ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,415,611, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP. (Longueuil, Canada).
"Turbo-compounded engine with exhaust duct acoustic arrangement" was invented by Sid-Ali Meslioui (Brossard, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A turbo-compounded engine includes a piston engine connected to drive a propulsor. An outlet of the piston engine is operable to connect products of combustion from the piston engine to pass over a turbine. The turbine is connected to drive a turbine shaft also connected to drive the propulsor. An outlet of the turbine is connected into an exhaust duct configured to exhaust the products of combustio...