Continuous external heat engine

Details Continuous external heat engine Continuous external heat engine

1991-05-21

1992-11-24

Ostrager, Allen M.

Power plants

Motive fluid energized by externally applied heat

Single state motive fluid energized by indirect heat transfer

418 612, 418159, F02C 104

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051652382

ABSTRACT:
A thermal engine utilizing a positive displacement rotary expander and preferably a positive displacement rotary compressor in conjunction with an external substantially steady-state thermal source, such as a continuous fuel combustor, the external source heating a high pressure gas that is directed from the thermal source to the rotary expander wherein the gases expand driving a rotor in the positive displacement rotary engine before discharge.

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