpipes for the exhaust scavenging. Specifically because the heatpipe can be designed to work only within certain ranges of temperatures. Making a heatpipe that doesn't turn on until its at a higher temp will reduce condensation and soot collection.
Definitely will use...
There is an extra port on the water pump on the MEP80x that I'm considering piping over to a HEX for heat recovery. I recently put in a solar hot water setup for domestic hot water and I could tap that loop. When the generator is running it could provide hot water for the house.
Secondly for...
Has anyone done any experiments on heat recovery systems with a MEP?
I'm considering putting together a HEX setup that would fit on a 80x series and a heat pipe arrangement that could be used on a 80x or 00x series.
This could be useful for domestic water heating and/or space heating.